Normal breast tissue is present in both males and females of all ages. This tissue responds to hormonal changes and, therefore, certain lumps can come and go.
Regional Cancer Care Center
The new Breast Institute
Dedicated to providing breast cancer patients with excellent care through every phase of their experience. Read more.
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Skagit Valley Hospital’s Regional Cancer Care Center, which opened in December 2006, offers state-of-the-art cancer care -- including radiation oncology, chemotherapy and complementary therapies -- in one, well-appointed facility on the hospital's Mount Vernon campus. A second site, located within Cascade Valley Hospital in Arlington opened in 2007.
The Mount Vernon facility occupies the entire first floor of a three-story medical building across the street from the hospital emergency room.
The new facility and comprehensive program along with the hospital’s accomplished staff, including our board-certified oncologists and 100 percent nationally certified oncology nurses, creates a state-of-the-art center. Our staff provides highly compassionate and quality care.
Patients benefit from comprehensive cancer care in one location, plus easy access and close proximity to the full range of diagnostic testing, surgical services and acute care available at Skagit Valley Hospital. We partner with the Breast Care Center for screening, diagnosing and breast cancer treatment. Click here to learn more about cancer-fighting foods with registered dietitian Lou Kupka-Schutt, PhD.
Treatment is also now available at Skagit Valley Hospital Regional Cancer Care Center at Arlington located within Cascade Valley Hospital. The treatment area includes two exam rooms, an expanded infusion center and a patient-friendly nurses station. Click here for directions to our Regional Cancer Care Center in Arlington.
A daily concierge service also is available for patients from Whidbey Island or Arlington desiring transportation to and from the Skagit Valley Hospital Regional Cancer Care Center in Mount Vernon for their daily radiation treatments. Click here for more information.
Supporting Cancer Care
The Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation manages the Cancer Care Fund. Gifts to this fund help the Foundation assist patients with “making ends meet” while undergoing cancer treatment. For more information, please contact Linda Frizzell, Foundation Executive Director, 360-814-2140 or lfrizzell@skagitvalleyhospital.org.
