AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Texas Oncology is planning to build a 50,000 square foot cancer center to serve more people affected by this illness.
A report from the Texas Department of State Health Services shows that the state’s population of people over the age of 85 is expected to increase 390 percent from 2010 to 2050 and other local hospitals have been preparing for the increase in cases as well.
“A lot of people continue to work while they are being treated and they couldn’t do that if they had to go anywhere out of town,” said Dr. Vance Esler, Regional Medical Director of Texas Oncology. “The whole point is to keep people in town so that they can live a good life.”