Maryland’s Health Matters - St. Joseph - Fall 2017 - 6

Breast cancer survivor
Donna Rae Smith and
her nurse navigator,
Rose Wolfe, RN.

EXCEPTIONAL
CANCER CARE, L
CLOSE TO HOME

et's start with the good news about
cancer: Death rates have dropped by
25 percent from their peak in 1991,
when some people were still afraid
to even utter the word "cancer."

Today, there are more than 15.5 million cancer
survivors in the U.S.
"This dramatic improvement in cancer

survival is due, in large part, to state-of-the-art
treatment facilities, such as the Cancer Institute

At the UM SJMC Cancer
Institute, patients benefit
from advanced treatment
therapies, extraordinary
support services and
compassionate care

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at the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical
Center (UM SJMC), a University of Maryland
Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
affiliate," says Nader Hanna, MD, medical director of the UM SJMC Cancer Institute and professor of surgery at University of Maryland School
of Medicine. The Cancer Institute is setting new
standards in excellence for both early cancer
diagnosis and comprehensive cancer treatment,
says Dr. Hanna. "Our cancer care brings new hope
to patients through the application of advanced



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