Surgical Options for Cancer Treatment
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.
Comprehensive Surgical Options
Some of the surgical options at St. Joseph’s include:
DaVinci Surgical System
The da Vinci Surgical System is a sophisticated robotic platform designed to enable complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach.
Neurosurgery
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
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.
Other surgical oncology options include:
- Minimally-invasive laparoscopic surgery can be performed for many abdominal cancers
- Image-guided cancer surgery and state-of-the-art sentinel lymph node biopsy are also performed for different types of cancer.
Learn More About Surgical Oncology At St. Joseph's
For more information or to make an appointment, call (602) 406-8222.