Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center

Penn State Health Brain Tumor Center

30 Hope Drive, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

Phone number:

717-531-3828

Street address:

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Website:

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Additional Information:

This program meets 7/7 of the Guiding Principles for CNS Tumor Treatment Programs.

Institution part of Penn State Health.

Awards/Certifications:

Commission on Cancer Accredited Program – A quality program of the American College of Surgeons

Data for this program collected in 2023.

Accreditations:

National Cancer Institute Designation: No
Nurse Magnet Status: Yes
Academic Affiliation: Penn State College of Medicine

Number of Full-Time Physicians:

Number of full-time physicians in this treatment program who dedicate at least 40% of their clinical practice to the treatment of adult patients diagnosed with brain and/or spine tumors:

3 Neuro-oncologists or Medical Oncologists specializing in brain/spine tumors
2 Brain Neurosurgeons
0 Spine Neurosurgeons
2 Radiation Oncologists
1 Neuropathologists

Number of Adult Patients Treated for Brain and/or Spine Tumors Annually:

~250 Primary tumor patients
~300 Metastatic (Secondary) tumor patients

Number of Adult Patients Treated with Surgery Annually:

~100 Primary brain tumor patients
~75 Metastatic (Secondary) brain tumor patients
~10 Primary spine tumor patients
~15 Metastatic (Secondary) spine tumor patients
~100 Skull base tumor patients

Specialized Treatments and Technologies Available:

Identifies whether the following treatment options are offered either at this institution or at an affiliated center.

Available:

Drug:

Immunotherapy
Intrathecal chemotherapy
Targeted therapy

Imaging Treatments and Technologies:

fMRI
MRI Spectroscopy
MRI Tractography
Perfusion MRI
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

Other:

EEG
Tumor treating fields (TTF)

Radiation Treatments and Technologies:

3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT)
Hippocampal avoidance (for WBRT)
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
Intraoperative radiotherapy
Proton Therapy
Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Surgical Treatments and Technologies:

Awake Craniotomy
Brain Mapping
Endoscopic Surgery
Fluorescence-guided surgery
Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT)
Minimally Invasive Surgery

Clinical Trials:

Investigational treatments (or other interventions) available for the categories below:

Metastatic Brain Tumors
Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
Recurrent Glioblastoma

Other:

Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL)

Support Services Available:

Identifies whether the following clinical and non-clinical support services are offered either at this institution or at an affiliated center.

Available:

Advanced practice registered nurse
Brain tumor board
Brain tumor support group
Case manager
Certified neuro registered nurse
CNS tumor educational resources
Discounted lodging
Fellowship-trained neuro-oncologist
Financial aid services
Inpatient rehabilitation
Molecular testing
Neurological Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
Neuropsychology services for CNS tumor patients
Nurse Navigator
Oncology social worker
Outpatient Rehabilitation
Palliative care
Survivorship services
Virtual second opinion service

Other:

Specialty clinic for Neurofibromatosis (NF)
Multidisciplinary clinic

Last updated June 5, 2023

Brain Tumor Treatment Centers