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Alabama Oncology Foundation Receives American Cancer Society Grant to Help Patients Overcome Access to Care Barriers in Central Alabama

By infomedia on April 20, 2022

Birmingham, AL – April 8, 2022 – Cancer patients undergoing treatment frequently require assistance getting to and from facilities, often creating a financial and logistical burden. That is why the American Cancer Society (ACS) has awarded a Patient Transportation Grant to the Alabama Oncology Foundation. These grants are available to health systems, treatment centers and… read more »

Dr. Christein discusses pancreatic cancer with WBRC Fox 6

By infomedia on December 6, 2021

Dr. John Christein joined WBRC Fox 6 News for the “Ask the Doctor” segment to discuss pancreatic cancer and the benefits of early detection, as well as the National Pancreas Foundation Center of Excellence Program. Dr. Christein is a Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic surgeon and practices at the Alabama Oncology clinic located in the Grandview Cancer… read more »

The Delay in Cancer Screenings during the Pandemic

By infomedia on September 8, 2021

Dr. Carter Capra spoke to a couple of local news outlets about the delay in cancer screenings during the pandemic. http://abc3340.com/news/local/doctors-see-impact-of-missed-cancer-screenings-during-covid-19-pandemic https://www.wbrc.com/2021/09/06/st-vincents-hospital-officials-say-delayed-cancer-screenings-are-causing-more-severe-disease/

Alabama Oncology Adopts Deep Lens’ VIPER™ to Expand Clinical Trial Offering to Patient Community

By infomedia on April 22, 2021

View Full Yahoo! Finance Article: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/alabama-oncology-adopts-deep-lens-140500959.html Deep Lens and Alabama Oncology today announced that they have entered into a partnership that will integrate Deep Lens’ artificial-intelligence (AI)-based clinical trial matching solution, VIPER™, into all offices within the Alabama Oncology network. VIPER uses proprietary cloud-based technology to facilitate, triage and accelerate the clinical trial recruitment process…. read more »

Oncologists Recommend Getting Back to Normal with Preventative Screenings

By on October 8, 2020

  ABC 33/40: 10/1 @ 5 a.m. – Dr. Allendorf Online: https://abc3340.com/news/local/oncologists-recommend-getting-back-to-normal-with-preventative-screenings Dr. Daniel Allendorf joined ABC 33/40 to discuss the adverse impact that COVID-19 has had on cancer screening. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. He described the importance of screening mammograms and encouraged people that it’s safe to reschedule these procedures that might… read more »

Dr. Jones discusses breast and lung cancer issues with WBRC Fox 6

By on October 3, 2019

Dr. Benjamin S. Jones joined WBRC Fox 6 to discuss breast and lung cancer. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and lung cancer has been on the minds of Alabamians due to Governor Kay Ivey’s recent diagnosis.  Dr. Jones is a Medical Oncologist and practices at the Alabama Oncology clinic located in the Grandview Cancer… read more »

What You Should Know About Lung Cancer

What You Should Know About Lung Cancer

By on September 24, 2019

Dr. Carter L. Capra joined WBRC On Your Side to discuss lung cancer. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey recently was diagnosed with lung cancer, so Dr. Capra was on the program to generally review treatment options, symptoms and the benefits of lung screenings. Dr. Capra is a Medical Oncologist and practices at the Alabama Oncology clinic… read more »

WBRC On Your Side

WBRC On Your Side

By on October 4, 2018

Dr. Katisha Vance joined WBRC On Your Side to discuss the importance of breast screenings and mammograms. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Dr. Vance is a Medical Oncologist and practices at the Alabama Oncology clinic located at Princeton. Click here to view the video below

Ashia Holt

Ashia Holt

By on May 7, 2018

It was just 14 months ago that Ashia Holt was diagnosed with Sarcoma. Ashia has been a patient of ours since March 3, 2017. She has never been just a cancer patient to anyone here at Alabama Oncology, especially not to Dr. Benjamin Jones. Over a year of IV chemotherapy treatments, radiation therapy and numerous… read more »