Treatment Options

Surgery

Stamford Hospital is known for expertise in minimally invasive surgical techniques for the treatment of cancer. This includes utilizing the da Vinci Surgical Platform, which enables surgeons to perform even the most complex and delicate procedures through very small incisions and with unmatched precision. For our patients, the potential benefits of minimally invasive procedures include less pain, less blood loss and less need for blood transfusions. Moreover, it can result in a shorter hospital stay, a quicker recovery and faster return to normal daily activities.

Chemotherapy

Progress has been made in the use of chemotherapy for cancer patients. Systemic chemotherapy is often given to advanced disease patients, and is being used more frequently as post-operative adjuvant therapy.

In some instances, radiation therapy is employed simultaneously with chemotherapy, or in sequence with it. The newer targeted therapies, given either with chemotherapy or as single agents, have added to the overall effectiveness of cancer treatment.

Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapy is often an important component of cancer treatment. It can serve as an alternative to surgery, be used in conjunction with chemotherapy, and can also be effective in relieving specific symptoms.

Our program provides multidisciplinary care for advanced disease, as well as neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiation to shrink large "unresectable" tumors so they can be surgically removed.

For more information or to make an appointment please call
1-877-233-WELL (9355).