Bobbie Head wins Best Oncologist in the Pacific Sun’s Best of Marin
Pacific Sun readers weigh in on their favorite people, places and things that make Marin County the world wonder it is. The Pacific Sun staff offers a few of their favorite things, too. Bobbie Head, MD has won Best Oncologist in the Pacific Sun's& ...
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All the physicians at Marin Cancer Care can be found on this peer-to-peer list. Click here to see the list. Methodology: Marin Magazine conducted a 2017 survey that has resulted in this Top Doctors list — top physicians practicing in San Francisco and Marin ...
Cold Cap Therapy Options – Help Patients Reduce Hair Loss During Chemotherapy
For many women with breast cancer, one of the most worrisome side effects associated with chemotherapy is hair loss. With cold cap therapy, women receiving chemotherapy treatment at the Smilow Family Breast Health Center at Norwalk Hospital have options that c ...
Improving Nonclinical and Clinical-Support Services: Lessons From Oncology
Leonard L. Berry, PhD, MBA; Katie A. Deming, MD; and Tracey S. Danaher, PhD Abstract Nonclinical and clinical-support personnel serve patients on the front lines of care. Their service interactions have a powerful influence on how patients perceive their e ...
Marin Cancer Care celebrates work anniversaries spanning from 40 to 5 year anniversaries.
Marin Cancer Care recently celebrated the work anniversaries of several long-term employees. We are proud that we have staff who have worked here for a very long time and we have little turnover. More than half of the employees have been part of the Marin C ...
Marin Cancer Care of Greenbrae, CA Achieves AAAHC Accreditation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Marin Cancer Care of Greenbrae, CA Achieves AAAHC Accreditation Greenbrae, California – November 15, 2018– Marin Cancer care has achieved accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). A ...
Scott Davis – Successfully Battling Melanoma With Immunotherapy
57-year-old Scott Davis grew up as an Air Force brat. His family moved around a lot, but it was during their time in Phoenix that Scott got the sunburns that would eventually catch up with him, decades later, in the form of an aggressive melanoma. Sco ...
Immunotherapy: Harnessing the Body’s Own Healing Power to Fight Cancer
Listen to Bill Klaproth discuss Immunotherapy with Dr. Barbara Galligan One of the most promising tools in an oncologist’s toolbox is immunotherapy. This treatment boosts the body’s own immune system so it can effectively destroy cancer cells. Immunoth ...
IMMUNOTHERAPY- North Bay Biz
An evolving science Advances in immunotherapy have had a continual impact on how physicians help patients with cancer, bringing a complex mix of challenges and successes, says Barbara Galligan, M.D., an oncologist at Marin Cancer Center. “Immunotherapy mean ...
Immunotherapy as Cancer Treatment — Not Yet for Every Cancer, Every Patient
by Barbara Galligan, MD, hematology, oncology March 14, 2018 A little over two years ago, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in its annual report, named cancer immunotherapy the clinical cancer advance of the year. “No recent advance has been ...
The Royal Nonesuch
Drs. Lucas and Eisenberg were delighted to learn they were both featured in an excerpt from author and Marin County native, Glasgow Phillips’ novel, The Royal Nonesuch, where the author describes his first meetings with Peter and Jen. We are all incredibly ...
Marin Cancer Clinic was the first practice in the nation to participate in CancerLinQ.
By Kathy Holliman, M.Ed. Gaining access to the experience of oncology practices across the country motivated early participation in CancerLinQ, according to physicians at the vanguard practices. “If I can benefit from best practices around the country, i ...
Oncologists Trek For Cancer
Dear Friends, We are training as “Two Caring and Daring Docs” for an 11 day sacred trek in Nepal in September to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Fund. We will be trekking up to 9 hours a day at 12,00 – 14,000 feet in the Mustang region of Nepal, a h ...
Marin Cancer Institute Receives Outstanding Achievement Award from American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer
One of only four programs in the state, only program in Northern California to receive award April 13, 2015 GREENBRAE, CA — The Marin Cancer Institute at Marin General Hospital announces that it is once again among an elite group of cancer programs in th ...
Cancer gets personal for Marin oncologist
Richard Halstead from the Marin Independent Journal, writes about Dr. Peter Eisenberg, a prominent oncologist who has been treating Marin cancer patients for more than 36 years, return to work after experiencing his own brush with the dreaded disease. Dr. ...
San Anselmo doctor has helped Marin breast cancer sufferers for 26 years
Megan Hansen from the Marin Independent Journal has written an article about Marin Cancer Care's very own physician, Dr. Bobbie Head who has seen it all — witnessing the evolution of new medical treatments and watching patients handle their fears. "My goal ...
Management Lessons From the MAYO Clinic
Mayo Clinic Model of Care Patient Care Collegial, cooperative, staff teamwork with multispecialty integration. A team of specialists is available and appropriately used. An unhurried exam and time to listen to the patient. A physician takes p ...