Cancer Treatment

At the Taussig Cancer Institute, our physicians offer the latest cancer treatment options coupled with a strong focus on patient care. We are always exploring new methods of treatment and are leaders in clinical trial research.

View some of our treatment options below, or call the Cancer Answer Line at 1.886.223.8100 to schedule an appointment or ask a nurse your cancer questions.

 
Bone Marrow Transplant

Bone Marrow Transplant Program

Most people who need to undergo a bone marrow transplant have cancer, such as leukemia or lymphoma. There are different types of bone marrow transplants, and the type and severity of your disease will determine what type of bone marrow transplant you need.

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy

Treatment for cancer may include chemotherapy, which is the use of drugs to destroy or disable cancer cells. Chemotherapy often involves several visits at varying intervals for a number of weeks.

Complementary Therapy

Complementary Therapy

Complementary medicine is the term used to describe additional forms of cancer treatment that may be given along with chemotherapy and traditional Western medicine.



Hormone Therapy

Hormone Therapy

Hormone therapy can work by stopping the production of a certain hormone, blocking hormone receptors, or substituting chemically similar agents for the active hormone, which cannot be used by the tumor cell.

Immunotherapy

Immunotherapy

Immunotherapy, also called biological therapy, is a type of cancer treatment that uses the body's immune system to fight cancer. The therapy mainly consists of stimulating the immune system with highly purified proteins that help it do its job more effectively.

Palliative Medicine

Palliative Medicine & Pain Management

The Palliative Medicine Program cares for people with pain caused from unrelieved cancer symptoms as well as people in all stages of life-threatening illness.



Pediatric Cancer

Pediatric Cancer

The Cancer Care Program at Children's Hospital is organized around making sure that each child is given the best possible chance to lead a normal, healthy childhood and life. For our cancer patients, our goals include minimizing pain and suffering, with a focus on keeping life as normal as possible.

Radiation Oncology

Radiation Oncology

Radiation therapy is a form of cancer treatment that uses radiation (strong beams of energy) to kill cancer cells or keep them from growing and dividing. Radiation therapy, including intensity modulated radiotherapy, may be used in conjunction with surgery or chemotherapy to treat cancer.

Surgery

Surgery

Surgery is used in almost every type of cancer as a cancer treatment. It can be used in a variety of situations such as diagnosis, removing tumors, relieving symptoms, reconstruction, ports and catheters, and prevention.




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