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NEWSLETTER

1st Quarter, 2013

Happy Holidays 1

Total Patient Care 2

ACRO

Accreditation

3

Welcome

Dr. Greg Nanney

3

Now Open in

Springfield, MO

4

THIS ISSUE:

Special Points of

Interest:

Emporia patient thanks Dr.

Chavez for her compassion

Dr. Perez-Tamayo’s radia-

tion oncology dept receives

ACRO re-accreditation

Medical Oncologist Greg

Nanney, MD to practice in

Bolivar, MO & Newton, KS

CCCC opening in Spring-

field, MO

Happy New

Year!

A big thank you to Santa

[played by Loren who

works in the maintenance

department at St. Rose]

for visiting Central Care

Cancer Center in Great

Bend on Friday Decem-

ber 21st! He graciously

handed out candy canes

to all of the patients and

employees and took

some fun photos with us.

The staff at the cancer center had a pot luck dinner this day and also enjoyed a secret Santa gift exchange. We love seeing the holidays bring such joy to our patients and

friends!

Santa & Leah, daughter of our Great

Bend receptionist Justine Dyer

When I heard those dreaded words “you have cancer” in June of 2012 my world darkened and spun out of control. There was never a doubt or second thought as to where I would go for my care. I was already familiar with Central Care Cancer Center of Emporia and knew they had the most recent in technologies and

access to anything I would ever need or want. Central Care Phy-sicians and staff had cared for my mother-in-law during her cancer treatments several years ago and the care given was out-standing for her and all the family members. My mother-in-law or I never felt rushed and any questions or con-cerns were always an-swered in a timely man-ner by the physician or

other staff members.

The convenience of staying local at Newman Regional Health and having chemotherapy and radiation treatments at Central Care Cancer

Center has been a blessing for me and my family. Not having to deal with the physical, emotional, or financial stress of travel has

been a great relief.

In October I was introduced to Dr. Cindy Chavez. Dr. Chavez had just moved from New York

so we had a wonderful time discussing all the different things Emporia had to offer. Dr. Chavez put me at ease immediately with her knowledge and compassion as she discussed all my treatment options. I have to say, Dr. Chavez looked so

youthful, it was hard for me to believe that she was a medical

school graduate!

I just want to say Thank You Dr. Chavez for the way you show compassion and excellence in what you do. As my oncologist Dr. Chavez will continue to monitor my follow-up care and when I go for my visit It’s more like visiting a

new found friend.

The other physicians and

staff from the front desk,

nurses and therapist always

smile, have patience, or

kind words that brighten

my journey through cancer.

There is no dignity in hav-

ing cancer. It makes a dif-

ference to know that my

health care team is compe-

tent, here locally and cares

for this community as much

as I do.

—Doris Roach-Cookson

Total Patient Care

“I just want to say Thank

You Dr. Chavez, for the way

you show compassion &

excellence in what you do”

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1ST QUARTER, 2013

care of all types of cancers, leukemi-

as, and lymphomas. This includes

breast, lung, gastrointestinal, pancre-

atic, prostate, melanoma, ovarian,

endometrial, cervical, sarcoma, and

head and neck carcinomas. He par-

ticipates in clinical trials through

Cancer Research of the Ozarks

CCOP and Midwest Cancer Alliance.

Dr. Nanney is certified through the

American Board of Internal Medicine

in Internal Medicine and Medical On-

cology. He will be practicing in Boli-

var, MO and Newton, KS and is now

accepting new patients.

Central Care Cancer Center would like to welcome new full-time Medi-

cal Oncologist Dr. Greg Nanney.

Dr. Nanney graduated from the Uni-

versity of Oklahoma School of Medi-

cine and completed his Internal Med-

icine Residency and Hematology On-

cology Fellowship with the University

of Oklahoma. While there, he was a

graduate of distinction, inducted into

the Alpha Omega Alpha honor socie-

ty, and received the Solomon Papper

humane scholarship award. He spe-

cializes in the diagnosis, treatment,

management, and compassionate

The American Col-

lege of Radiation

Oncology Practice

Accreditation Pro-

gram recently

awarded Central

Care Cancer Center President

Dr. Claudia Perez-Tamayo’s

Radiation Oncology Depart-

ment at the Salina location a full

three-year re-accreditation.

This accreditation was awarded

following months of intensive

review by a team of board certi-

fied Radiation Oncologists and

Radiation Physicists. The radia-

tion oncology program at the

Tammy Walker Cancer Center

is the only department in

Kansas to have achieved this

honor, first achieved in 2009.

The major objective of the

ACRO Practice Accredita-

tion Program is to ascertain

that facilities, equipment,

staffing, policies and proce-

dures, and treatment meth-

ods meet top quality nation-

ally published standards for

radiation oncology.

Dr. Claudia Perez-Tamayo

and her team are proud of

their ability

to provide

top quality

medical care,

as evidenced

by this volun-

tary peer

review pro-

cess. “This validates the

quality of care we’ve always

worked hard to provide our

patients,” said Claudia Perez-

Tamayo, M.D., medical direc-

tor for the program. “An

ACRO accreditation makes it

very plain to con-

sumers that safe,

appropriate care

is available here

and raises the bar

for radiation on-

cology practice in

the region.”

Welcome Dr. Nanney

Claudia Perez-Tamayo, MD, FACR, FACRO

ACRO Accreditation

“This validates the quality

of care we’ve always

worked hard to provide

our patients”

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To contact the CCCC Bolivar, MO

location, call (417) 326-7200. You

can also reach either location by

dialing our toll free number

800-592-5110.

To access the clinic, pa-

tients should enter

through the ER and take

the elevator down to the

clinic located across from

the lab.

Additional questions may

be directed to

info@cccancer.com.

Central Care Cancer Center is

now providing full-time medical

oncology/hematology services, in-

cluding chemotherapy treatments,

at Ozarks Community Hospital

(OCH) located in Springfield, MO.

Open 8 am to 4:30 pm Monday

through Friday in the lower level of

OCH, Dr. Leo Shunyakov and

Angelica Varga, PA are now accept-

ing new patients.

To schedule a referral or contact

our clinic located in OCH,

call (417) 893-3900 or

fax (417) 893-3919.

Central Care Cancer Center now open

in Springfield, MO

Business Office

PO Box 256

Salina, KS 67402-0256

Phone: 800-592-5110

Fax: 785-823-0658

E-mail: info@cccancer.com

“Complete Cancer Care Under

One Roof”

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We’re on the web!

cccancer.com

Mail to ____________________________

Angelica Varga, PA-C

Leo Shunyakov, MD