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Mercy Regional Cancer Center Supports Nor Cal Think Pink


Brenda Hockett is Surviving Breast Cancer and Encouraging Others Along the Way

 
“You have to have fun with it or it will just bring you down. You have to have a balance in your life. If I was just living for the day when I finish my treatments, I would miss the now,” she said. “One day I was in the shower and I ran my fingers through my hair and out some of it came.  There was no resistance to the hair coming loose, so my family and I went out into the driveway and I let my kids help remove the rest of it. Only a smiley face was left on top of my head, “ she said laughing out loud. Brenda is battling and surviving cancer that was discovered in March of 2009. “I had a crash course in cancer. Two weeks after I was diagnosed, I had a lumpectomy, then a port was put in to assist with the medication process and then I started Chemo,” Brenda said. She will finish her last Chemotherapy treatment Oct. 13, 2009, two days before the Redding community celebrates Think Pink Day in honor of breast cancer awareness. “That’s going to be a great celebration day,” Brenda said.

Read the full story on Brenda by clicking here.

 

Mercy is a Full Service Cancer Center


Successful Cancer Care Needs Skill and Compassion
At the Mercy Regional Cancer Center, effective and compassionate care is provided by a team of doctors, nurses, and other health professionals who work together to help the courageous people who face their journey with dignity and grace. We offer the full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment options under one roof and in a comfortable and supportive setting.

American College of Surgeons Highest Accreditation for 19 Years
The Mercy Regional Cancer Center sets the standard for multidisciplinary and comprehensive care for patients and their families. We accomplish this through applied research, education, prevention and early detection. Our goal is improved health for our patients and our community.

That is why the American College of Surgeons has awarded us its highest level of accreditation for comprehensive cancer programs for the past 21 years.

Cancer Resource Centers in Redding and Mt. Shasta
Information is an important tool in the treatment of cancer. The more patients and families understand about their illness, the more effectively they can take steps to enhance and speed their recovery. Cancer Resource Centers at both Mercy Redding and Mercy Mt. Shasta provide informational support to cancer patients, their families and the general public. The Floyd Morgan Family Cancer Resource Center at Mercy Redding and Medical Library offer printed and on-line information, as well as trained and experienced staff to assist you.

Convenient Care for Redding and Mt. Shasta

 As partners in the Regional Cancer Center, Mercy Medical Center Redding and Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta make a full range of diagnosis and treatment options conveniently available to residents of the North State. Services available through one or both of the Mercy Regional Center facilities include:

 

  • Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Computerized Technology (CT) Scan
  • Interventional Radiology
  • Mammography
  • Nuclear Medicine Scans
  • Pathology
  • PET Scans
  • Ultrasound
  • Vascular Lab Studies
  • 64-Slice CT Scanner

Radiation Treatment With 3rd Generation IMRT
Mercy Regional Cancer Center in Redding is the only facility in the North State, and one of the few in the United States, offering 3rd-generation Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT). This advanced technology improves the accuracy and dose intensity of radiation delivery, avoiding unnecessary damage to healthy tissue. It also greatly reduces or even eliminates the complications and side effects of radiation therapy.

Chemotherapy: Inpatient and Outpatient

Expert Medical Oncologists implement strategies for comprehensive patient care. Chemotherapy is usually administered on an outpatient basis. The Mercy Regional Cancer Center has recently expanded outpatient chemotherapy capabilities in response to growing community need. In our comfortable environment, friendly staff and compassionate, oncology-certified nurses work together to make sure that patients are as comfortable as possible while they undergo treatment.

Participation in National Research Brings Benefits for the Community
The Mercy Regional Cancer Center is a participant in national clinical trials that assess the effectiveness of new cancer treatments before they are available to the general public. That provides new hope for patients whom standard chemotherapy treatments have been ineffective. Working in collaboration with a National Cancer Cooperative Group or pharmaceutical company, Mercy Regional Cancer Center patients may qualify for participation in these ongoing efforts to advance safe and effective new treatments. For more information concerning clinical trials please call (530) 225-7471.

Additional Links

Learn how Mercy Redding and UCSF are collaborating to imporve cancer care in the North State

Click here to download the the 2008 Mercy Medical Center Redding Regional Cancer Center's Annual Report

A Woman's Guide to Cancer Screenings

Exercise Can Ease Fatigue of Chemotherapy

For Women: Which Tests Do You Need?
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