Treatments We Offer

Cancer Treatments at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Plymouth

People who have received cancer treatment at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Plymouth speak passionately about their experience here — and with good reason. Their stories provide compelling examples of focus, strength, gratitude and resilience.

During the most trying of times, our patients value the personal attention we offer. Our advanced treatment options are available here in your local community. And you can find comfort by remaining close to your support systems and loved ones.

Treatments We Offer

The Jordan Hospital Club Cancer Center at BID Plymouth offers advanced cancer treatments.

Follow these links to learn more about each of these types of cancer: 

• Breast cancer
• Head and neck cancer
• Lung cancer
• Prostate cancer

Surgery

Cancer surgery — an operation to repair or remove part of your body to diagnose or treat cancer — remains the foundation of cancer treatment. Your doctor can use cancer surgery to:

• Diagnose the cancer.
• Treat the cancer.
• Relieve symptoms caused by the cancer.

In some cases, cancer surgery may be your only treatment. In other cases, you may need other treatments, such as radiation, chemotherapy, hormone therapy or biological therapy.

Medical Oncology / Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy uses drugs to treat a disease. There are several ways to receive anticancer drugs. These include:

• By mouth with pills, tablets, capsules and syrups.
• By injections or infusions into your bloodstream.
• By injections into your muscles.

Whatever the form of anticancer medication, chemotherapy is usually no more painful to take than any other drug given in the same manner.

An oncology certified nurse gives all chemotherapy medications. A four-person check system (your physician, a pharmacist and two oncology nurses) carefully checks and calculates each dose.

Radiation Oncology

Our expanded Radiation Oncology Center is accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Our radiation therapy program offers you several advanced treatment options, including:

• Three-dimensional (3D) conformal therapy
• Image guided radiation therapy (IGRT)
• Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
• Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
• Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)

Clinical Trials

The purpose of clinical trials (also known as research studies) is to develop new and better treatments for cancer. As part of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and through an affiliate membership with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, we participate in cancer clinical trials for multiple cancer types and stages. These trials are sponsored by the National Cancer Institute.

Through this affiliation, BID Plymouth provides members of our community access and enrollment to clinical trials for various cancer types. In this way, we can offer you the latest treatment options, close to home.

Check out these trusted websites for more information about clinical trials:

• American Cancer Society
• National Cancer Institute
• National Institutes of Health

To learn more about clinical cancer trials available at BID Plymouth, ask your oncologist or call our research nurse at 508-746-1088.