At their recent meeting in Washington, D.C., the ACCC awarded Dr. Wade of Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois, along with 9 other ACCC past presidents as their inaugural class of Fellows. According to ACCC, “The Fellows program was established to honor individuals for their exceptional volunteer service, leadership, and commitment to ACCC and its mission […]
O’FALLON, IL – HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois held a ceremonial groundbreaking to highlight the future site of a new cancer care center that will offer comprehensive cancer services to patients in the metro east region. The radiation oncology center is expected to open in early 2020. The 31,000 square […]
Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois, a Decatur-based oncology practice, is the newest affiliate of the University of Chicago Medicine’s clinically integrated network that works to improve access, value and quality of care. The agreement gives CCSI’s patients expedited access to the academic medical center’s world-class experts. CCSI, a multi-specialty physician group of 20 medical, radiation […]
Rockville, MD—The Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) has honored James L. Wade III, MD, FACP, FASCO, with the prestigious David King Community Clinical Scientist Award. Dr. Wade is an active leader in cancer research and works as both a committee chair and a board member of several NCI-sponsored national and international research organizations. Dr. […]
Decatur, IL – The Greater Decatur Chamber of Commerce has announced the finalists for the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award, which will be presented on September 13, 2018 at the annual Chamber Awards Ceremony. The finalists in this category are Terri Chance, owner of Mister Softee, Debbie Hill, owner of Debbie’s Diner, and Dr. James […]
Dr. James L. Wade III, founder of Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois, talks about his background, the growth and achievements of CCSI, his involvement with cancer research, advances in cancer treatment, and approach to patient care.
On Thursday, July 14th, Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois held an open house at our newly expanded Crossroads Cancer Center in Effingham. In addition to a ribbon cutting ceremony, CCSI was also awarded the Effingham Chamber Member of the Month. We had a wonderful turn-out of guests including Effingham community leaders, Effingham Chamber members and […]
By James L. Wade III, MD | Justin D. Floyd, DO Why do we offer clinical trials to our patients? Because our patients get the best care when they participate! What are clinical trials? Clinical trials are simply an organized way for cancer researchers to learn better ways to fight cancer with the help of […]
5-13-15 National Cancer Survivors Day Celebration – Decatur Come Celebrate with Us! Tuesday, June 2nd at 6:00 pm Decatur Conference Center & Hotel
8-6-14 The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has recently awarded $2,520,862 each year over five years to the Heartland Cancer Research National Community Oncology Research Program (Heartland NCORP). The funding will be used to help pay for the costs of specialized research staff who will work side by side with cancer physicians and oncology nurses. Heartland […]
