Treating Cancer

HealthEast Cancer Care:
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There are four main types of cancer treatment:

Surgery - About 60% of cancer patients will undergo some sort of surgery, either by itself or in combination with other therapies.

Radiation therapy - uses large doses of high-energy beams or particles to destroy cancer cells in a targeted area of the body.

Chemotherapy - uses powerful drugs to kill cancer cells, control their growth or relieve pain symptoms.

These therapies can be used alone or in combination with each other. Location, size and stage of the tumor, as well as overall health, determines which treatment or treatments you will receive.

Treating cancer with new technology

New advances in technology give patients and doctors more ways to treat cancer. At HealthEast Cancer Care, you have access to these innovative treatment options:

CyberKnife system (for various tumor locations) - Uses targeted, precise doses of radiation to target tumors. It is FDA-approved to treat tumors throughout the body and can achieve an outcome like surgery without incisions.
da Vinci Surgical System (for prostate cancer) - Allows doctors to remove the prostate through five or six small incisions, each about one inch in length.
MammoSite Radiation Therapy System (for breast cancer) - After a lumpectomy, MammoSite delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the location in the breast where cancer is most likely to recur.

Specialists

Patients at HealthEast Cancer Care are treated by a team of specialists who tailor care to each patient's individual needs. The team may include:

medical oncologist/hematologist
surgeon
radiation oncologist
pathologist
radiologist
other health care professionals