The Women's Cancer Center was established in 1988 to develop and implement a comprehensive and coordinated program of care for women with malignant disease of the reproductive tract. Since its inception the center has achieved among the highest five-year cancer survival rates in the world as determined by the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO).
The entire treatment team of board-certified gynecologic oncologists, radiation oncologists, gynecologic pathologists, nurse oncology program coordinators, dietitians, and social workers participate in a coordinated fashion to deliver the maximum in quality patient care.
The center brings together the skills and expertise of the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview including the Women's Health Center clinic, Patient Care Unit (7-C), Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Masonic Day Hospital, and Home Health Services to bridge the gap between the inpatient and outpatient experience.
The Women's Cancer Center has three primary goals. First, it strives to provide state-of-the-art care for women with cancers of the reproductive system; second, it seeks to make innovative screening programs available to healthy women at risk for cancer; and third, it seeks to offer its expertise in gynecologic oncology to health care professionals throughout the community and region.
In connection with these goals, the Women's Cancer Center provides outreach education and consultation to community practitioners as well as case management by nurse program coordinators.
The Women's Cancer Center has an active outpatient service visited by more than 3,500 patients per year, approximately 400 are new cancer patients. Each year the 25-bed inpatient service (7-C) admits approximately 1,800 patients.
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