Cancer
We're ready for the challenge.
The diagnosis of cancer is often accompanied by fear and uncertainty. That is why Tri-City Medical Center is dedicated to providing caring, integrated care from diagnosis and treatment through ongoing psychological support. Our expertise and multi-disciplinary approach ensures state-of-the-art care right near your home on both an inpatient and outpatient basis.
Cancer Support Team
Tri-City offers a "Cancer Support Team" to support you and your family before, during and after treatment has been decided. Your support team is composed of a physician, nursing staff member, pastor, tumor registrar, oncology social worker, home-care coordinator, clinical dietitian, health educator, registered pharmacist, and a palliative care nurse.
Our oncology services for adults with cancer and their families are accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. We even offer a "Look Good, Feel Better" program for women undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatment.
State-of-the-Art Equipment
State-of-the-art equipment includes, to name a few:
- On-site Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Open MRI with the highest technical quality and sensitivity in San Diego County
- Cyberknife, the world's first system designed to treat tumors with pinpoint radiation precision
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanning to detect tumors unseen by other imaging techniques
- ProstaScint, a new procedure to assess the spread of prostate cancer
- Stereotactic breast biopsy table
- Sentinel node biopsy, an innovative procedure involving only one to three lymph node samples in the detection of cancer
Programs & Services
- 30-bed oncology unit with a newly remodeled Comfort Room
- Advanced interventional radiologic procedures
- PET scanning
- MRI scanning
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Cyberknife, a non-invasive alternative to surgery
- 2 new mammography units
- 2 dual-head, nuclear medicine SPECT gamma cameras
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ProstaScint to locate and assess prostate cancer
- Stereotactic breast biopsy table
- Sentinel node biopsy
- Surgery to remove cancerous cells
- Radiation using high-dose x-rays or other high-energy rays to kill cancer cells
- Hormone therapy to stop cancer cells from growing
- Chemotherapy that uses drugs to kill cancer cells
- Designated oncology unit with oncology-certified and chemotherapy-certified registered nurses
Staff
- Gynecological oncologists
- Interventional radiologists
- Medical oncologists
- Radiation oncologists
- Surgical oncologists
- Rehabilitation therapists, including physical and occupational therapists
- Speech pathologists
- Oncology-certified and chemotherapy-certified RNs
- Cancer and ostomy support team
