The Comprehensive Cancer Center at St. Joesph's

Overview
St. Joseph's Comprehensive Cancer Center combines advanced technology with a dedicated staff to provide compassionate, individualized care for patients with cancer. Our physicians, researchers, oncology nurses and other clinical and professional staff are united in their goal of treating cancer at its earliest stages. Together, they comprise multidisciplinary teams that focus on specific diagnoses and treatments.

St. Joseph's Cancer Center is a teaching hospital cancer program credentialed with commendation by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC). Approval by the CoC is given to facilities that have voluntarily committed to providing the highest level of quality cancer care and that undergo a rigorous evaluation process and review of their performance. Receiving care at a CoC-approved cancer center guarantees a patient will have access to comprehensive care, the best treatment options, information about ongoing clinical trials, access to cancer-related information, a cancer registry and continual improvement of care.

Mission Statement
The Mission of the Comprehensive Cancer Center is to provide excellence in cancer care to our oncology patients. Our Center's goals are to fulfill the individual needs of each cancer patient, provide hope for a cure, improve the quality of life for patients and their families, and to help patients and family members through the journey of cancer care. Our Center serves as a public focus of cancer care, education and research. St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center makes a difference by touching lives one by one while embracing the core values of the Sisters of Mercy - dignity, service, stewardship, justice and excellence.

Information and Referral
For more information on the Comprehensive Cancer Center at St. Joseph's, call 602-406-ONC1(6621) or visit our website at www.stjosephs-phx.org.