Welcome to Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute

New hope for healing.

Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute is the region’s only comprehensive cancer center. Internationally recognized cancer specialists deliver cancer care and research in one building keeping you close to home. Our team works together to guide you through diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. We treat virtually every type of cancer.

No two cancer patients are the same. The best treatment for one patient may not be right for another. That’s why we build customized cancer treatment plans drawing upon the many resources available to you, including groundbreaking clinical research studies, advanced technology, and an expert team of physicians, all in one place. Our multidisciplinary approach ensures that your treatment plan reflects the combined expertise of many physicians—from surgeons, medical oncologists, and radiation oncologists to radiologists, pathologists, other specialty physicians, and nurses providing various levels of care.

The experts of Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute are committed to fighting cancer on every front: through education and prevention, early detection and diagnosis, effective treatment, and survivorship programs. Our facility provides patients access to all aspects of care in a single destination including:

Infusion therapy suites and private rooms for chemotherapy
A state-of-the-art radiation oncology suite that offers treatment options that refine tumor targeting and reduce treatment time, such as RapidArc radiotherapy
A chemotherapy and infusion pharmacy staffed by clinical pharmacists and certified pharmacy technicians
An outdoor healing garden that offers a quiet retreat for both patients and families

Seamlessly integrating these services creates a real-time medicine model that helps ensure each patient receives the right diagnosis and the right therapy at the right time.

Cancer Institute Joins Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium

In athletics, the Big Ten universities compete against each other, but now many will join together against a common foe - cancer. The Cancer Institute is uniting with university cancer centers to form a powerful collaboration -the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium--designed to transform cancer research through collaborative oncology trials that leverage the scientific and clinical expertise of the Big Ten universities. The Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium creates a unique team-research culture in which cancer leaders will collaborate with and mentor the research leaders of tomorrow with the goal of improving the lives of all cancer patients. Click here to learn more about how the consortium will help to turn ideas into potential new treatments.

Register today for the third annual Chocolate Tour

Join us on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at the Milton Hershey School for the third annual Chocolate Tour to support cancer research at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. With exciting run, walk and cycling events, there is something for everyone! there is something for everyone! Runners and walkers will enjoy local chocolate from the area. Cyclists will also enjoy rides through the beautiful countryside of central Pennsylvania with its Amish farms, wooded areas, and covered bridges while visiting the historic chocolate towns of Hershey (home of Hershey's chocolate factory), Elizabethtown (home of M&M/Mars chocolate factory), and Lititz (home of Wilbur Chocolate Company). Click here to register and for more information.

Skin and Bone Cancer: A Matter of Facts

Skin and bone cancer specialists from Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute recently teamed up with abc27 to discuss treatment and prevention during a live call-in show that featured patient survivor stories and interviews with physicians. Click here to watch the show.

Look Good… Feel Better

Look Good…Feel Better helps female cancer patients improve their appearance and self-image by teaching them hands-on beauty techniques to manage the appearance of side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. This program is available throughout the year at Penn State Hershey. Dates, locations and times vary. Registration is required. View the full schedule here. To register, call 1-800-227-2345.

Free Wig Program

Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute is a proud supporter of the American Cancer Society's Free Wig Salon program located in Infusion Therapy - first floor to help patients undergoing cancer treatments and experiencing hair loss. Those who may be looking for a wig can visit the private Wig Room where a licensed cosmetologist provides personal assistance in wig selection, fitting, styling, and wearing at no charge. All fittings in the Cancer Institute Wig Room are by appointment only. Click here for more information about the Wig Room, including how to schedule an appointment.

Finding Hope with Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute

Check out our latest issue of Finding Hope which features articles about the emotional side of cancer, thyroid cancer, thoracic/lung cancer care, ways to shield yourself from skin cancer, and clinical trials.

Salute a Hershey Hero

Provides patients, parents and other family members an opportunity to recognize staff members at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center who have created a positive patient experience through outstanding customer service, quality patient care and random acts of kindness. All staff of Penn State Hershey may be recognized, as well as non-staff whose primary role focuses on providing services at the hospital or one of our Medical Group locations.

Click here to recognize a Penn State Hershey staff member who has provided outstanding patient care or customer service

eNewsletter

Stay up-to-date on the latest Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute news by subscribing to our e-newsletter. Distributed every other month to your inbox, each issue provides information on our multidisciplinary teams, research and education, community outreach, calendar events and much more.

Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute named Blue Distinction Center for Complex and Rare Cancers

Highmark Blue Shield has named Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute—at both Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Lehigh Valley Hospital—as a Blue Distinction Center for Complex and Rare Cancers^SM.

Complex and rare cancers comprise approximately 15 percent of new cancer cases each year, making it difficult for patients to research or locate facilities with oncologists or surgical teams that are experienced in treating these specific malignancies. Click to learn more.

Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute delivers cancer services throughout central and eastern Pennsylvania. The Institute's mission includes clinical care, research, education and community outreach. Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute brings the benefits of cancer-related research and education at Penn State's College of Medicine to the care of patients at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

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Penn State was founded as the Farmer’s High School in 1855. The largest campus is at University Park (State College), Pennsylvania, with 24 other campuses located throughout the Commonwealth, including the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center located in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The University includes ten undergraduate colleges, the Graduate School, the College of Medicine and several other components. The University is accredited by the Middle States Association and is a member of the Association of American Universities. More..

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