Baptist Cancer Center
The Baptist Cancer Center is committed to providing Mid-South physicians, cancer patients and their families with the assurance and confidence that excellent, compassionate, advanced care is close to home, in North Mississippi, West Tennessee and Eastern Arkansas.
Since 2012, Baptist Cancer Center has partnered with Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center to establish a framework for collaborative oncology initiatives. The goal of this affiliation is to enhance the level of cancer care in the region served by the Baptist Cancer Center and Baptist Memorial Health Care and to advance the research, discovery and prevention mission of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at Vanderbilt University/Vanderbilt University Medical Center. This collaboration provides Baptist cancer patients with increased access to VICC clinical research trials and genetic diagnostic tools. Many of these services are available in local communities across Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas.
Through this affiliation, there will be many opportunities for advancement of cancer care. There are physician collaborative efforts in the areas of breast cancer, lung cancer, and stem cell transplant.
Specific goals of the academic affiliation include the following:
Baptist Cancer Center is excited about the opportunity to be affiliated with the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and to provide a mutually beneficial relationship to promote the research, discovery and prevention initiatives of both organizations.
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) is a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of just two centers in Tennessee and 41 in the country to earn this high distinction. VICC is also a nationally recognized leader in personalized cancer medicine.
With nearly 300 faculty members, VICC generates more than $140 million in annual federal research funding, ranking it among the top 10 cancer centers in the country in competitive grant support, and its clinical program sees approximately 6,000 new cancer patients each year. VICC collaborates with 21 of the world's leading centers in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a nonprofit alliance dedicated to improving cancer care for patients everywhere.
The Baptist Cancer Center provides you with the complete continuum of cancer care from diagnosis and treatment to follow-up care. The BCC team takes an interdisciplinary approach to patient care making sure your every need is met, from emotional support to pain management. Through the BCC, Baptist Memorial Health Care offers treatment, research, support services, community education, and the area's first genetic counseling and testing program for cancer. In addition, the BCC has the Mid-South's first adult myelosuppression unit, which provides specialized care for patients who have received chemotherapy that interferes with blood cell production or stops bone marrow activity.
The Baptist Cancer Center represents the Mid-South's first adult, integrated, academic cancer program. Under the guidance of our region's premier oncologists, Baptist is building a new flagship cancer center in Memphis while recruiting nationally recognized physicians to our area. Baptist is also affiliated with the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at Vanderbilt University. This partnership allows us to collaborate and share research, knowledge and resources toward the prevention and treatment of various cancers, all with the goal to further enhance the level of cancer care in our region.
Baptist Cancer Center offers a wide range of cancer care services. Whether you or a loved one needs chemotherapy, genetic counseling, reconstructive surgery or another form of cancer support, we serve the Mid-South with close-to-home care. Let's talk about the next steps for you.
