By HFT Staff

St. Elizabeth Healthcare official broke ground on its new St. Elizabeth Dearborn Cancer Center. The three story, 66,000-square-foot facility will provide expanded cancer care to Dearborn, Indiana, and surrounding counties.  

The new Cancer Center will offer many new technologies, including on-site radiation oncology to treat a range of cancers, including breast, lung, prostate and colon. Radiation oncology services will be integrated with current treatment plans, such as infusion services.  

Additional cancer center features will include: 

• precision medicine and genomic health, using cutting-edge science and technology to assure delivery of the right medicine, at the right dose, at the right time 
• increased education, screening and prevention services to help identify cancers sooner the most advanced technology to catch cancer sooner so it can be diagnosed at an earlier stage and increase survival rates 
• multidisciplinary oncology expertise, including medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, oncology surgeons, specialized nurse navigators, research nurses, licensed genetic counselors, precision medicine, prevention clinics, integrative oncology, clinical research, and survivorship support – all housed in one location for increased access and patient convenience.