Cancer Care Center earns accreditation with four commendations

St. Anthony’s Medical Center’s Cancer Center recently earned a three-year accreditation with commendations from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC).

The four areas of commendation include:

timely reporting of cancer cases to the state of Missouri
quality of data submitted to the National Cancer Data Base
prevention and early detection programs offered to community
improvements in quality of patient care.

The CoC is a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to improving survival and quality of life for cancer patients through standard-setting, prevention, research, education and the monitoring of comprehensive quality care.

“We are gratified to receive this external recognition of our Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program,” said Brian Pence, director. “This accreditation was accomplished through the combined efforts of our physicians and staff, whose teamwork and commitment to excellence insure that we truly provide the best care to every patient every day.”

For more information on St. Anthony’s Cancer Care Center, call 314-525-1355 or visit www.stanthonysmedcenter.com.

For information, please call our Health Access Line at 314-ANTHONY (268-4669) or 800-554-9550 or visit find a physician online.

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Cancer Care Center earns accreditation with four commendations