Grande Prairie Cancer Centre
Grande Prairie Cancer Centre
10409 - 98 Street
Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
T8V 2E8
Telephone: (780) 538-7588
The Grande Prairie Cancer Centre was established in 1987 as part of the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital. In 1992, it became an Associate Cancer Centre for the Alberta Cancer Board. The clinic was expanded in size in 1999. The Centre houses 10 chemotherapy chairs, two beds, four oncology clinic rooms and one colposcopy room. The Grande Prairie Cancer Centre serves a catchment population in northern Alberta and B.C. of 285,000.
Services provided
New patient consultations, follow-ups until discharged back to family doctor
Assessments for recurrence and treatment complications
Some palliative symptom management and advice
Chemotherapy—all levels
Chemotherapy teaching
Radiation therapy teaching
Telephone assessments
Triage support for family doctors and British Columbia sites
Transfusions of blood products
Social work support
Weekly cancer support group
Educational materials for patients and families
Dispensing and teaching by our pharmacy
Diagnostic imaging, including MRIs
© 2008 Alberta Cancer Board and Foundation
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