Patient-Centered Care

Cancer is a complicated disease. Getting treatment shouldn't be.

Cancer is different from other diseases. Why? Because treating cancer usually requires the collaboration of many different kinds of physicians — surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and others. For patients and their families, navigating the system can be daunting.

We offer an alternative. The Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Clinical Cancer Center is the first cancer center in the nation built entirely around patients.

We group physicians by the kind of cancer they treat, not the kind of service they provide. For example, our Breast Cancer Program brings together experts in breast cancer diagnosis, surgery, drug treatment and radiation therapy, plus nurses who specialize in breast cancer. All work together in a single clinic at the Clinical Cancer Center.

We call this model of care the hub model because it puts the patient in the center, surrounded by everything he or she needs — coordinators, physicians, nurses and other clinical experts, services and support.

At the Clinical Cancer Center, there is a specialized hub team for every type of cancer. For patients and their families, the benefits are completely coordinated treatment and a seamless care experience.