New Cancer Services in 2017
Oncology Wellness Program Psychosocial Counseling
In 2017, we began developing a holistic Oncology
Wellness Program. This project will start in 2018
and includes supervised exercise and dietitian-
designed healthy eating workshops. Workshops
will also include education and cooking
demonstrations by a chef. The purpose of our
Oncology Wellness program is to assist those
undergoing cancer treatment to find a renewed
sense of health and improved quality of life while
reducing fatigue, increasing activity level and
enhancing their physical function. Our Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
meets with patients through Behavioral Health
Services to define their concerns and develop
an individualized treatment plan. These
appointments are designed to help each patient
cope with emotional stress through all phases
of the cancer experience. This LCSW works
with the program’s support services to ensure a
therapeutic, healing environment is provided.
Registry Report
Cancer is a national reportable disease and the
Certified Tumor Registrars (CTR) are charged with
keeping the hospital compliant with federally and
state mandated reporting requirements. Their
role also includes monitoring strict adherence
to patient confidentiality laws and tracking the
progress of our cancer programs. The Renown
Cancer Registry Department has one full-time
CTR, one Cancer Registry Coordinator and one
uncertified CTR.
A cancer registry is a system designed to collect
information about the occurrence of cancer, the
types of cancers that occur, their locations within
the body, the extent of cancer at the time
of diagnosis and the types of treatments
patients receive.
Renown provides a hospital-based cancer
registry responsible for ensuring our doctors,
nurses and researchers have the best quality data
to work with when evaluating patient care and
response to treatment. This data is also used
to identify community and nationwide trends,
as well as opportunities for continued quality
improvement in caring for our cancer patients
at Renown Health.
During 2016, Renown Cancer Registry recorded
2,192 reportable cases of cancer and of those,
1,749 patients (80 percent) were analytical cases,
meaning they were initially diagnosed and/or
received their first treatment at our Renown
Institute for Cancer.
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