01. History

History of Washington Cancer Institute

The MedStar Washington Hospital Center, where the Washington Cancer Institute is located, was founded in 1958, when three specialty hospitals merged together. In May 1998, the hospital’s parent company – the nonprofit Medlantic Healthcare Group – merged with Helix Health, a group of four hospitals located in Baltimore, Maryland. With that merger, the resulting company became the largest health care provider in the mid-Atlantic, and shortly thereafter changed its name to MedStar Health.

Today, MedStar Washington Hospital Center remains a nonprofit acute-care teaching and research hospital and a member of MedStar Health. The hospital employs some 1,400 physicians on its 47-acre campus, which is shared with three other medical facilities. The campus serves and treats more cancer patients than any other cancer program in Washington, D.C.

02. Mesothelioma Care

Mesothelioma Care at Washington Cancer Institute

Washington Cancer Institute specializes in treatingperitoneal mesothelioma。位于该研究所是Sugarbaker肿瘤学同伙，Paul H. Sugarbaker博士的练习侧重于治疗胃肠癌，包括腹膜间皮瘤。万博专业版只有100-150件新的腹膜间皮瘤患者每年在美国每年都被诊断出来，一般都在万博专业版患有石棉历史的患者。因为这种疾病在早期阶段缺乏症状，因为它可能很难诊断，直到它进展;然而，将手术和化疗结合的治疗在包括Sugarbaker的治疗中心在内的几家医院正在开发。Sugarbaker和其他人与手术专家，放射学和临床疗法合作，为Mesothelioma患者提供多式联算治疗。万博专业版

Diagnostic testing such as peritoneoscopy is offered at Washington Cancer Institute in order to remove and assess tissue from the abdominal region. Other testing, such as CT scans,活检和手术也可供医生更加仔细检查癌症并制定治疗计划。腹膜切除术，其中部分腹膜被剥离去除肿瘤，而细胞团手术，而肿瘤和受影响的区域被除去，是研究所中最常见的手术治疗形式。它通常与诸如此类的疗法相结合高温腹膜内化疗(HIPEC), which is commonly used to treat advanced cancers in the abdomen. Experts at the institute, such as Sugarbaker, have reported 5-year survival rates of over 50% when surgery is combined with HIPEC.

Nurse navigators are available to patients in order to help them handle appointment scheduling, insurance paperwork and other emotional and physical needs during and after treatment. The surgical oncologists on staff also participate in clinical trials, which help bring advanced treatment options to patients who require complex treatment plans.

03. Specializations

Washington Cancer Institute Specializations

• Chemotherapy
• 细胞功能性手术
• 高温腹膜内化疗（HIPEC）
• 微创手术
• 姑息治疗
• Peritonectomy
• Radiation therapy
• 有针对性的治疗方法

04.认证

Washington Cancer Institute Accreditations

• ACR and ASTRO Radiation Oncology accreditation
• American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer
• National Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report