State-of-the-Art Care Located Close to Home

Community Cancer Care is an Indianapolis, Indiana based private health care organization that partners with rural and underserved hospitals as well as those in urban locations to provide their patients with cancer care and programming. Founded in 1983 by William Dugan, Jr., MD and Sara Edgerton, MS, Community Cancer Care has formed partnerships with more than 20 Indiana hospitals and provides them with state-of-the-art oncology care for their patients.

Community Cancer Care employs 20 medical oncologists/hematologists as well as one psychiatrist dedicated to quality-of-life efforts who work alongside local physicians and nurses in the communities to provide the latest care and treatments available. This enables patients to receive their treatment close to home without having to travel long distances to larger cities. Unlike other oncology practices that travel out to smaller cities to provide cancer treatment, Community Cancer Care has set up an infrastructure that is present 365 days a year. The program provides a whole treatment system for their participating hospitals.

• Diagnosis and treatment
• Prevention and detection initiatives
• Symptom management intervention
• Quality-of-life programming
• Patient access to research protocols
• Hospital oncology reimbursement training
• Cancer registry services
• Continuing education for local physicians and nurses

About the Founders

William M. Dugan, Jr., M.D.
Dr. William Dugan, Jr. is the co-founder, President, and Medical Director of Community Cancer Care in Indianapolis, IN, a healthcare organization that partners with more than 20 hospitals in rural and under-served areas to provide state-of-the-art cancer care and programming right in the local communities. He is a medical oncologist/hematologist and has been in the oncology field for 40 years. He is on the teaching faculty and is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. He is also past national president of the Association of Community Cancer Centers and has been invited to testify before Congress in Washington D.C. about healthcare reform. Dr. Dugan has been named in the "Guide to Top Doctors," which identifies the top 15,000 doctors in the United States who are most highly recognized by their peers. His research efforts have been published in numerous medical industry publications.

Sara Edgerton, M.S.
Sara Edgerton is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Community Cancer Care in Indianapolis, IN. She has been in the healthcare industry for more than 30 years and began her career with the Indiana Division of the American Cancer Society. She also owned and operated her own healthcare consulting company, specializing in marketing and business development for medical practices in various fields, including oncology, cardiology, and family practice. Sara has authored articles in several healthcare industry publications.

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