Cancer Program
Our Cancer Program has been recognized by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons as offering the very best in cancer care and treatment. St. Joseph & Redwood Memorial Hospitals and St. Joseph Home Care, together with our community partners, form a comprehensive team offering care, support and information for cancer patients and their families. Our mission is to reduce morbidity and mortality from cancer. And since the program’s inception in 1992, we have carried out this mission by continuing to grow to meet the needs of our communities.
For more information, call (707) 269-4242 or (800) 477-1922.
Reports to the Community:
Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment Services
- Brachytherapy
- Chemotherapy
- CT Scan (64-slice Computed Tomography)
- High Dose Rate Brachytherapy
- IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy)
- Linear Accelerator
- Lymphedema Treatment
- Mammography
- MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
- Nuclear Medicine
- PET (Positron Emission Tomography)
- PET/CT (all-in-one full body scan)
- Physical Rehabilitation
- Prostate Seed Implant
- Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
- Ultrasound
- Vascular Interventional Procedures
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Support Services & Information
- Breast Cancer-2005 Humboldt County Report
- Case Management
- Cancer Registry
- Community Resource Centers
- Evergreen Lodge
- Kris Kelly Health Information Center
- Spiritual Health Services
- St. Joseph Home Care
- Radiation Oncology
- Radiology Information - Patient Education
- Hospice of Humboldt
- I CAN COPE Support Group
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American Cancer Society Information Services:
Call 1-800-227-2345 to speak with highly trained cancer specialists available 24/7 to provide information on free services offered by the American Cancer Society, including help with lodging and transportation, support groups, up to date cancer specific information, and clinical trials matching service.
Visit the American Cancer Society website for up-to-date cancer information, daily news updates and interactive tools to help make treatment decisions.
The American Cancer Society provides a free and confidential clinical trials matching service to people looking for cancer clinical trials. This service helps patients find clinical trials most appropriate for them and helps researchers recruit eligible participants needed to develop more effective treatment"
The Cancer Survivors Network is a free on-line community created by and for people with cancer and their loved ones. People can share their stories and learn from others who have faced cancer.
Our Team of Expert Professionals in Oncology
"Our goal is to use the most advanced technology and provide it in a supportive and patient-friendly environment," said Dr. Harmon. "Offering state-of-the-art technology at a local level eliminates the need for patients to travel hundreds of miles for treatment-treatment which may involve dozens of sessions, spanning many months. Emotional and financial burdens are greatly diminished by being able to receive care in the comfort of one's own community."
See below for credentials:
Michael Harmon, MD
Join Luh, MD
Cancer Surgery
The most esoteric tumors can be removed right here at St. Joseph Hospital. Surgical treatment of prostate and colon cancer is routinely provided. Especially noteworthy is our commitment to conserving breast tissue by minimizing surgery; whereas 75 percent of breast cancer patients nationwide are given a full mastectomy, here at St. Joseph Hospital that same percentage, 75 percent, received instead the far less disfiguring lumpectomy; a remarkable accomplishment for a community hospital!
St. Joseph Home Care Humboldt County
St. Joseph Home Care Humboldt County provides nursing, home health aides, physical, occupational, speech therapies and social work services to patients in their own homes.
Eureka (707) 443-9332
Humboldt Home Infusion Program - provides infusion therapy for patients in their own homes. Provides chemotherapy and pain control, utilizing the pharmacies of the hospitals and the nurses from St. Joseph Home Care. (707) 269-4258
Outpatient Laboratory Services - provides necessary lab work for oncology patients.
(707) 441-4420