Dedicated Cancer Experts, Focused on You
When you choose the Cape Cod Healthcare Cancer Program for treatment, you get an entire team of experts focused on the right care for you and your type of cancer.
This team is comprised of medical professionals from multiple specialties, including:
- Board-certified physicians expertly trained and experienced in radiation oncology, medical oncology, surgery and imaging procedures.
- Radiation oncologists specialized in the treatment of cancer using ionizing radiation.
- Medical oncologists specialized in diagnosing and treating cancer using chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, biological therapy and targeted therapy.
- Surgeons highly skilled in performing surgical biopsy for diagnosis, removing tumors and preventing the spread of cancer.
- Interventional radiologists specialized in performing biopsies for diagnosis and image-guided tumor ablation to shrink or eliminate tumors.
- Hematologists specialized in blood cancers and disorders.
- Nurses with advanced training.
- Pathologists skilled in examining laboratory samples of body tissue for precise cancer diagnosis.
- Radiologists specialized in studying diagnostic images such as CT scans to provide necessary information to the treatment team.
- Dosimetrists, radiation therapists and physicists skilled in the sophisticated technology and equipment used in radiation oncology, who work closely with radiation oncologists on your individual treatments.
- A registered dietitian skilled in individualized medical nutrition therapy focused on food and nutrition education, meal planning and community resources to meet the specific nutrition needs during and after cancer treatment.
- Pharmacists who work closely with your doctors to ensure the proper dispensing of your treatment medications.
- Rehabilitation specialists focused on helping you to stay as strong as possible during your cancer treatment, and to recover as well as possible post-treatment.
- An oncology nurse navigator dedicated to guiding patients and their families through every step, from diagnosis and treatment to on-going follow up. Our oncology navigator program is currently offered to patients with lung and gynecological cancers and will expand to more oncology patients in the future.
- Social workers helping you manage other areas of your life throughout your cancer journey.
- Financial navigators available to clarify insurance coverage issues and work with you to identify resources and information.
Team Conferences About Your Care
A multidisciplinary team meets regularly to discuss your care and develop or revise your customized treatment plan. Surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, radiologists and pathologists meet weekly to quarterly to review cases. Depending on the type and stage of cancer, your team may recommend diagnostic, medical, radiation and surgical protocols, alone or in combination.
Experts from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Partners Healthcare also attend these conferences, provide consultations and are available for second opinions.
