Lee Cancer Care - The mission of Lee Cancer Care is to provide compassionate and leading edge cancer care for children and adults residing in Southwest Florida, in cooperation with the private practice of medicine.

The mission of Lee Cancer Care is to provide compassionate and leading edge cancer care for children and adults residing in Southwest Florida, in cooperation with the private practice of medicine. As a community cancer program, our services are first and foremost patient and family centered. Services are: • Provided by a team of professionals that is primarily interested in collaborating for cancer management that is easily accessible, high quality and cost effective. • Balanced in the areas of cancer prevention and risk reduction, early detection, effective diagnostics, treatment, rehabilitation, support services, home care, hospice, and respite care. • Enhanced through education and clinical research to ensure accessibility to leading edge therapies. • Comprehensive in meeting the physical, psychosocial, and spiritual responses of individuals, families or communities, to cancer. Our vision is for Lee Cancer Care to be recognized as the quality provider of choice for cancer management, as well as to serve as a resource for the information and education needs of the people of Southwest Florida.

Adult Oncology Inpatient Units at Lee Memorial Hospital and Gulf Coast Medical Center These 24-bed inpatient oncology units are specifically designed for the care and treatment of the cancer patient. The patient population consists of medical and surgical oncology patients as well as those with hematology/blood disorders. All of the resources necessary to compassionately care for these patients and their families are available through Lee Cancer Care. The oncology staff are certified in chemotherapy through the Oncology Nursing Society and have received OCN (Oncology Certified Nurse) certification. *Rehabilitation Hospital* Patients requiring assistance in regaining their ability to perform activities of daily living often benefit from a short stay in the Rehab Hospital. Outpatient Chemotherapy/Infusion Center Locations Regional Cancer Center 8931 Colonial Center Drive (off Colonial Boulevard near I75) Cape Coral Hospital 636 Del Prado Boulevard Cape Coral, FL Voice Clinic Lee Cancer Care offers specialized care for individuals with voice problems related to head and neck cancer and for professional voice users. Voice/speech rehabilitation services include evaluation of the larynx with videostroboscopy and tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis management for laryngectomees. Videostroboscopy examines the vocal cords with a light and tiny camera within a scope. Light flashes on and off (strobe) as the vocal cords vibrate and move. This movement is videotaped and reviewed in slow motion for a closer look at the vocal cords.
Calendar of Events
*Patient Education* The Regional Cancer Center offers free monthly workshops that are designed to educate patients and their loved ones about specific cancer diagnoses, treatments, symptom management, etc. As all cancers are not created equal, these workshops are an opportunity to gain new information and details that should be helpful when discussing treatment options with one’s physician. Each workshop will allow ample time for questions, answers and discussion. Although workshops are free, seating is limited and reservations are required by calling 239-335-7595.
1st Tuesday of each month 1 pm to 2 pm	Genetics Cancer 101
2nd Tuesday of each month 3 pm to 4:30 pm	Lymphedema 101
3rd Tuesday of each month 11:30 am to 2 pm	Colorectal Cancer 101
4th Tuesday of each month 2 pm to 4 pm	Cancer Symptom Management 101
3rd Thursday of each month 3 pm to 4 pm	Oncology Pharmacy 101
1st Tuesday of each month 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm	Breast Cancer 101
*Support Groups*
Fridays 12 noon to 1 pm	Labyrinth, Meditation and Mandala Classes (First class session is free; $5 per class thereafter)
Mondays and Fridays 10am to 11am Thursdays 5:15 pm to 6:15 pm	Yoga Classes (First class session is free; $5 per class thereafter)
1st and 3rd Wednesday 5 pm to 6:30 pm	Creative Journaling for Female Cancer Patients Journal book and supplies provided at no charge.

2007 was the first year reporting as a combined registry including Lee Memorial Hospital, HealthPark, Cape Coral Hospital, Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center. In 2007, we diagnosed and treated nearly 4,652 new cancer cases. The most common sites include lung, breast and gynecologic cancer followed by colorectal and prostate cancers. Our 5-year survival rates nearly mirror the national averages. Click the link to see Lee Cancer Care 2007 Annual Report - PDF format 2MB. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader if you choose to view and print this document. If necessary click here to get the latest version of Acrobat Reader ).