Tom Baker Cancer Centre

Tom Baker Cancer Centre at the Foothills Medical Centre
Tom Baker Cancer Centre at the Foothills Medical Centre
Alberta Health Services
	Tom Baker Cancer Centre and the Special Services Building ; Location of The Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary
Geography
Location	1403 - 29 St. N.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates	51°03′47″N 114°08′01″W / 51.06297°N 114.1336°W
Organization
Care system	Public Medicare (Canada)
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	University of Calgary
Services
Beds	Unknown
Speciality	Medical oncology
History
Opened	1981
Links
Website	Foothills Hospital
Lists	Hospitals in Canada

Tom Baker Cancer Centre (TBCC) is a tertiary care facility for Southern Alberta, named for the founding chairman of the Alberta Cancer Board, and is one of two tertiary cancer centres in the province.^[1] It is a lead Cancer Centre in southern Alberta for prevention, research and treatment programs and provides many advanced medical services, as well as supportive care for both inpatients and outpatients. The Cancer Centre also conducts research through the Charbonneau Cancer Institute^[2] and houses a comprehensive palliative care facility.

The Cancer Centre is located at the Foothills Medical Centre and is physically attached to the Special Services Building, which too provides special, advanced medical services to patients.

References[edit]

^ "Who Was Tom Baker?". Calgary Herald. 24 November 2011.
^ "Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute". University of Calgary. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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[1] "Who Was Tom Baker?". Calgary Herald. 24 November 2011.

[2] "Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute". University of Calgary. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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Academics	Cumming School of Medicine Faculty of Arts Faculty of Law Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Haskayne School of Business School of Public Policy Schulich School of Engineering
Affiliated	Alberta Children's Hospital Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity Chinook Regional Hospital Foothills Medical Centre Medicine Hat Regional Hospital Peter Lougheed Centre Rockyview General Hospital South Health Campus Tom Baker Cancer Centre
Athletics	Calgary Dinos Women's basketball Football Women's ice hockey
Campus	Banff Trail Station Brentwood Station Jack Simpson Gymnasium McMahon Stadium Olympic Oval Military Museums University Station
Research	Arctic Institute of North America Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre Canadian Journal of Philosophy Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies Circumpolar Health Bibliographic Database Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta Rothney Astrophysical Observatory School of Public Policy
Student life	CJSW-FM Gauntlet Calgary Distinguished Writers Program New University Television People Solar Team University of Calgary Press Students' Union 1988 Winter Olympics
Other	Calgary School

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