Cancer Care

Medical oncologists and hematologists are typically the physicians who take the lead in helping patients fight their cancer with chemotherapy and other drug treatments.

Surgical oncologists use surgical procedures to help diagnose, stage and treat cancer, especially by removing malignant tumors associated with cancer.

Radiation oncologists harness the power of radiation to treat cancerous tumors using sophisticated equipment and advanced radiological technology.

Gynecologic oncologists are specially trained to diagnose and treat cancers of the reproductive system in women.

USA Health physicians treat childhood cancers as well as other blood disorders such as hemophilia and sickle cell anemia.

Refers to any of the several types of tumors that occur in the spinal cord or brain when cells mutate and grow.

A cancer that arises when cells mutate and reproduce without control, usually beginning in the milk-producing part of the breast.

A cancer that develops in the cells of the cervix, which connects the vagina and the lower part of the uterus.

Commonly referred to as colon cancer, this cancer occurs when polyps or abnormal growths inside the large intestine or rectum become cancerous.

Sometimes referred to as uterine cancer, this occurs when malignant tumors develop in the layer of cells that line the walls of the uterus.

As the name implies, this family of cancers happen in the head and neck region. They include lip, mouth, throat and tongue cancer, as well as cancer of the pituitary, thyroid and salivary gland, among others.

Also called Hodgkin’s lymphoma, this rare cancer of the lymphatic system is distinguished from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma by the presence of the Reed-Sternberg cell.

A cancer of the bone marrow and lymph system, leukemia occurs when the body’s bone marrow produces white blood cells that are abnormal and don’t function properly.

When cancer begins in another part of the body and spreads to the liver, it metastasizes. This is different from primary liver cancer, which is much more rare.

As the name implies, this cancer stems from the lungs, and there are three different types. Knowing the type is important to the treatment.

The most dangerous of all skin cancers, melanoma develops when skin cells experience DNA damage, primarily through exposure to UV light, and mutate into cancerous cells.

A blood cancer in which the body’s plasma cells generate too much protein. This protein then causes damage to organs.

A cancer of the lymphatic system where lymphocytes, or cancer-fighting cells, mutate and begin to multiply, crowding out normal, healthy cells.

A cancer that begins in one of the two ovaries in a woman’s reproductive system.

One of a group of cancers that form in the pancreas when cells mutate, multiply and spread uncontrollably until they form a tumor.

A cancer that occurs in the prostate, a small gland located near the bladder. It is one of the most common cancers in men.

A cancer that occurs in the stomach, usually when the mucus-producing cells that line the wall of the stomach mutate and become cancerous.

While typically diagnosed as endometrial cancer, it can also be uterine sarcoma, which is a cancer that forms in the muscles of the uterus as opposed to the uterus lining.

Sarcoma is a rare cancerous tumor that occurs in connective tissues - fat, nerve, muscle, bone. Sarcomas can also be found in the abdomen.