Our cancer specialists are dedicated to your health and well-being,
because you’ve got a lot of life to live.
Cancer is a challenging diagnosis, but you don't have to face it alone. St. John's Regional Medical Center provides a complete spectrum of cancer services, blending advanced medical technology with a holistic, patient-centered approach. Our goal is to offer exceptional care that respects your individual needs, questions and concerns, right here in Ventura County.
St. John's Regional Medical Center invests in the latest medical technologies to ensure you receive the most precise and effective treatments available. From advanced imaging for accurate diagnosis to sophisticated radiation therapy systems, we are equipped to deliver high-quality care.
St. John's Regional Medical Center is proud to be recognized for excellence in cancer care, holding accreditation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC). This distinction affirms our dedication to delivering comprehensive, high-quality and multidisciplinary patient-centered care, meeting rigorous standards for treatment, research and education. Further demonstrating our commitment, we are also an NAPBC accredited Breast Surgery Center, ensuring exceptional specialized care.
Diagnosis and staging
St. John’s offers a minimally invasive robotic-assisted bronchoscopy procedure with Ion. With accurate precision and stability, Ion enables physicians to obtain tissue samples from deep within the lung, addressing a challenging aspect of lung biopsy.
During the Ion bronchoscopy, your physician guides an ultra-thin catheter through your airway to the area of your lung for biopsy. The small, flexible catheter can reach all segments of the lung — even far into the outer lung. Once at the nodule for biopsy the catheter locks in place. Your physician inserts biopsy tools through the catheter to take a sample of your lung tissue.
Ion made by Intuitive, maker of the da Vinci surgical system, is built on more than two decades of leadership in robotic-assisted technology. Ion complements our robotic-assisted surgical program, enabling patients to receive all care —from biopsy to surgery— at our hospital. Learn more
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This next generation surgical robotic system is designed to perform some of the most complex procedures with unmatched precision through the smallest incisions possible – allowing you to get back on your feet sooner. Learn more
The IMRT is considered to be the most significant technological breakthrough in radiation treatment in the last 30 years, IMRT is a painless, non-surgical treatment that allows the radiation oncologists at the Radiation Oncology Center of Ventura County to precisely target cancer cells while minimizing side effects.
The SBRT is an image-guided radiation therapy of the 21st century, redefines cancer treatment using sophisticated technology to target tumors with high-dose radiation while sparing healthy tissue.
THe HDR brachytherapy involves the temporary robotic placement of a powerful radiation source, allowing your radiation oncology team to accurately and quickly deliver treatment directly to the tumor.
This state-of-the art scanner that has the ability to perform non-invasive, precise imaging to produce the clearest images possible, allowing our experts to diagnose with greater accuracy.
This new and versatile MRI is the only 3T magnet in any acute care hospital in Ventura County, offering patients a more comfortable scan experience while generating extraordinary image quality for the physician.
This minimally invasive therapies most frequently performed by our radiologists under imaging (CT) guidance can be highly effective in completely eliminating small liver tumors.
An image-guided, non-surgical procedure that is used to treat malignant lesions in the liver by delivering chemotherapy directly to the tumor while sparing the patient many side effects of traditional chemotherapy.
Innovative multimodality therapies including immunotherapy, target therapy, biologic therapy and chemotherapy are provided by the Cancer Center’s physician partners, Ventura County Hematology Oncology group, at their three offices and infusion centers in Oxnard, Camarillo and Ventura, offering cutting-edge cancer treatment while minimizing side effects of therapy.
Our multidisciplinary team is comprised of highly skilled and compassionate professionals, including:
We believe in treating the whole person, body and mind, not just the disease. Our supportive care services include:
The St. John’s Regional Cancer Center Rehabilitation Program (STAR Program) provides patients with comprehensive rehabilitation by a team of certified cancer rehabilitation professionals. Each team member provides expertise, guidance, training and support. Our rehabilitation program is dedicated to integrated care for cancer survivors.
Your rehabilitation plan
As a cancer rehabilitation program patient, you will receive coordinated and comprehensive rehabilitation treatment to help improve the issues that affect your daily life. Your cancer rehabilitation plan will depend on individualized goals that focus on increasing strength and energy, managing pain, and improving your quality of life.
Cancer rehabilitation treats the following symptoms:
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