Cancer Treatments

The Right Cancer Treatment for You

When it comes to the study and treatment of tumors and cancer — otherwise known as oncology — Memorial Cancer Institute is on your side. By focusing on clinical research and trials, our team of physicians stays on the leading edge of cancer treatment, working to ensure effective and technologically advanced treatment options are available to you and your family.

Surgical Cancer Treatment

Accredited by the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer, Memorial Cancer Institute’s surgical oncologists are often your front-line cancer-fighting team. Advances in surgical cancer treatment make it possible for many tumors to be safely and effectively removed, sometimes with minimally invasive techniques (like VATS and robotic surgery) and less recovery time. Combined with chemotherapy, radiation and other cancer treatments, surgery can offer improved outcomes for patients with breast cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, skin cancer, prostate cancer and other types of cancer.

Hematology and Oncology

Clinical hematology and medical oncology encompass a large number of malignancies. Most of the hematology malignancies are in the blood stream and the oncology ones are solid tumors. New molecular approaches have shown that the cause and behavior of tumors has to do with changes in the genes more than the location of the tumors.

Chemotherapy, biologic therapy and now targeted therapy are the treatment methods we use to fight these cancers from the molecular level. Most of the agents used today target specific receptors in different tumors. Memorial Cancer Institute offers these advanced cancer therapies and new therapies under clinical trials.

Radiation Therapy

Memorial Cancer Institute’s team of highly trained and specialized radiation oncologists, nurses and therapists — along with some of the most advanced technologies available today (like stereotactic radiation therapy, intensity modulated radiation Therapy and brachytherapy) — give you a powerful combination to fight your cancer. Today’s radiation techniques deliver targeted doses directly to tumors and spare healthy surrounding tissue, with fewer side effects and better results than ever. Learn about Memorial Cancer Institute’s advanced radiation cancer treatment options.

Please call Memorial Cancer Institute to schedule an appointment: 954-265-4325, or email us.