
Advanced Laboratory Services
Our laboratory is the nerve center of our operation, accurately testing and diagnosing even the most complicated conditions to help develop the most effective plan.When you become a Cancer Center of Kansas (CCK) patient, you will quickly learn that laboratory testing is a key component to the evaluation, management and treatment of cancer and blood disorders.
What to expect as a CCK Patient
Most of our patients will need to have blood drawn and laboratory work performed immediately before each office visit with their CCK physician and before any chemotherapy treatment or injection. This allows our physicians to monitor your blood work and adjust your treatment as necessary with each visit.
You may also have laboratory work collected during weeks when you are not receiving treatment to monitor your response to your last treatment or injection. If your lab results fall outside the limitations set by your CCK physician, a member of our CCK staff will contact you for any necessary follow-up.
Not in Wichita? No problem!
In order to best serve our patients throughout the state, we have different locations and procedures for getting blood drawn and laboratory work performed depending on your CCK location. We work collaboratively with outside laboratories in most of our locations to have the work performed in their location and results sent to us seamlessly. To find out more details about the location of the laboratory in your location, please talk to the CCK team members located in that office.
CCK Laboratory Services
State of the art clinical laboratoryWe are proud to also have a CCK laboratory servicing our largest 2 offices located in Wichita (see more details below for locations). The CCK laboratory is a state of the art clinical laboratory that is CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988) certified through CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) and is accredited by COLA.
Our CCK Lab Staff:
The CCK staff servicing our laboratory is comprised of a variety of clinical laboratory science professionals, including Clinical Laboratory Scientists, Medical Laboratory Technologists, Medical Laboratory Technicians and Phlebotomists.
CCK Lab Services:
The CCK laboratory performs most procedures in our facility, but also works collaboratively with outside laboratories to process patient blood work when required.
More specifically, we perform the following core laboratory procedures right in our office: complete blood counts (CBC), platelet counts, reticulocyte counts, estimated sedimentation rates, comprehensive metabolic profiles (CMP), basic metabolic profiles, liver profiles, renal panels, Iron studies, TSH, PSA, serum creatinine’s, urine protein creatinine ratios, prothrombin time, activated thromboplastin times, routine urinalysis, and pregnancy tests.
The CCK laboratory also collects samples to send to reference laboratories that test for tumor markers, special chemistries, bone marrows, flow cytometry, cytogenetic, molecular, and genetic testing.
Finally, the CCK laboratory performs certain procedures that are processed and sent to research laboratories to support the high level of clinical research performed by the CCK Research Team.
Finding the CCK Lab
Directions & Check-In Info for the Wichita CCK locationsMain Office Location
For patients seeing one of our CCK physicians at the Main Office, the CCK laboratory is located on the 1st floor of the Heritage Plaza Building in Suite 100.
You can simply check in directly on the 1st floor with the receptionists, and they will direct you to the CCK laboratory waiting area.
One of the CCK laboratory staff will call you when they are ready for you. It is otherwise unnecessary for you to check-in first with the 4th floor receptionist.
VIEW LOCATION INFORMATIONMAT Office Location (MAT Office)
For patients seeing one of our CCK physicians at the MAT Office, the CCK laboratory is located in Suite 300 where you would otherwise receive treatment or see the physician.
Therefore, you can simply check-in with the receptionist and one of the CCK laboratory staff will call you when they are ready for you.
VIEW LOCATION INFORMATIONLaboratory Certifications
Frequently Asked Questions
Find questions and answers specifically for our lab services- Do I need to fast before getting my lab work drawn?
- Can you take blood from my portacath or catheter?
- Do I have to get blood taken with each visit?
- Can laboratory work be done in the CCK lab under the order of my primary care physician or other specialty physician?
- Can I get my results?
- Can I ask for a specific person to take my blood sample?
- How long does it take to get my results?