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Cancer Care Diagnosis & Treatment

DIAGNOSTIC TESTING

  • Computer Tomography (CT)
    Scanning -  64 Slice CT Scanner
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Single-proton emission computed
    tomography (SPECT)
  • Digital Mammography
  • Positron Emission Tomography
    (PET) Scanning
  • Nuclear Medicine -- PET/CT Scanning
    • Each year thousands of patients from throughout central Virginia and beyond turn to the Thomas Johns Cancer Hospital for cancer diagnosis and treatment. They come to us because our medical staff and caregivers expertly employ the latest technology and clinical resources to aggressively fight their cancer.

    TREATMENTS AVAILABLE

    Surgical Oncology
    -- Sentinel Node Biopsy
    -- Plastic/ Reconstructive Surgery
    -- Endoscopy
    -- Laparoscopic Surgery
    Medical Oncology
    -- Outpatient Infusion Center
    Radiation Oncology
    -- Treatment with Trilogy
    -- Gamma Knife Surgery
    -- Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)
    -- Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SRT)
    -- Intensity Modulated Radiation
    Therapy (IMRT)
    -- Radioactive Seed Implants
    -- MammoSite
    -- Image Guided Radiation Therapy
    (IGRT)
    -- Respiratory Gating

    Inpatient Private Rooms & an Infusion Center with Private Bays

    The Thomas Johns Cancer Hospital provides private rooms for all patients. Our infusion center provides the latest in chemotherapy and other related IV procedures. Each room has a TV and designed with patient comfort in mind.

    Surgery remains a Critical & Necessary Component of Cancer Care

     Click here for a Patient Video
    on IMRT Treatment or view a
    fact sheet.

    The ability to provide all aspects of surgical care is a defining parameter of a cancer hospital. TJCH offers all aspects of modern surgical cancer care including sentinel node technology, radio-guided surgery, minimally invasive surgical staging and resection, intraoperative ultrasound, and complex pancreatic, biliary and liver surgery. Surgery is frequently the first component of any cancer care plan. We offer a wide variety of surgical services for your needs:

    • Advanced surgical techniques including complex hepatobiliary and pancreatic resection and reconstruction
    • Intraoperative ultrasonography
    • Minimally invasive staging, biopsy, and intervention
    • Ablative options including radiofrequency ablation and RFA-assisted resection
    • State-of-the-art diagnostic modalities including endoscopic ultrasonography and endobronchial ultrasound
    • Outstanding operative and surgical nursing personnel with decades of collective clinical experience
    • Comprehensive ancillary support for the management of complex perioperative issues including cardiology, pulmonology, nephrology, interventional radiology, critical care, infectious disease, and rehabilitation services, all well-versed in the multimodal care of the pre-operative and post-operative patient
    • Dedicated sub-specialty and surgical oncology units with private inpatient rooms
    • Full service diagnostic, pathology, cytology, flow cytometry, and immunonitochemistry.

    What Treatment is Right for You? It's the one that suits you as an individual.

    There is no one-size-fits-all treatment for cancer, and our specialists can help you decide on the appropriate treatment. We take a comprehensive approach to cancer treatment, coordinating with other medical professionals and designing a plan tailored to your type of cancer and individual situation. As a model program and a site for national clinical trials, you can be assured the collective years of expertise and experience benefits and improve outcomes, quality of life or make patients more comfortable by relieving pain.