• The Holzer Center for Cancer Care sees over 6000 patients each year.
• The Holzer Center for Cancer Care promise new cancer cases will be seen in 48 hours or less.
• Data from the Tumor Registry Department shows that the “System” processes nearly 350 new cancer cases each year.
• In 2008, there were 223 new cancer consults to the Radiation Oncology Department with 184 new courses of Radiation Therapy started.
• In 2008, there were 637 new Hematology or Oncology consults to the Medical Oncology Department. The Chemotherapy staff performed 4,999 different intravenous infusions/ administrations of chemotherapy or some other complex biologic agent.
• The Holzer Center for Cancer Care is known for its large windows overlooking a Healing Garden.
• Radiation oncology (the treatment of tumors with radiation therapy), chemotherapy, and a CT simulator for treatment planning provide the tools by which our doctors and staff assure your care is the best possible.
• Medical oncology services include an infusion area for chemotherapy with 12 bays and two private bays for treatment.
• An affiliation between Holzer Cancer Center for Cancer Care and The Ohio State University Medical Center focuses on targeted educational activities that improve patient care and quality of life for cancer patients in southeast Ohio and west central West Virginia. This affiliation is provided through The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

At the Holzer Center for Cancer Care we believe that an informed patient is a better patient. We will help the patient understand the different treatment processes so that together we can make the best decisions specifically for each patient.

• Radiation Therapy: Radiation therapy directs a stream of high-energy particles, such as x-rays, at the treatment site in order to kill the cancer cells.
• External Beam Therapy (EBT): uses a machine called a linear accelerator to deliver a beam of high-energy x-rays to the location of a patient’s tumor. The beam is generated outside the patient and is targeted at the tumor site. Holzer Center for Cancer Care utilizes a specialized dual energy linear accelerator that delivers treatment to both superficial and deep-seated tumors. These x-rays can destroy cancer cells, and careful treatment planning allows the surrounding normal tissues to be spared. No radioactive sources are placed inside the patient’s body.
• Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT): Involves varying the intensity of the radiation (in this case, x-rays) used as therapy for cancer. It is a new form of radiation therapy that uses computer-generated images to plan and then deliver more tightly focused radiation beams to cancerous tumors than is possible with conventional radiotherapy. With this capability, clinicians can deliver a precise radiation that conforms to the shape of the tumor, while significantly reducing the amount of radiation to surrounding healthy tissues. Consequently the technique can increase the rate of tumor control while significantly reducing adverse side effects.
• Internal Radiation: also known as Brachytherapy (brake’ee-therapy): A treatment for cancer where radioactive sources are placed in, or directly next to, the tumor. The radioactive source emits radiation, which is used to destroy tumor cells. The advantage of brachytherapy is that the radiation does is delivered directly to the tumor while very little radiation is absorbed by nearby health tissues.
• Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy treats the entire body instead of specific areas. Drugs are usually administered intravenously, but may also be taken orally, as a pill.

For more information, please visit the Holzer Center for Cancer Care.