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What is Cancer? |
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The Trinitas Comprehensive Cancer Center is located at our Williamson
St. Campus.
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Choosing the optimal cancer treatment is determined by the type of cancer a
patient has, the stage of cancer and overall condition. Selecting the most
appropriate treatment also depends on whether the goal of the treatment is
to cure the cancer, keep it from spreading, or to relieve the symptoms
caused by cancer. Although treatment may vary, nearly all cancer patients
will endeavor some kind of surgery even if it is a simple procedure for
diagnosis.
Some surgical procedures are performed in the physician's office while
others are done in the adjacent Trinitas Hospital building by a highly
experienced team of hospital surgeons. An array of treatment and diagnostic
procedures are performed as outpatient services in the same day surgery
center, though some surgeries may require a brief in-patient hospital stay.
What types of surgery are there?
Surgery is used to diagnose cancer, determine its stage, and to treat the
disease. Surgery used to help with diagnosing cancer, called a biopsy, is
quite common. Often performed in the physician's office or in an outpatient
surgery center, a biopsy involves taking a tissue sample from the suspicious
cancer for examination by a specialist in a laboratory.
When used for treatment, surgery typically involves removing the cancer and
tissue adjacent to the cancer. In addition to providing local treatment to
the cancer, information gained during surgery is useful in determining the
likelihood of repeated cancer and whether other treatment modalities are
necessary.
Surgical techniques continue to improve and are now less invasive to provide
as much comfort to the patient as possible.