Cancer Center:Diagnostic and Treatment Services
Developing the best treatment plan that is tailored specifically for you starts with sophistication in cancer detection. We have the latest imaging techniques and in-house expertise to achieve the most accurate diagnosis.
Radiology
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET scan)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Spiral CT scan
- Mammogram
- Ultrasound
Nuclear Medicine
- Bone scan
- Gallium scan
- Liver and kidney imaging studies
Biopsy Techniques
- Mammotome biopsy
- Sentinel lymph node biopsy
- Fine-needle aspirations
Laboratory/Pathology
- Reference laboratory for area hospitals
- State-of-the-art equipment
- Flow cytometry
- Tumor markers
We also offer the latest in treatment and supportive services.
Oncologic Surgery
- Breast conservation surgery for breast cancer
- Whipple resection for pancreatic cancer
- Prostatectomy for prostate cancer
Infusion Center
- Chemotherapy
- Monoclonal antibodies (Herceptin, Rituxan, Remicade)
- FDA-approved new drug therapies
- Blood products
- Colony stimulating growth factors (Neupogen, Procrit)
- Supportive medications/therapies
- Symptom management
- Outpatient procedures (bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, thoracentesis)
Radiation Therapy
- CT image-based therapy
- Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Brachytherapy
- Prostate seed implants
- Cardiovascular radiation
- Interstitial and intracavitary Low Dose Rate Radiation (LDR)
- Therapeutic radioimmunopharmaceuticals (Zevalin)
- Therapeutic radioisotopes (iodine-131, strontium-89, sumarium-153)
