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Avera St. Luke's Hospital

305 South State Street
Aberdeen, SD 57401
605-622-5000‎

Avera St. Luke's Cancer Care Center

 

 

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Our Cancer Care Center is located at 620 Third Ave. SE, Aberdeen, SD, on the north side of Avera St. Luke’s Hospital.

Latest Technology for the Best Treatment

Avera St. Luke’s Hospital is the region’s leader in cancer care and because of our Avera ‘connectedness,’ we have access to research and treatment advances through the Avera Cancer Institute.

 Avera St. Luke's Cancer Care Center is a radiation therapy treatment center staffed with experienced professionals and equipped with state-of-the-art technology. We're pleased to provide you with the best in radiation treatment close to home.

The Cancer Program at Avera St. Luke's again received a three-year approval "with commendation" by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons in 2010.

Avera St. Luke's Cancer Care CenterCancer Program Annual Report

Our 2010-2011 Cancer Program Annual Report is now available online.

'Awaken' exercise class for cancer survivors

“Awaken,” an exercise class for cancer survivors, is offered Monday and Wednesday afternoons by Avera St. Luke’s Hospital. Vicki Holley, an American Council on Exercise (ACE) certified personal trainer with a Cancer Exercise Specialist advanced qualification, leads the classes. For more information or to register, call (605) 622-5878.

Our Staff

  • Dr. Richard Conklin, MD, a medical oncologist
  • Dr. Eric Mendoza, MD, a radiation oncologist
  • Physicist
  • Certified medical dosimetrist
  • Radiation therapists
  • Registered nurses
  • Radiologic technologists 

Treatment Technology

Our sophisticated Varian 21EX linear accelerator produces and delivers high doses of radiation to destroy certain cancer and can perform specialized treatments such as Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT).

We have state-of-the-art GE computed tomography scanners that give patients and health care professionals faster and high quality, more detailed images of the human body.

Our Services

Avera St. Luke’s Cancer Care Center provides a range of cancer services in one convenient location. Learn more about specialty services we offer including:

  • Specialized treatments
  • Surgical services
  • Cancer support and services

Avera St. Luke’s Imaging Center

Our Imaging Center in Avera St. Luke's Healthcare Plaza offers the best and latest imaging technology, including full-field, direct digital mammography and DEXA bone densitometry, all in one convenient location, 820 First Ave. SE in Aberdeen, SD.

We offer the only certified diagnostic mammography within 200 miles of Aberdeen. Our mammography unit, offering both screening and diagnostic services, handles about 8,000 mammograms annually. Our mammograms are ‘double-read’; each image is read by two on-site radiologists.

Avera St. Luke's Imaging Center is a free-standing facility, providing easy accessibility. The Imaging Center, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, also offers ultrasound, CT exams, bone density tests and direct radiology (X-ray) services, all available on an outpatient basis, without having to navigate through the hospital.

Internet Resources

General Cancer or Resource Links

Prescription Drug Assistance

Specific Cancer Resources

Aplastic Anemia

Brain Tumor

Breast Cancer

Colon Cancer

Gynecologic Cancer

Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Hospice

Leukemia

Lung Cancer

Melanoma

Multiple Myeloma

Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Pancreatic Cancer

Prostate

Young Breast Cancer Survivors

Young Survivors