 The cancer program uses a multidisciplinary team approach, with doctors in the following specialties working together to provide patient care of the highest quality.
Diagnostic Imaging Services - McLaren Macomb Diagnostic Imaging services consist of Diagnostic X-ray, CT Scan, Ultrasound/Vascular, Interventional Radiology/Special Procedures, Nurclear Medicine, Mobile PET/Scan, Mammograph and MRI.
Gynecologic Oncology - The Gynecologic Oncology department treats cancer of the female reproductive system, including cervical and ovarian cancer.
Types of Gynecologic Surgeries
Interventional Radiology - Interventional radiologists may provide image guidance used during other procedures or may administer cancer therapy themselves, such as embolization or radiofrequency ablation for certain kidney, liver, lung and bone tumors.
Infustion treatment
Lymphedema Program - Lymphedema is a swelling of an arm or leg caused by accumulation of a fluid that's part of the body's immune system. McLaren Macomb has two physical therapists who are certified lymphedema specialists and who can help with this sometimes painful condition.
Medical Oncology - Medical Oncology is a specialty that diagnoses and treats cancer using chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and biological therapy.
Orthopaedic Oncology -The Orthopaedic Oncology Department at McLaren Macomb specializes in the treatment of bone and soft-tissue tumors.
Bone and Soft-Tissue Tumor Information
Treatments for Orthopaedic Oncology Patients
Pathology - A pathologist is a doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and classification of diseases by laboratory tests such as looking at tissue and cells under a microscope.
Radiation Oncology - Radiation Oncology is a specialty that administers radiation treatment.
External-Beam Radiation
Brachytherapy
Surgery - Surgeons remove tumors, place ports to deliver chemotherapy and work with radiation oncologists when they administer internal radiation.
Types of Gynecologic Surgeries |