Cancer care in College Station
Despite enhanced treatments and diagnostic tools, cancer rates continue to increase. Your generous gifts help us meet increasing demand in all areas of cancer patient care.
Increasing need
As the population of the Brazos Valley region grows, so too does the need for advanced cancer care. With your help, we can continue to meet the changing needs of our community with enhanced patient-centered programs and advanced, innovative treatment options.
Since 2021, we have seen an
86%
increase in provider appointments
64%
increase in oncology infusion treatments
10%
increase in radiation oncology treatments
How you can help
Transportation
About 25% of our cancer patients live in rural Washington County and do not have access to reliable transportation for their treatment appointments in College Station.
Your gifts can support a shuttle service for these patients that makes the round-trip between Baylor Scott & White Clinic – Brenham and Baylor Scott & White Cancer Center – College Station twice daily. With your help, this service could be expanded throughout the Brazos Valley.
Nurse Navigators
Your gifts can support the expansion of our nurse navigator program, which helps guide patients and their caregivers through what can be an overwhelming and emotional experience.
Nurse navigators partner with patients from their diagnosis, throughout treatment and into survivorship. These certified nurses serve as a point person, advocate, educator and guide, all at no cost to the patient. They handle logistical and administrative details large and small, allowing patients and families to focus on healing.
Technology & Equipment
Your gifts can help us respond quickly to emerging needs at the Cancer Center, such as:
- A second linear accelerator which delivers radiation therapy with pinpoint accuracy, sparing surrounding healthy tissue. A second machine will allow us to serve an additional 35 patients per day.
- A dedicated positron emission tomography (PET) machine for College Station, which helps identify cancers by revealing atypical metabolic functioning of body tissues, often before other imaging tests can detect the disease.
- A mammography/biopsy chair to improve patient comfort and reduce the time needed for biopsies.
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