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Cancer Services

You are not alone in your fight against cancer. From diagnosis through treatment and survivorship, Sutter Health stands with you to provide the best care and comfort possible. You and your family benefit from advanced technologies, compassionate medical professionals and cancer-specific resources dedicated to your healing.

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Featured Services

  • Blood and Stem Cell Transplant
  • Breast Cancer
  • Clinical Trials and Research
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Cancer
  • Genetic Testing and Counseling
  • Gynecologic Cancer
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Integrative Cancer Support
  • Kidney and Bladder Cancer
  • Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma
  • Liver and Bile Duct Cancer
  • Lung and Thoracic Cancer
  • Medical Oncology
  • Neuro-Oncology: Brain and Spinal Cord
  • Pain Management and Palliative Care
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Pediatric Cancer and Hematology
  • Precision Medicine
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Sarcoma Services
  • Skin Cancer
  • Special Services and Support
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Survivorship Programs

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Multidimensional Cancer Care

When you receive a cancer diagnosis, your world becomes filled with complex emotions, questions, information and decisions. But you won’t be alone on the journey. In the Sutter Health network, you'll find advanced cancer care at numerous hospitals and doctors' offices. Certain Sutter locations offer the highly specialized Sutter Cancer Centers that are certified by the American College of Surgeons as well as the Community on Cancer (COC). Our teams can help you find the appropriate care at the location most convenient to you.

Nationally recognized cancer specialists, highly trained oncology nurses and skilled technicians in the Sutter Health network work together so you have access to leading-edge treatments, progressive clinical trials and a 24/7 multidisciplinary support team. 

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From day one of your diagnosis, our Nurse Navigator Program can provide you with a single, compassionate and knowledgeable point of contact who can guide you through everything from genetic testing and counseling to financial concerns. And as your key medical partner, your oncologist coordinates and oversees your medical care from your first appointment through to survivorship.

Leaders in Advanced Cancer Technology

Within the Sutter Health network, you have access to the forefront of technological advances in cancer care. Our areas of innovation include:

  • Radiosurgery — Using equipment available only to a handful of healthcare providers, doctors in the Sutter Health network can treat brain tumors and cancers in other parts of the body with unsurpassed accuracy—all with fewer side effects, greater comfort and improved outcomes.
  • Varian Radiosurgery TrueBeam™ STx System — Radiation oncologists in the Sutter Health network recently began using this new technology—a highly precise, faster and noninvasive way of excising tumors using shaped high-energy X-ray beams.
  • Gamma Knife — Used specifically for tumors and other medical
    problems of the head, this type of radiosurgery delivers precise
    beams of radiation to the area in need of treatment.
  • Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) — This 3-D breast cancer screening equipment  significantly improves cancer detection and reduces callback rates for findings that are not cancer.
  • Endomicroscopy — A tiny microscope smaller than the tip of a pen allows doctors to better identify pre-cancerous or malignant lesions during endoscopic procedures, and, in some cases, immediately perform what can amount to life-saving treatment—a major advance in early cancer detection.
  • da Vinci® Robotic-Assisted Surgical System — This technology enhances your cancer surgeon’s skill by providing a magnified, three-dimensional view of a surgery site, accessed through micro-incisions, allowing his or her hand to make extremely precise movements—particularly valuable for prostate, gynecological and kidney cancers.
  • Gynecologic Brachytherapy — This form of radiation therapy treats
    cancer from the inside out by inserting a sealed radioactive source
    directly into a tumor or a short distance from the tumor via special catheters
    or applicators. After treatment, the applicator is removed and you can go home.
  • Prostate Brachytherapy — Thanks to Sutter’s early adoption of this technology, some men can receive definitive prostate cancer treatment with a single outpatient procedure.
  • Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI) — For certain types of breast cancer, this technology allows you to complete an entire radiation course in about one week.

Awards for Exceptional Cancer Care

We’re proud to be at the forefront of cancer care and research. Here are just a few recent achievements in the Sutter Health network sites.

  • The American College of Radiology designated four Sutter sites as Breast Imaging Centers of Excellence.
  • The Blood & Marrow Transplant Program at Sutter Medical Center and Sutter Cancer Center in Sacramento joined a select group of transplant programs nationwide officially recognized for overall excellence from the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy.
  • Palo Alto Medical Foundation recently became one of the first oncology practices in the nation to be recognized by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative Certification Program, an affiliate of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
  • Eden Medical Center is the first healthcare facility in California designated as a Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence—the highest distinction possible from the American College of Radiology.
  • In 2015, the U.S. News & World Report gave the Neurology and Neurosurgery Department at Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento the highest possible score for Advanced Technologies and nurse‐to‐patient ratio.

