Accreditation from the Commission on Cancer affirms that Norton Cancer Institute offers a full range of services required to diagnose, treat and rehabilitate patients.

Published: October 4, 2022

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with cancer, consider the merits of choosing care that is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. Norton Cancer Institute has been honored with network accreditation in Kentucky since 2005.

The Commission on Cancer is a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to improving survival and quality of life for patients with cancer by setting and raising standards. The commission promotes cancer prevention, research, education, and monitoring of comprehensive quality care.

Establishing and maintaining accreditation from the Commission on Cancer is a voluntary commitment by Norton Cancer Institute. The designation affirms that Norton Cancer Institute offers a full range of services required to diagnose, treat and rehabilitate patients while supporting them and their families.

Why choose an accredited cancer care program?

The Commission on Cancer certification sets quality standards for cancer programs to ensure patient-centered services. Norton Cancer Institute offers:

• Quality care close to home
• Comprehensive care, including a complete range of state-of-the-art services and equipment
• A multidisciplinary team approach to coordinate the best available treatment options
• Information about ongoing cancer clinical trials and new treatment options
• Access to prevention and early detection programs, cancer education and support services
• Ongoing monitoring and improvements in cancer care
• Patient tracking through the cancer data system

Why choose Norton Cancer Institute?

Accreditation is a national confirmation that Norton Cancer Institute offers excellence in care. Here are some reasons our patients choose this program:

• Access to more than 100 specialists, including board-certified and fellowship-trained oncologists
• Multidisciplinary setting, meaning patients get the benefit of opinions from multiple specialists across Norton Healthcare and often can schedule appointments for the same day in the same location
• Immunotherapies such as CAR-T cell therapy, genetic therapies tailored to combat the unique genetic makeup of your cancer and the latest in surgical treatments, chemotherapy and radiotherapy
• New, state-of-the-art Norton Cancer Institute Genomics Lab offering highly specialized testing that will make it possible to diagnose and treat cancer more precisely and to tailor advanced treatments based on a tumor’s specific genetic composition
• Norton Cancer Institute Prompt Care Clinics designed especially for providing symptom relief and other care to Norton Cancer Institute patients
• MyNortonChart to communicate with your provider, manage appointments, refill prescriptions and more anytime from a mobile device or computer