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Cancer Care Center Treatment

The Saint Alphonsus Cancer Care Center has many treatments available for our patients.

Medical Oncology
Medical oncology utilizes the most current standards of care available. The physicians in Medical Oncology use chemotherapy, biotherapy, immunotherapy and radiopharmaceuticals in the treatment of cancer. Chemotherapy is the use of cytotoxic (anti-cancer) medications to kill cancer cells. Learn More...

Hormonal Therapy
Treatments for cancer are grouped into two major categories—local and systemic. Local therapies include surgery and radiation therapy. Hormonal therapy is useful if a particular person's cancer makes one of the hormone receptors, estrogen or progesterone. Learn More...

Radiation Oncology
Radiation therapy involves the use of high-energy x-rays or particles (called electrons). It works by killing tumor cells or inhibiting their growth and division. Through years of clinical trials, radiation oncologists have studied the use of radiation therapy to treat cancer. Learn More...

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