Cancer Care at Fort Sanders Regional
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center is the state’s first and only facility to hold accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons.
Fort Sanders is located adjacent to Thompson Cancer Survival Center and the two organizations collaborate to ensure top cancer care for patients.
More than a world-class cancer center, Thompson is a cancer survival center, where leading cancer specialists use the most advanced technologies to achieve breakthrough successes in treating many types of cancer. Physicians are supported by a team of patient navigators, dieticians, genetics counselors, clinical trials coordinators, physicists, pharmacists, therapists, technologists, oncology nurses, social workers and counselors.
Learn more about Thompson Cancer Survival Center.
Patient Stories
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Esophageal Cancer Survivor Celebrates Living Cancer-Free
Nick Parker has always been healthy and in good shape. “I don’t get sick, other than Parkinson’s and cancer,” he jokes. The former Marine was diagnosed with cancer just after finishing surgery to stabilize tremors that he experienced as part of having Parkinson’s Disease. Parker underwent treatment and surgery for esophageal cancer at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and Thompson Cancer Survival Center.Read Nick’s Story -
Colonoscopy and Surgery Lower Cancer Risk for East Tennessee Retiree
Dale Johnson is retired and living in Lenoir City. During a routine colonoscopy through his primary care physician, several polyps were discovered in his colon. Fortunately, the polyps were benign, meaning they were not cancerous. To be safe, Johnson underwent surgery to remove them and is thankful for the compassionate and expert care he received at Covenant Health Fort Sanders Regional.Read Dale’s Story -
Cancer Doesn’t Care How Old You Are
A few months after giving birth, Haley Carrington discovered a lump in her right breast. The young mother initially thought it must have been a clogged milk duct, and her doctor didn’t seem overly concerned. But when that little lump wouldn’t go away, Carrington was referred to Thompson Comprehensive Breast Center for an ultrasound and then a biopsy.Read Haley’s Story
Part of Covenant Health Cancer Care
As part of the Covenant Health network, our hospital is connected to a comprehensive network of cancer specialists, services and advanced treatments across the region. That means patients and families have access to coordinated, compassionate cancer care — close to home and backed by the strength of our entire health system.
