Siteman Cancer Network

About the Network

Siteman Cancer Network, an affiliation led by Siteman Cancer Center, is committed to improving the health and well-being of people and communities through research, treatment and prevention. Together, Siteman and the Siteman Cancer Network affiliates are expanding access to cancer prevention and control strategies, clinical studies and genomic and genetic testing, all aimed at reducing the burden of cancer.

Network affiliates Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton, Illinois; Phelps Health and its Delbert Day Cancer Institute in Rolla, Missouri; and Southern Illinois Healthcare, based in Carbondale, Illinois provide their patients greater access to highly specialized cancer care, including clinical trials, which are designed to evaluate the effectiveness of innovative cancer therapies. By participating in a clinical trial, patients can gain access to experimental therapies that are not yet available to the public. The institutions also jointly will assess the burden of cancer in their respective regions and plan ways to prevent and control the disease.

Siteman Cancer Center provides patients of network affiliates concierge services to coordinate and expedite any care Siteman might provide at our main campus or one of our five satellite facilities, with the goal of getting patients back home and under the care of local physicians as quickly as possible. Coordinated care continues for as long as it benefits the patient.

Other key components of the affiliate network include the:

  • Use of genomic and genetic testing to help identify the cause of a patient’s cancer, and more personalized, targeted treatments based on his or her disease.
  • Development of a database using that information (with each patient’s permission) to improve clinical care and research and patient outcomes for the larger patient population.
  • Sharing of best practices to improve patient care. Examples include how nurses and radiation therapists are trained to care for oncology patients, and implementing industry-approved guidelines for survivorship, screening and genetic counseling programs.
  • Implementation of cancer prevention strategies, such as the use of interactive tools, e-books, videos, individual coaching and online cancer risk assessment tools.
  • Development of targeted interventions to reduce cancer risk and evaluation tools to measure success.

These and other efforts also are expected to increase the number of people screened for cancer, which should result in earlier detection and improved health outcomes.

Network Affiliates

Alton Memorial Hospital

Alton, Illinois

Alton Memorial Hospital

Phelps Health

Delbert Day Cancer Institute
Rolla, Missouri

Ddci Phelps County

Southern Illinois Healthcare

Carbondale, Illinois

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