MDC for Cancer Care
Through its Multi-disciplinary Centers (MDC), the Greenville Hospital System Cancer Center offers patients an integrated resource that simplifies the treatment process while informing and supporting cancer patients and their families.
Although the GHS Cancer Center provides treatment for all forms of cancer, the highly collaborative MDCs focus on melanoma-sarcoma and cancers of the lung, brain, breast, prostate, bone and soft-tissue and gastrointestinal tract.
Our goal is to help our patients and their families cope with cancer in a manner that streamlines care and integrates all aspects of healing: strengthening the body, informing the mind and nurturing hope.
An Oncology Rehabilitation Program of the Cancer Center of Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center
Moving On helps adults with cancer move on past the challenges of their disease by decreasing fatigue, increasing strength and improving quality of life.
State-of-the-Art Patient Care
The MDC offers an approach that is unique in the region, bringing together many medical and clinical services in one facility. This makes treatment more convenient for patients and gives physicians greater opportunities to work together for optimal patient care and comfort.
All in one visit: a comprehensive plan of care
Patients need not travel to multiple appointments to meet with multiple physicians over several weeks. Within each Multidisciplinary Center, a medical oncologist, surgical oncologist and radiation oncologist meet first with a patient one-on-one. Then they gather as a team to discuss treatment options, potential involvement in clinical trials and make decisions regarding care. Patients receive a comprehensive plan of care — all in one visit.
A collaborated course of care
Under the collaborative format of the MDC:
- A patient’s case is reviewed pre-visit by a team of specialists, including a surgeon, medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, radiologist, pathologist, and nurse navigator.
- The team meets to discuss treatment options, determine the best course of action and recommend a treatment plan
A physician and nurse navigator then present the recommendations to the patient. - The patient, in consultation with the referring physician, then decides how to proceed
For more information about the GHS MDC, call (864) 455-4YOU (455-4968).