Lou and Jack Finney Cancer Center

The Cancer Center at Hunt Regional Medical Center offers the region's first comprehensive cancer care services.

Oncology patients in the Hunt County area do not need to travel great distances for their radiation therapy. The Cancer Center provides state of the art cancer treatment, close to home, 5 days a week.

The Lou and Jack Finney Cancer Center is operated by Texas Oncology, the nation's largest network of medical professionals focused on the treatment of cancer. James J. Petrikas, D.O., a board certified radiation oncologist, leads the Cancer Center team. Meet the Cancer Team

“It’s important for anyone diagnosed with cancer to understand that when you receive your diagnosis, you’re already at the first stage of survivorship. Being a survivor is the real journey everyone with cancer travels.”

– Dr. James Petrikas

Comprehensive cancer care services at Finney Cancer Center include:

• Chemotherapy
• Radiation therapy
• Brachytherapy
• Breast Biopsy
• Genetic counseling
• FitSTEPS for Life
• Clinical trials
• Laboratory services
• Pharmaceutical services (preparation of chemotherapy drugs)
• Contact information

Chemotherapy

In the chemotherapy suite patients receive the chemotherapy drugs their oncologists have prescribed.

Since some chemotherapy treatments take several hours to complete, the chemo suite provides comfortable infusion chairs for patients. A photo mural showing a tranquil scene from the Texas hill country lines one wall of the infusion room.

Chemotherapy treatment is administered at the Cancer Center Monday through Wednesday.

Radiation therapy

The Cancer Center's Varian Clinac iX linear accelerator provides targeted, state of the art radiation therapy. The linear accelerator delivers precisely targeted radiation to cancers while limiting radiation to other organs and tissue. It features the newest oncology technology giving doctors the ability to target and track tumors more accurately.

The accelerator is equipped with OBI (on-board imaging) that delivers radiation with pinpoint precision at any angle to virtually any treatment location in the body. OBI makes it possible to take 3D, 360° CT scans while the patient lies on the treatment couch.

During treatment, patients can appreciate the beauty of a field of Texas bluebonnets shown in a photo mural in the ceiling above the treatment couch.

The radiation oncologists use a CT scanner to simulate the setup of treatment portals to be treated on the linear accelerator.

Radiation treatments are administered at the Finney Cancer Center Monday through Friday.

Brachytherapy

The newest of our cancer fighting tools, the brachytherapy system enables radiation oncologists to treat localized prostate cancers through the implantation of radioactive seeds that eradicate the tumor internally.

This one-time, high-tech procedure provides precise localized treatment for the many prostate tumors that can't be treated effectively using the linear accelerator.

Breast Biopsy

Hunt Regional Medical Center is one of the first facilities in the state to use the Intact breast lesion excision system. It's a minimally invasive breast biopsy technique that is more comfortable and more accurate than conventional methods.

It can even spare the patient additional surgical procedures.

Genetic Counseling

Genetic testing identifies whether an individual has an increased risk for certain types of cancer.

While cancer isn't heriditary, you can inherit a higher risk for developing some kinds of cancers. A genetic counselor frequently visits the cancer center.

FitSTEPS for Life

This free clinical exercise program encourages and empowers cancer survivors to become physically active at diagnosis as well as during and after treatment.

It includes simple exercises such as treadmill walking, and strengthening and stretching exercises.

Patients are admitted on a physician's referral.

Clinical Trials

Texas Oncology, through its affiliation with the US Oncology Research Network, has played a role in the development of 36 cancer-fighting ddrugs apporved by the FDA.

Contact Information for Finney Cancer Center

Appointments for treatment at the Cancer Center are usually made through physicians. However, inquiries about treatment from patients and their families are always welcome.

In the event that patients experience discomfort or illness following a treatment, they are encouraged to contact their physician and the Cancer Center to keep them informed.

Phone: 903-408-5112
Fax: 903-408-5124

James Petrikas, D.O., Radiation Oncologist : 903-408-5112
Dana Rosencranz, Ph.D., Medical Physicist: 903-408-5118
Kyle Koon, Dosimitrist: 903-408-5145
Chemotherapy: 903-408-5112

The Finney Cancer Center is located at 4215 Joe Ramsey Blvd. in the West Wing of Hunt Regional Medical Center of Greenville.

Inside the Accelerator vault