The tumor registry collects data regarding cancer diagnosis, treatment methods and outcomes. Using this information, approved hospitals are able to compare their patterns of care with national statistics. Another vital part of the program is cancer research, said Lawrence Allen, MD, Oncologist at Trinity. Cancer treatment in the 21st Century will increasingly depend upon identification of the specific molecular abnormality of each type of cancer and designing new compounds to target this specific defect. According to Hullett, Trinity s Cancer Program offers patients the complete spectrum of cancer care.
Trinity offers the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
To read the annual report you will need Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this program, click on the logo above to find out about download instructions. Click on this link below to read the annual report. Trinity Medical Center and its affiliate, Cedar Rapids Oncology Project at Oncology Associates, are research sites that will offer the study to men in the greater Illinois and Iowa Quad-Cities and surrounding Eastern Iowa areas. Previous research involving vitamin E and selenium suggested that these nutrients might prevent prostate cancer, but we don t know for sure.