Inova Fairfax Hospital Cancer Center Receives Approval from the Commission on Cancer

Hospital Awarded Prestigious Three-Year Accreditation

Falls Church, VA – (July 2, 2007) — The Inova Fairfax Hospital Cancer Center has been granted three-year approval from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons, a distinction awarded to just one quarter of all hospitals in the country.

Approval is given only to facilities that have voluntarily committed to providing the highest level of quality cancer care. In addition to an on-site review every three years, the facilities must undergo a rigorous evaluation process and review of their performance. Inova Fairfax Hospital has been an approved program since 1987.

“We’re committed to providing the best, most comprehensive care for our patients,” said Kirsten Edmiston, MD, medical director, Inova Fairfax Hospital Cancer Center. “This designation lets our patients know that they are receiving first-class care from a facility that has achieved a superior level of expertise and that has a dedicated team of nurses and physicians.”

Receiving care at a Commission on Cancer-approved cancer program ensures that a patient will have access to: quality care close to home comprehensive care, including a range of state-of-the art services and equipment a multi-specialty, team approach to coordinate the best treatment options information about ongoing clinical trials and new treatment options access to cancer-related information, education and support a cancer registry that collects data on type and stage of cancers and treatment results and offers lifelong patient follow-up ongoing monitoring and improvement of care

The Inova Fairfax Hospital Cancer Center is one of the largest and most comprehensive cancer programs in the metropolitan Washington, DC area. In 2006, Inova Fairfax Hospital became the first in the area to offer TomoTherapy®, an innovative external radiation therapy used to treat complex cases including brain, throat and prostate cancers. Physicians also began performing a minimally invasive treatment for patients with inoperable liver cancer using Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT), a technology that has been proven to increase patients’ life expectancy and overall quality of life. In addition, U.S. News & World Report has ranked the Inova Fairfax Hospital Cancer Center among the nation’s top 50 cancer programs in its “America’s Top Hospitals” issue.

For additional information about Inova Cancer Services and Life with Cancer®, visit our web site at www.inova.org/cancer/.