Highline's Cancer Experts Are on Your Team

When you face cancer, you want all the support you can get. At Highline, you'll have an entire team of highly skilled professionals working together to meet your needs every step of the way.

Our multidisciplinary staff includes leading cancer experts from across the region. You'll have access to highly skilled surgeons, board-certified oncologists from Highline Medical Oncology, radiation oncologists from the Swedish Cancer Institute, naturopathic physicians from NW Natural Health Specialty Care Clinic and practitioners from Seattle's Bastyr University. But that's just the beginning. You'll also have the support of specially trained oncology nurses, radiologists, pharmacists, pathologists and primary care physicians, as well as social workers, occupational and physical therapists and chaplains. And if you need it, we'll even bring the care to you, through our expert team of home care and palliative care specialists.

Of course, the most important and most respected member of your team
is you.

Key Elements to the Cancer Care Program

Highline's Cancer Care Program offers a full spectrum of services for those touched by cancer. The key elements of our program include:

• Your Comprehensive Oncology Team
• Cancer Committee and Tumor Board
• Outpatient Medical Oncology Clinic/Chemotherapy Clinic
• Radiation Therapy through Swedish Cancer Institute
• Oncology unit with certified nursing staff trained in oncology
  • Our inpatient oncology nurses and Nurse Navigator with specialized training in oncology and chemotherapy
• Wellness Center
• 24-hour consultations for patients
  • Physicians on call 24/7 to ensure continuity of care throughout our system
• Symptom/Pain Management Expertise
• Comprehensive patient and family support
  • On-site individual and family counseling
• Support Groups
• Patient Conferences
• Coordination with Home Health/Hospice
• Community education programs and forums
• Prevention, screening and detection campaigns
• Oncology Trained Volunteer Program
• Bereavement Follow-up
• Cancer rehab referral including lymphedema resources at Highline Therapy Services

The Cancer Care Program includes all aspects of diagnostic treatment elements, including:

• Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Imaging
• Laboratory Services
• Pharmacy Services
• Surgical Services
• Chemotherapy
• Radiation Therapy

For additional information about Highline's Cancer Care Program,
call (206) 439-5577.

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