Cancer

posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Are you a breast cancer patient or survivor? We want to hear from you! Clay County Public Health and Abben Cancer Center are conducting a short survey to better understand and address the needs and concerns of cancer survivors in our area.

posted on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 Abben Cancer Center of Spencer Hospital is proud to announce the expansion of its oncology services with the introduction of an outreach clinic at Pocahontas Community Hospital. Beginning in late February, Dr. Luis Cuervo, a highly respected medical oncologist from Abben Cancer Center, will see patients in Pocahontas twice a month, offering consultations, follow-up appointments, and select non-chemotherapy treatments.

posted on Thursday, August 22, 2024 Abben Cancer Center welcomes Dr. Luis Cuervo, a distinguished medical oncologist, as part of a collaboration with the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Cuervo will provide full-time medical oncology services at Abben Cancer Center and serve as an associate professor at the University of Iowa. This collaboration aims to bring advanced practice standards and exceptional oncology care to our region.

posted on Monday, October 10, 2022 Dr. D. B. Nguyen, an Ivy League trained and experience radiation oncologist, has joined Abben Cancer Center of Spencer Hospital as the full-time radiation oncologist. The path that led him to northwest Iowa was a challenging and interesting journey.