Cancer Care
More than 200 cancer specialists at Norris Cotton Cancer Center work in teams to treat more than 20,000 patients per year with all types of cancer, using state of the art technologies in diagnostics and imaging; medical, radiation and surgical oncology; bone marrow transplantation; and immunotherapy.
In all, the Center has 25 separate programs for treating different cancers. These include:
- Blood & Marrow Transplantation Program
- Breast Cancer Program
- Endocrine Tumors Program
- Esophageal Cancer Program
- Familial Cancer Program
- Gastrointestinal & Pancreatic Cancer Program
- Gynecologic Cancer Program
- Head & Neck Cancer Program
- Hematology / Oncology Program
- Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center
- Leukemia Program
- Liver Tumor Clinic
- Lung / Esophageal / Thoracic Cancer Program
- Lymphoma Program
- Melanoma / Skin Cancer Program
- Neuro-Oncology Program
- Pancreatic Cancer Program
- Pediatric Cancer Program
- Prostate & Genitourinary Cancer Programs
- Radiation Oncology Program
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Skin Cancer Program
- Surgical Oncology Program
- Thoracic Cancer Program
- Thrombosis Program
In addition, the Center has several in-treatment and patient follow-up programs, including:
- Palliative Care
- Patient & Family Support Services
- Shared Decision Making
- Survivorship
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