Cancer Centers of the Carolinas

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Overview

The "first" dedicated hematology and medical oncology practice in the Upstate of South Carolina was started in 1976 by Dr. Reginald Brooker. Dr. Brooker was joined by Dr. Gerald King in 1978, and Hematology and Oncology Associates was formed. The group and the area attracted more partners, all of whom possessed a strong background in academic training. Members were trained and have served as professors at such respected institutions as Duke, Emory, Vanderbilt, MD Anderson and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

The background of basic science and clinical research in the early 1990's led to an affiliation with the National Cancer Institute to participate in community-based cancer trials. The fruition of this effort was the award of one of fifty Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP) grants to the practice in 1995.

With the extension of the practice to various sites around the Upstate and with the addition of capabilities to include Radiation Oncology, Diagnostic Radiology, Clinical Trials and Research and Autologous and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, the practice took on a new name, Cancer Centers of the Carolinas (CCC). This name is a better reflection of the true scope of our substantial capabilities. Through clinical excellence and research, CCC has been afforded the opportunity to care for thousands of patients in the Upstate and beyond.

News

Wednesday, November 08, 2006 - ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Builds Home for 26 Year Old Relay For Life Volunteer & Breast Cancer Survivor on November 12

On Sunday, November 12, as part of the network’s sweeps period programming, ABC’s popular reality show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition will feature the construction of a home for cancer survivor, long-time Relay For Life® volunteer, and Celebration on the Hill™ Ambassador Shawna Farina of St. Meinrad, Indiana. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition airs Sundays, from 8-9 p.m. ET, reaching approximately 20 million viewers a week.

As the American Cancer Society and Relay For Life have been major forces in Shawna’s life, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition asked the Society for help in telling her story. Consequently, with only a week’s notice, Society Great Lakes volunteers and staff and the national Relay For Life Business Unit coordinated five consecutive 24-hour Relay events in honor of the week-long home build out, collectively called “Extreme Relay For Life in Spencer County”. Society volunteers from 18 different Relay For Life events across southern Indiana partook in the event, for a total of more than 5,000 people-including the show’s cast and crew, who walked laps in between the building projects. The population of St. Meinrad itself is only 800 people.

Footage from these Relay events, including the traditional Relay For Life Ceremony of Hope luminaria service, will be featured in the program. Shawna's new home will also feature Relay commemorative items.

NHO is pitching the program to writers of “best bets/ what’s on tonight” television columns at national print media outlets in hopes of driving viewership, as well as to People magazine. The press release included in the CML link below has been developed for Divisions to use for pitching local and regional media. Per Shawna's contract with ABC, she will be available for interviews following the initial Nov. 12 air date.

For more information on Shawna's story, the filming, and “Extreme Relay For Life in Spencer County”, please see the template press release, the FAQ prepared for volunteers interested in participating in the event, a recent article covering the event from Indiana, and photos of the episode filming itself and of Shawna at Celebration on the Hill.

For more information, please visit a special page on cancer.org (cancer.org/extrememakeover) that will be posted early next week, or contact Karen Becker, national communications director, Relay For Life Business Unit.

Mission

CancerCenters of the Carolinas is dedicated to enhancing our communities' quality of life through clinical excellence and research.

Services

Bone Marrow Transplant

Clinical Research

Clinical Research Unit

Hematology

Laboratory

Medical Oncology

Multidisciplinary Center (MDC)

PET

Pharmacy

Radiation Oncology

Contact

To contact our Human Resources Department directly:
CancerCenters of the Carolinas
3 Butternut Drive, Suite B
Greenville, SC 29605
Main: 864-241-7738
Fax: 864-672-7750
ccc_hr@usoncology.com

Diversity

CancerCenters of the Carolinas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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