Sanford Fargo to Present Cancer Care Forum
Sanford Health Fargo is hosting a community breakfast on bringing advanced cancer care close to home.
The forum takes place on Wednesday, Nov. 5, from 8 to 9 a.m. in the Town Hall Room at the Bell Bank Tower, 520 Main Ave, Fargo. The event is available to attendees by invitation only. The community breakfast will include a brief presentation, followed by a panel discussion and a question-and-answer session with the audience. A tour of the Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center is available following the presentation, from 9-10 a.m.
Featured panel discussion members include:
Dr. Amit Panwalkar, a specialist in hematology and oncology
Dr. Seth Maliske, a specialist in hematology, oncology and bone marrow transplants
Dr. Sam Milanovich, a specialist in pediatric hematology and oncology
Dr. Sommer Rae Wild Nurkic, a specialist in radiation oncology
The Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center serves about 600 patients daily and provides world-class chemotherapy services in locations across North Dakota and Minnesota. The Roger Maris Cancer Center is active in over 144 clinical trials, with 8,255 patients enrolled, including 42 trials specific to pediatric oncology. Some of its latest advancements in cancer care includes partnering with Perham Health and Sanford Thief River Falls to open chemotherapy infusion centers.
In 2021, Sanford Fargo launched the upper Midwest’s first blood and bone marrow transplant program. In October, the Roger Maris Cancer launched TIL therapy. This is a cutting-edge treatment where doctors take immune cells from a patient’s tumor, grow them in a lab and then return the cells to the body to help fight cancer.
The Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center was recently named one of the top cancer centers in the United States by Becker’s Hospital Review for a third consecutive year.