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After a cancer diagnosis, a surgeon will often surgically remove the tumor and nearby affected tissue during an operation. Surgery is used as an effective treatment for many types of cancer today. At Dignity Health – Cancer Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, our surgeons have extensive knowledge of cancer treatment surgical techniques, and are focused on treating you with humankindness from day one.
During cancer treatment you may require inpatient surgery and need to stay in the hospital overnight or longer to recover. Or you may need an outpatient surgery that is done during the day and allows you to return home to heal following the procedure. There are a number of reasons to have surgery in the treatment of cancer. They include to:
The surgical staff at St. Joseph's provides a complete range of surgical oncology services. Our surgical specialists will work with each patient’s oncology team to determine which surgery method will provide the best cancer treatment outcome.
Some of the surgical options at St. Joseph’s include:
The da Vinci Surgical System is a sophisticated robotic platform designed to enable complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach.
Patients with brain and spinal cord tumors have access to St. Joseph's internationally known Barrow Neurological Institute. Barrow Neurological Institute is one of the largest neuroscience centers in the world, providing complete neurosurgery services for a variety of conditions.
Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) is an alternative to radical abdominal surgery for the removal of polyps and early stage cancer. TEM is a minimally invasive procedure that allows the removal of lesions in hard-to-reach areas that typically require major surgery.
