The Strecker Cancer Center at Marietta Memorial Hospital is the Mid-Ohio Valley’s first facility to be solely dedicated to the treatment of cancer. Our comprehensive approach to cancer care focuses on prevention, early detection, treatment and support. Designed primarily as an outpatient facility, the Strecker Cancer Center combines the highest quality patient-centered care with the convenience of close-to-home treatment
The Strecker Cancer Center is a Community Comprehensive Cancer Center, accreditation that ensures a patient will have access to:
- Quality care close to home.
- Comprehensive care offering a range of state-of-the-art services and equipment.
- A multispecialty team approach to coordinate the best treatment options available to cancer patients.
- Information about cancer clinical trials, education and support.
- Lifelong patient follow-up through a cancer registry that collects data on type and stage of cancers and treatment results.
- Ongoing monitoring and improvement of care.
In the United States, one out of every four people will develop cancer. Because this disease touches people of all ages, races and socio-economics, most people will be affected by cancer in one way or another during their lifetime.
Since each patient’s situation is unique, cancer specialists must carefully review each individual’s record and tailor the treatment to best meet that person’s needs.
Once diagnosed, cancer patients often are treated with surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy, or a combination of these treatments.
The best cancer care is a unique blend of surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and support services such as nutritional counseling, pain management and social services. Other treatment services include prostate brachytherapy and three-dimensional treatment planning.