LEBANON, Tenn. (WKRN) — Cancer treatment options have expanded for those in Wilson County.
Staff officially cut the ribbon on the new Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Lebanon. The center, which is located on Main Street, moved from inside the Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital due to a high demand for care.
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The larger space features an on-site infusion pharmacy, state-of-the art medical equipment and new furnishings. The Cancer Center is in the same space as Vanderbilt Integrated Primary Care.
“We have eight new private infusion suites here, so we’ve doubled our capacity to give our patients infusion treatment,” medical director for regional network cancer care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Dr. Waleed Khalaf, said.
According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 43,000 people in Tennessee are expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year. Additionally, more than 14,000 people are expected to die from the disease this year. Khalaf said this center can help in the fight against cancer.
“There’s an alarming trend of an increase in cancers in younger and younger people. This effort is a part of a larger effort to cure cancer,” Khalaf said. “Our cancer patients are complex and sick. Many times, they’re not able to make the trip to go to Nashville, so bringing those services closer to home is part of our mission.”
Their multidisciplinary team offers cancer patients medical oncology, surgical oncology consultations, infusion services, palliative care and pain management. Plans are in place to add gynecological oncology services later this year.
“To be able to have this brand-new facility with all the services that come with it is very fulfilling,” Khalaf added.
