A Message From Our Program Leader
HonorHealth’s Early Detection Cancer Program is designed for individuals at higher risk. Through advanced screening, research, genetic testing, and expert multidisciplinary care, we aim to detect cancer early—when treatment is most effective.
The Cancer Prevention Clinic at HonorHealth Research Institute:
The clinic offers these services: weight management counseling, alcohol use guidance, help to stop smoking, and medicines that can lower the risk of some cancers.
When you come to the Cancer Prevention Clinic you will: have a visit with a doctor or nurse practitioner, have a physical exam to check for cancer risks, talk about any symptoms you have, share your personal medical history, share your family medical history, and share if anyone in your family has had cancer.
In the Cancer Prevention Clinic you will talk about your lifestyle, including smoking, diet, physical activity, exposure to harmful things, you may get genetic counseling and testing, or talk about inherited cancer risks, such as BRCA and Lynch syndrome.
You will get a screening plan made just for you. Your plan may include when to have more screenings, special scans, like Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), special blood tests, colonoscopy (test that looks inside your colon and rectum).
Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer Clinic
The early detection of pancreatic cancer (EDP) clinic at HonorHealth Research Institute helps people who have a higher risk of pancreatic cancer with many types of health experts working together. This clinic was started by Dr. Dan Von Hoff and Erkut Borazanci, MD, MS, Director of Oncology. Laura Goetz, MD, MPH, Director of Precision Medicine, currently leads the team.
Patients will get expert care which may include:
• Ask about your family’s health history
• Offer genetic testing and explain the results
• Use special scans, like Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Test your blood
• Use a camera to look inside your body if needed (endoscopic evaluations)
You may be able to visit the Cancer Prevention clinic if you are 18 years or older and have any of these
- You have more than one family member with the same cancer or related cancers.
- You have a known hereditary cancer.
- You have a known genetic mutation linked to cancer.
- You have had a precancerous condition, such as colon polyps or pancreatic cysts.
Early Detection Cancer Clinical Trials
You may be able to join research studies. These studies help find new ways to look for signs of cancer early.
To find a Clinical Trial, please use the link below.
To learn more about the Early Detection Clinic at HonorHealth Research Institute, please call 480-323-1336 or email: earlydetection@honorhealth.com
