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Dr. Mary Maitland DeLand, MD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
1507 Alice Dr Lafayette LA, 70503About
Dr. Mary DeLand practices Radiation Oncology in Lafayette, LA. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. DeLand specializes in treating cancer with radiation, using radiation therapy to treat a wide variety of cancers. Radiation therapy uses carefully targeted and regulated doses of high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells.
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University of Florida College of Medicine 1977
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Practice At 917 General Mouton Ave
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Maitland DeLand, M. D. is a radiation oncologist who specializes in treating women’s and children’s cancers. She has dealt with her own children’s illnesses including Type 1 Diabetes, Epilepsy and Asthma. As a result of her personal and professional experiences she realized there was a need for simple, comforting, yet informative child and family friendly books dealing with serious childhood illnesses. The Katie Kate Series was born! Her Children’s books are used in major teaching centers worldwide and have received the Gold Award from Mom’s Choice Awards Honoring Excellence.
The Great Katie Kate book series is very helpful to young children diagnosed with serious medical illnesses. Using easy to understand text and engaging illustrations our superhero Katie Kate explains the illness process simply to help kids overcome their fears. Parents are frequently at a loss when their child develops a serious illness; they look for ways to comfort, protect and be strong. Reading the Katie Kate book together helps the family become unified and ready to meet this challenge.
Be A Hero! Is a special book written with the National Institute of Health (NIH) and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and is used for Trial Net, Type 1 Diabetes international research trials for prevention and cure. We encourage participation to help all those affected by this disease. All children’s books retail at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, etc. for $14.95 hardcover and ebooks for $3.99. We offer them to hospitals at a discounted rate of $10.00 each or $30.00 for the series of 4 books, Cancer, Diabetes, Asthma and Epilepsy. You can contact the office at 337-989-0812 or by email at mdeland@delandbooks.com with questions and orders.
She is also the author of Baby Santa, a series of children’s Christmas books, Busy Bees, and Fishing for Flowers.
Outside of the office, she enjoys calling friends and family to catch up, watching classic films, and reading enlightening passages. She speaks both English and French.
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