West Michigan Cancer Center

This month, as we focus on pancreatic cancer, we want to share this informational video on the signs, symptoms and risk factors for the disease. We also want to share how WMCC is helping patients who receive this diagnosis. WMCC is a National Pancreas Foundation Center of Excellence. NPF Centers of Excellence are premier healthcare facilities that focus on the multidisciplinary treatment of pancreas disease, treating the 'whole patient' with a focus on the best possible outcomes and improved quality of life. Our program is led by Dr. Gitonga Munene, division chief of surgical oncology at WMCC. He has extensive experience treating pancreatic cancer. Dr. Munene is also chair of the Department of Surgical Sciences at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed).

As we head into the season of Thanksgiving, we are filled with gratitude for all the wonderful acts of kindness shared with us by so many individuals and organizations. Our friends at @kalamazoo.fc, Dave and Melissa Shufelt, are favorite donors, as they support area cancer patients year after year. Dave recently presented a check for $1,174 to WMCC Development Director Anne Witherspoon to help cancer patients with needs not covered by insurance. Thank you, Dave and Melissa, and all the people who attended Kalamazoo Football Club games this past season! #WMCC #HopeStartsHere #KalamazooFC #fundraiser #thankyou #Kalamazoo #SWMichigan

We're proud of the work that our Radiation Oncology Division Chief, Dr. Mazen Mislmani, is doing in conjunction with MROQC, a statewide radiation oncology quality consortium. Dr. Mislmani recently spoke at their meeting in Kalamazoo. WMCC has been an active participant since MROQC's inception in 2011. #WMCC #HopeStartsHere #MROQC #radiationoncoloy #MazenMislmani #qualitycare #Kalamazoo

Special thanks to Kalamazoo College Golf (men's and womens'), Kalamazoo College Football and Kalamazoo College Women's Soccer for all choosing WMCC as the beneficiary of their Compete for a Cause fundraisers this fall. The four athletic programs donated more than $1,100, which will be used to support area cancer patients. Thank you, K athletes! #WMCC #HopeStartsHere #CompeteForACause #KalamazooCollege #KCollege #KcollegeHornets #fundrasisers #thankyou

Join us Friday for this complimentary, one hour program in our 3rd floor continuing education room. Advance care planning helps ensure that patients receive care that is consistent with their preferences. #WMCC #HopeStartsHere #advancecareplanning #ACP #freeworkshop #Kalamazoo #SWMichigan

Support the team that supports WMCC patients - The K-College Hornets! The football team will host the Scots of Alma College this Saturday at Angell Field and we hope you'll join us! #WMCC #HopeStartsHere #CompeteForACause #KalamazooCollege #KCollege #Hornets #Kalamazoo #SWMichigan

Today we celebrate International Day of Medical Physics! Our medical physicists play a vital role in radiation treatment by ensuring the safe and effective use of radiation in medicine. They design patient treatment plans for high-precision treatments. They also check dose calculations and the quality of treatment plans developed by radiation therapists. This recognition takes place every year on November 7, the birthday of Marie Curie--the Nobel Prize winning (twice!) European physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. #WMCC #HopeStartsHere #medicalphysics #radiationtreatment #Kalamazoo #SWMichigan