When a person is diagnosed with cancer, hope for their future can be just as important as the top-notch medical care provided for them at McLaren-Macomb. 

Patients in our cancer program feel hope when:

• They see the welcoming smile of a volunteer who greets them.
• The highly trained health care professionals who perform their diagnostic ests or administer their treatments do it efficiently and with compassion.
• A multidisciplinary group of doctors works with nurses, social workers, pharmacists, dietitians and other members of the medical team to offer each patient an individualized treatment plan tailored to his needs.
• They know the cancer program invests in new technology to offer some of the most advanced treatments.
• They have access to new medications and therapies close to home by participating in research clinical trials.
• The Diane & Dean Petitpren Resource Center is available to them and their loved ones for up-to-date cancer information from books, videotapes and the Internet.

The expertise of the medical team at McLaren-Macomb and the effectiveness of its technology for diagnosis and treatment are available at two locations:

The Ted B. Wahby Cancer Center, 1080 Harrington, Mt. Clemens, Mich., 586-493-8000. The center at McLaren-Macomb is part of the McLaren Cancer Institute, which is a McLaren Health service.

The McLaren Cancer Institute - Clarkston, on the campus of McLaren Health Care Village, 5680 Bow Point Drive, Clarkston, Mich., 248-922-6600.