Leonard Cancer Institute
With the help of donors, we’re bringing in the latest technology, research and treatments to help patients fight cancer — and win.
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World-class cancer care shouldn’t be for a privileged few. It should belong to our whole community.
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Dedicated Nurse Navigators
A nurse navigator spends an average of 18 hours assisting each patient through cancer diagnosis and treatment. Our nurse navigators walk alongside patients from a cancer diagnosis, all the way through treatment, playing an essential role on our care team.
Innovative Technology and Diagnostics
Help us provide patients with more personalized and accurate cancer care with the following technology: Linear accelerator (2), a PET CT, 3T MRI, CT simulator, CT scanner, interoperative radiation therapy.
New Kitchen Teaching
Cancer and cancer treatments may affect nutrition. Patients who are well nourished may have a better prognosis and quality of life. Nutrition therapy is used to help cancer patients get the nutrients they need to keep up their body weight and strength, keep body tissue healthy and fight infection.
Psychosocial Programs and Services
Help us prevent, detect and improve tolerance of treatment side effects. Our programs incorporate body, mind and spirit in order to enhance the quality of life for patients during and after treatment.
Operating Room SAVI SCOUT System
For patients in need of a lumpectomy or surgical biopsy, the new system targets breast tumors and lesions using a wire-free radar signature to detect a reflector, the size of a grain of rice, which is placed at the tumor site up to 30 days before surgery.
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Corporate Partners
First introduced to Orange County by St. Joseph Hospital cancer physicians in 2010, Intraoperative Radiation Therapy provides a single dose of radiation immediately after lumpectomy procedures, reducing the need for weeks of daily radiation sessions. By upgrading this medical technology, we can continue offering this course of treatment, improving the quality of care for our cancer patients
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Cancer Research
Goal: $4M Raised: $1,147,938
Easing access to clinical trials for patients, The Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment converts relevant research into effective outcomes.
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Cancer Navigators
Goal: $4M Raised: $3,615,098
Highly skilled and empathetic cancer navigators coordinate the many components of care and provide compassionate support.
DonateA donation makes a difference. Here’s proof.
World-class cancer care in action: Brendan McBrien, middle school music teacher, former jaw cancer patient
Every day, 4,500 lives are forever changed by the words, “You have cancer.” Despite the medical advances in cancer treatment, this is still an alarming diagnosis. That’s why Mission Hospital is revolutionizing cancer care to fight for you and those you love, just as we did for Brendan.
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A story of luck and hope
Even though many consider Friday the 13th to be an ill-fated day, Arlene says it was her lucky day. That’s the day they found her cancer. Arlene was diagnosed with an aggressive form of stage 4 pancreatic/liver cancer on Friday, June 13, 2014.
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A letter from a grateful patient
I had a history of kidney stones and expected the Emergency Department physician to promptly confirm that as the problem. After a thorough evaluation the physician found more than kidney stones; he found a mass in my chest.
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Now, more than ever, our community needs Mission Hospital and compassionate neighbors like you.
Leadership
“Those of us who live and work in south Orange County know that when we experience serious illness and medical emergencies, Mission Hospital is always ready. It does not matter the day of the year or the hour of night. As our community grows and advances in medical technology take place, our Foundation board supports the hospital so the hospital can continue to be there for us."
Meet The Experts
Lloyd Nagasawa, MD
Medical Director, Leonard Cancer Institute
Samer Kanaan, MD
Chair, Cancer Committee
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