Leading Edge Cancer Care
The Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Broward Health are leading the fight against cancer with new, cutting-edge technologies in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
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Broward Health CyberKnife
 The newest technology at North Broward Medical Center is the CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System, the only one of its kind in Broward County. The CyberKnife® allows for highly specialized treatment of most types of cancer including:
-- cranial tumors
-- treatment of hard-to-reach tumors of the spine, pancreas, liver, and lungs
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da Vinci Surgical System
 At Imperial Point Medical Center, the da Vinci Surgical System provides surgeons with an alternative to both traditional open surgery and conventional laparoscopy, enabling surgeons to perform even the most complex and delicate procedures through very small incisions with unmatched precision.
Prostatectomy and hysterectomy surgeries are currently available. [more...]
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Varian Trilogy and Image Guided Radiation Therapy Systems (IGRT)
 The Varian Trilogy and the Varian iX Image Guided Radiation Therapy Systems (IGRT), located at Broward General Medical Center and North Broward Medical Center, provide more precise targeting than the conventional linear accelerators by confirming patient and tumor positioning immediately prior to treatment. This allows for the delivery of higher doses of radiation to tumor sites while sparing adjacent healthy tissues.
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Proton Beam Therapy System
 In addition, Broward Health is proud to announce the addition of a Proton Beam Therapy System, the safest and most advanced form of radiation treatment for children as well as adults. Historically, because of its high cost (more than $100 million) Proton Beam Therapy has only been available in four locations in the United States: Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital, Loma Linda University, Indiana University and Shands Hospital Jacksonville. The demand for care at these centers has resulted in wait times of more than three months, with patients seeking care from all over the world.
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, working with Still River Systems, are constructing the first Proton Beam System which will cost less than $14 million and is expected to be operational by mid 2012.
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Our Expertise
The Comprehensive Cancer Programs at both Broward General Medical Center and North Broward Medical Center hold the prestigious cancer program approval by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. Our programs are also affiliated with the world-renowned Moffitt Cancer Center, the only affiliation in Broward, Dade and Monroe counties. Moffitt, part of an elite group of National Cancer Institute Centers, is solely dedicated to the rapid translation of research discoveries to directly benefit people with cancer.Our comprehensive cancer services offer a full spectrum of cancer care to meet the needs of the people of Broward County.
Our services include:
- Education and screening programs, including genetic screening, to promote awareness and early detection
- Patient and Family Education
- Community Education and Outreach
- Barbara Ziegler Palliative Care Program
- Breast MRI
- Surgical Oncology
- Gynecologic Oncology
- Adult Hematology Oncology
- Pediatric Hematology Oncology (Broward General only)
- Melanoma Treatment Services
- Radiology
- Radiation Therapy
- Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
- Nursing Services
- Pharmacy Services
- Nutrition Services
- Rehabilitation & Physical Therapy
- Cancer Outreach
- Cancer Data Centers
- Chemotherapy
- Scanning Technology
- Imaging Center
- Inpatient Care
- Outpatient Infusion Center
- Clinical Trials
- Tumor Registry
- Pain Management
- Hospice Care
