For advanced, compassionate care for cancer and blood disorders, patients and their families have trusted St. Luke's for more than 50 years. Today we are a network of five cancer centers dedicated to state-of-the-art treatment close to home; patient-centered care and support; cutting-edge research; and community prevention, education, and early detection initiatives.
Our main cancer center in Boise brings you medical and radiation oncology specialists, as well as fellowship trained cancer surgeons in areas such as thoracic, hepatobiliary, gynecologic, and urologic oncology. Our care team also offers autologous and allogeneic bone marrow/stem cell transplant, and our facility is a National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) apheresis center. We’re also home to Idaho’s only pediatric cancer program and federally sponsored hemophilia center.Article
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Diane Bawcom, LCSW provides individual, couples, family, and group counseling services to adults, adolescents, and children coping with cancer. She has clinical experience and specializes in depression, anxiety, adjustment to chronic illness, grief, and loss.
Diane earned her bachelor’s degree in human development and family studies from Texas Tech University. She earned her master’s degree in social work from University of Texas at Arlington. Diane is a member of the Association of Oncology Social Work and American Psychosocial Oncology Society.
Madison Bernhardt, MS, CGC specializes in hereditary predispositions to cancer and hematologic conditions. She meets with adults and children who have a personal or family history of cancer to help them understand if there may be an inherited component.
Madison earned her bachelor's degree in biology and master's degree in genetic counseling both from Ohio State University. She is board certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling and is a member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.
Lesa Breding, LCSW, OSW-C serves the behavioral health and practical needs of adult cancer patients, caregivers, and their families from time of diagnosis into post-treatment survivorship. She assesses and treats depression and anxiety; helps with adjustment to illness, grief, and loss; and assists with end-of-life planning. She uses cognitive-behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, relaxation training, guided imagery, and wellness coaching techniques.
Lesa enjoys working with the children of cancer patients to help them understand cancer treatment and increase communication about illness within the family. She also works to eliminate barriers to cancer care including transportation, housing, and finance concerns.
Lesa earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and master’s degree in social work from Boise State University. She is a member of the Association of Oncology Social Workers.
Amy Cruz, NP is a family practice nurse practitioner. She has experience in the operating room, neurosurgery, and treating substance abuse. She is also experienced in palliative care medicine, having provided care in both the outpatient and hospice care settings. She found palliative medicine both exciting and challenging, and was thrilled to specialize in this area.
Amy is a Utah native and is excited to become an Idahoan. She enjoys exercising, yoga, meditation, golfing, and of course spending time with family and friends.
Emily Fassi, MS, CGC sees children and adults for hereditary predispositions to cancer and hematologic conditions. She is board certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling and licensed by the State of Idaho. She is a member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors and the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics.
Emily earned her bachelor's degree in biology with minors in chemistry and French from Truman State University, and her master's degree in genetic counseling from Northwestern University.
Christina Ikard, MS, CGC specializes in both pediatric and adult cancer genetics and also works with patients and families impacted by hemophilia. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biology with a minor in psychology from New York University. She earned her master's degree in genetic counseling from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Christina is board certified by the American Board of Genetic Counseling and is a member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.
Tonya Kuhn, MD completed her undergraduate studies in cellular and molecular biology at the University of Washington, graduating magna cum laude.
Jashmin Patel, MD is passionate about providing excellent, personalized, and compassionate hematology and oncology evidence-based care to her patients. She is devoted to providing the best options for treatment and working toward a positive outcome.
Dr. Patel has published in the New England Journal of Medicine and served as principal investigator in clinical trials involving a range of cancers, including, but not limited to, breast cancers, myelodysplastic syndromes, leukemias, lung cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and colon cancer. She has a special interest in the treatment of breast cancer and women's health.
Prior to her medical education, Dr. Patel earned her bachelor’s degree with honors in molecular and cellular biology from Vanderbilt University. She is a native Tennessean, now proud to call Boise home with her husband, also a physician at St. Luke’s.
Norman Zuckerman, MD has special interest in anemias and genitourinary cancers. He continues to be passionate about oncology, especially as newer targeted therapies and symptom control medicines are prolonging life and improving quality of life for his patients. As the director of the Integrative Medicine program at St. Luke’s Cancer Institute, Dr. Zuckerman considers all options – conventional and alternative – worthy of discussion.
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Breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy) or surgery to remove the entire breast (mastectomy), as well as a full range of reconstructive options.
Anal cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the anus, which is the opening at the end of the rectum.
A rare disease in which cancer cells form in the ducts that are outside the liver.
When abnormal cells grow out of control in one or both breasts. They can invade nearby tissues and form a malignant tumor.
Abnormal cells in your colon or rectum can grow together and form polyps. Over time, some polyps can turn into cancer.
Cancer located in the hollow, muscular tube that moves food from the throat to the stomach.
Care for cancers of the sinuses, nasal and oral cavities, tongue, salivary glands, larynx, and pharynx.
A disorder caused by a shortage of certain clotting factors needed to help stop bleeding and prevent spontaneous bleeding.
A type of blood cancer when bone marrow starts to make abnormal white blood cells that grow faster than normal cells and don't stop growing when they should.
Anal cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the anus, which is the opening at the end of the rectum.
A rare disease in which cancer cells form in the ducts that are outside the liver.
When abnormal cells grow out of control in one or both breasts. They can invade nearby tissues and form a malignant tumor.
Abnormal cells in your colon or rectum can grow together and form polyps. Over time, some polyps can turn into cancer.
Cancer located in the hollow, muscular tube that moves food from the throat to the stomach.
Care for cancers of the sinuses, nasal and oral cavities, tongue, salivary glands, larynx, and pharynx.
A disorder caused by a shortage of certain clotting factors needed to help stop bleeding and prevent spontaneous bleeding.
A type of blood cancer when bone marrow starts to make abnormal white blood cells that grow faster than normal cells and don't stop growing when they should.
A disease in which cancer cells form in the tissues of the liver; the most common type in adults is hepatocellular carcinoma.
St. Luke's offers comprehensive care for lung cancer, its symptoms, and the side effects of treatment.
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of cancer conditions caused by abnormal blood cells forming in the bone marrow.
When abnormal cells grow and form tumors in the pancreas; a small organ deep in the belly, behind your stomach.
The abnormal growth of cells in a man's prostate gland.
Cancers found in connective tissue such as bone, cartilage, and muscle.
Also known as gastric cancer – a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the lining of the stomach.
With this bleeding disorder, your blood takes longer to form clots, so you bleed for a longer time than other people.
Supportive oncology is an integral part of the St. Luke’s Cancer Institute philosophy that healing comes from caring for the whole person, not just the disease.
You can count on a team of experts who will work alongside your physicians to help you and your family be as strong and stable as possible during your cancer diagnosis, treatment and beyond.
St. Luke's holds Commission on Cancer (CoC) cancer program accreditations at both St. Luke's Magic Valley and St. Luke's Treasure Valley. Accreditation by the CoC, a quality program of the American College of Surgeons, demonstrates a cancer program's commitment to providing high-quality, multidisciplinary, patient-centered cancer care. Thirty-four CoC-developed standards set the framework for a cancer program to provide the full scope of cancer care services required to diagnose, treat, rehabilitate, and support all cancer patients.
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