Pushing the Clinical Research Envelope

We’re committed to participating in clinical trials to help you—and thousands of others—in the fight against cancer. Since the 1950s, our research centers have conducted hundreds of groundbreaking studies leading to medical innovations in cancer and other diseases. Recent findings include a novel treatment for glioblastoma, the most common and severe form of brain cancer, and the discovery that high levels of a particular gene found in melanomas, a deadly form of skin cancer, indicate a particularly aggressive form of cancer that needs targeted treatment.

Hundreds of Sutter patients are enrolled in cancer clinical trials each year through the Sutter Cancer Research Consortium, which coordinates the cancer research of investigators across sites within the network. This gives patients access to a diverse range of treatment options and follow-up services, and facilitates their participation in National Cancer Institute and industry-sponsored clinical trials. In addition, Sutter Health is tracking long-term outcomes for thousands of patients from previous trials, after they have completed active treatment.

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In Your Corner

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Infusion Center

Sutter’s Infusion Centers offer peaceful, calming settings. All nine Sutter cancer centers provide private infusion rooms for chemotherapy, hormone therapy or other treatments. At each center, you’ll find dedicated oncology nurses who can answer your questions and provide social and medical services.

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Join a support group to share experiences and get advice on breast cancer, blood cancer, colorectal cancer or other cancers.

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Reduce Your Risk of Breast Cancer

Learn how to lower your risk of breast cancer with lifestyle changes.

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Ask an Expert

Will radiation therapy make me radioactive? External beam radiation using a linear accelerator to treat the whole or partial breast does not make anyone radioactive.

Patient Stories

Cancer Care With a Human Touch

A new oncology leadership group has taken shape at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, uniting several medical and surgical specialties.

Blood and Marrow Transplant Saves Patient's Life

Constance Cole, 67, of Roseville, received a bone-marrow transplant in 2014 after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.

Prostate Cancer Patient Supports Others Fighting Disease

After receiving cancer treatment at Sutter Health, a Vacaville man shares his positive outlook on life with fellow cancer patients.

A Heart for Adventure

Dr. Goldschlager made a $100,000 philanthropic gift to the Mills-Peninsula Hospital Foundation dedicated to the Dorothy E. Schneider Cancer Center.

Girl Defeats Stage 4 Kidney Cancer

"Your daughter has cancer." The words are devastating for any parent to hear, but especially so when your daughter is just 9 years old.

Patient's First Mammogram Detects Breast Cancer

Julie was preparing for back surgery when an alert in her electronic health record suggested a mammogram. That alert may have saved her life.

Prostate Cancer Survivor Praises Sutter's Community Partnership

A special program in San Mateo brings health information to communities in need. For one prostate cancer patient, the timing was perfect.

Surviving Breast Cancer

Marisa Wachhorst's story of surviving breast cancer.

Cancer Research

Sutter Health Cancer Research
Cancer is caused by cells that divide uncontrollably. They can grow into tumors that spread in the body. There are many types of cancer and many different causes. Research into the biology of cancer leads to effective treatments that improve and extend lives.

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Doctor Profiles

The following doctors are part of the Sutter Health network. Learn about the doctors on this site.
Jelena M. Kao, M.D.

Jelena M. Kao, M.D.

  • Medical Oncology

Gopal Sachdeva, M.D.

Gopal Sachdeva, M.D.

  • Radiation Oncology

Uma Suryadevara, M.D.

Uma Suryadevara, M.D.

  • Medical Oncology

Derrick Wong, M.D.

Derrick Wong, M.D.

  • Medical Oncology

Christopher C. Dvorak, M.D.

Christopher C. Dvorak, M.D.

  • Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Kuang S. Chang, M.D.

Kuang S. Chang, M.D.

  • Medical Oncology

Hubert Y. Pan, M.D.

Hubert Y. Pan, M.D.

  • Radiation Oncology

Janice K. Ryu, M.D., FACR

Janice K. Ryu, M.D., FACR

  • Radiation Oncology

Robert W. Osorio, M.D., FACS

Robert W. Osorio, M.D., FACS

  • Cancer Surgery

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