To evaluate your medical concern and help determine the best course for treatment, the following diagnostic services are available through Willmar Medical Services.

• Diagnostic X-ray
• Mammography
• Computed Tomography (CT)
• Nuclear Medicine
• Ultrasound
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Laboratory Services
• Same-day Surgical Biopsy

Advanced technology and care are available. Your healthcare team will work with your physician to determine the best treatment plan for you. Three general treatment options include:

• Surgery
• Chemotherapy
• Radiation Therapy

To offer you the most comprehensive care, the following programs were developed to help you throughout the stages of your diagnosis, treatment and recovery.

• Music therapy
• Healing touch therapy
• Counseling for patients and families
• Cancer Support Group - education and support, meets weekly at Rice Memorial Hospital
• Oncology Nurse Navigator
• Regular assessments
• Tumor Registry - provides lifetime follow-up of patients through physician contact on a yearly basis
• Pain management
• I Can Cope - patient education program from the American Cancer Society
• Look Good ... Feel Better - specially trained cosmetologists conduct group sessions to teach women how to cope with some of the side effects of cancer treatment
• Reach to Recovery - an American Cancer Society program to help women and their families with breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.