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Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group

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9090 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 200 Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 888-8680

The Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group, or THOMG, located in Beverly Hills, California, is one of the newer cancer centers in the nation, but has still earned respect as providing care for cancer patients through all steps of the treatment process. Additionally, THOMG has instituted a cancer research program affiliated with the City of Hope hospital in Los Angeles, a nationally recognized and accredited cancer center.

Unlike some other cancer centers which use more traditional methods of diagnosis and treatment, the Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group is quite focused on utilizing newer methods of immunotherapy and gene therapy in treatment and diagnosis. For example, some of their diagnostic tests involve a blood sample in which genetic markers released by cancer cells are looked for. Of course, other more traditional methods of diagnosis are available at THOMG, including biopsy, endoscopy, ultrasound, X-Rays, and MRI, CT, and PET scans. Additionally, the major forms of therapy are used at THOMG, including surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy.

THOMG is also intent on providing the latest in clinical trial therapies to patients who who qualify and wish to try them, including gene therapy trials. The research conducted at the Tower Hematology Oncology Medical group is through City of Hope hospital and the Tower Cancer Research Foundation, which is an organization supporting clinical trials and offering research grants to physicians in order to advance the cause of cancer research.

The ten physicians on the staff of the Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group specialize in different forms of cancer and cancer treatment, although they will likely confer in order to determine optimal treatment patterns and paths of recovery for a patient. This means that for a patient with mesothelioma, a type of cancer most often affecting lung tissue and which has been linked to inhaling asbestos on job sites, a lung cancer specialist would serve as the primary physician during treatment. This also allows a more personalized level of care at THOMG than at other, larger centers, which is reflected in the design of the facility. Private rooms are available upon request, and for patients who have had an infusion , rooms are equipped with such amenities as reclining chairs, televisions with DVD players, and wireless internet access.

In order to account for many of the other challenges that may confront a cancer patient aside from the cancer itself, Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group has a team of specialists and a variety of support groups available. Since cancer sufferers often do not eat properly and have problems with appetite, a registered dietician is available on-site at THOMG to provide nutritional counseling which will help patients maintain body weight and repair tissue damage. Additionally, a licensed therapist is on-site in order to help patients with any concerns they may have, as well as put them in touch with other support networks. In particular, THOMG works with a national network known as The Wellness Community to help provide post-treatment support. This network, along with the on-site therapists, can help provide information and counseling about treatment options, recovery, how to get back to wellness, and also provide twenty-four hour phone and online counseling and support.