Contact El Portal Cancer Center

Call EPCC only after you have made arrangements to get to the Emergency Room.

Non-emergency calls can be made Monday – Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Please call our main office at (209) 726-3410.

Notify us immediately if you experience any of the following symptoms:

• New fever of 100.4 F. or 38 C. degrees or greater
• Uncontrollable nausea or vomiting
• New or uncontrolled pain
• Chest pains or shortness of breath
• Severe shaking or chills
• Bleeding from the nose or gums
• Blood in the urine
• Black, tarry bowel movement
• Severe diarrhea
• Constipation with intense abdominal cramping
• Changes in your vision or hearing
• Increased bruising or pinpoint red or purple spots anywhere on the body
• New numbness or tingling of fingers or toes

Call during regular office hours (8:00 am – 4:30 pm Monday-Friday) if these apply:

• If you have questions about your medication, treatment or side effects
• If you’re having nutritional problems
• If you need a prescription refilled
• Please call by 3 p.m. and have your pharmacy’s phone number available
• For narcotics such as Percocet, MS Contin or Oxycontin, plan to come into the office for a written prescription. By law, your pharmacy must have a written prescription.

If a medication is not working, please call us (209) 726-3410 and let us know.