Providence Regional Cancer Center

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Name :

Providence Regional Cancer Center

Address  :

101 West Eighth Avenue
Suite 120

Town  :

Spokane

State  :

Washington

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

99204

Phone  :

509 474 5490

Web URL  :


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About Us
Fifty years ago only one person in four survived cancer Today nearly half of all Americans who develop cancer will survive the disease Much of the progress made in cancer survival is a direct result of scientific research aimed at early detection better diagnostic methods and more effective treatment

Providence Regional Cancer Center a partnership of Sacred Heart Medical Center amp Childrens Hospital and Holy Family Hospital offers some of the best most comprehensive cancer services in the Inland Northwest It is the only cancer center in Eastern Washington with stateoftheart services from prevention and screening to the end of treatment and recovery and is recognized as a Center of Cancer Excellence by the American College of Surgeons

Carrying out the commitment of the Sisters of Providence to provide quality care for all who need it Providence Cancer Center has been treating people with cancer for over a century Mother Joseph who founded and built Sacred Heart died of cancer Today we can offer the services Mother Joseph required for herself and imagined for everyone
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