Cancer Care

Treatment Options 

No single treatment will work for different types of cancer in different patients. At the CHRISTUS Spohn Cancer Center, our cancer physicians specialize in a range of nonsurgical options for cancer treatment. We can treat your cancer with a combination of treatments designed to effectively target your cancer.

Our multidisciplinary team approach means that we work together to coordinate a treatment plan that’s tailored to you. We take into account everything about you, from the type and stage of cancer to your health history and personal treatment preferences. Your options for care are as individual as you are.

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Cancer Navigator Program 

Receiving a cancer diagnosis brings many challenges. Patients and their families may feel overwhelmed and uncertain about what to do next or where to find help. At this difficult time, many need help managing their cancer treatment while navigating through the hospital.

Our Cancer Navigator Program provides individually designed cancer care treatment maps for newly diagnosed cancer patients and their families. Our goal is to guide you through the cancer care process and support you through stressful situations.

We provide personalized help for you and your family to help you overcome any hospital barriers. We also work to help you maintain and continue medical treatment plan and psychosocial care. Our Patient Navigator Program begins working at diagnosis and continues through all phases of your cancer experience.

A physician leads a team of registered nurses, chaplains, counselors, social workers and nutritionists who empower patients with the tools and resources to manage their cancer treatment process. The Cancer Navigator Program is available for no charge to our cancer patients and their families

Our program:

• Connects patients with available community resources, services and support
• Guides patients and their families through the complexities of the health care system
• Helps patients understand their options for cancer treatments
• Helps set up appointments
• Identifies financial assistance that matches your health care needs
• Provides patient education
• Provides referrals for nutritional information
• Helps with transportation needs
• Can be a liaison between physicians and patients
• Provides patients with compassionate, ongoing support from diagnosis through treatment to survivorship

To visit with our Patient Care Navigator, call 361-861-9785. 

Join a cancer support group or class at CHRISTUS Spohn Cancer Center

At the CHRISTUS Spohn Cancer Center, we focus on treating the whole person—which means giving attention to your emotional and spiritual well-being as well as your physical health. We host classes and a weekly support group for you and your family so you can share your experiences. 

Through our classes and especially our support group, you can learn about:

• Cancer awareness
• The importance of screening and early detection
• Ways to cope with cancer
• Stress reduction
• Post-treatment challenges
• The transition to recovery and survivorship

For more information call 361-861-9763.

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Commission on Cancer

CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi's Cancer Program is region's only nationally accredited Cancer Program. The Cancer Program is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and received the highest approval rating (Commendation). Our Commission on Cancer accreditation demonstrates the ultimate commitment to our patients, providers, payors, and policy makers.

Accreditation provides value through improved patient outcomes across all domains of care:

• Access and services
• Satisfaction and well-being
• Quality of care
• Cancer Outcomes

The Commission on Cancer’s rigorous standards ensure that more than 70 percent of patients with cancer in the U.S. receive patient-centered care from Commission on Cancer-accredited cancer programs.

Click here to learn more about this recognition.

You can also view our most recent Public Reporting of Outcomes (Annual Reports):

2018 Public Reporting Outcomes

2017 Public Reporting Outcomes

2016 Public Reporting Outcomes

The Commission on Cancer challenges cancer programs to enhance the care they provide by addressing patient-centered needs and measuring the quality of the care they deliver against national standards.

Stephen B. Edge, MD, FACS
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York

2017 marks CHRISTUS Spohn Cancer Center’s  53 years of providing Coastal Bend residents with a Commission on Cancer approved cancer program.

National Cancer Registry Program

 As an accredited cancer program, CHRISTUS Spohn Cancer Center has the unique opportunity to participate in the National Cancer Registry program. The registry is a program that physicians and researchers throughout the United States look to for evaluating and improving the care of cancer patients.

This, coupled with the ongoing additions of sophisticated equipment, experienced cancer specialists and a staff of specialty-trained, caring professionals, insures the Cancer Center is there when you need us most, and is poised to remain at the forefront of prevention, diagnosis, treatment, recovery and support.

 2015 Cancer Registry Report