Specialties at the Comprehensive Cancer Center
As an academic medical center, we are at the forefront of developing and refining treatment options to offer our patients the most positive outcome for their particular cancer. It is important to note also that our specialists are experts in treating your type of cancer, not generalists who treat all cancers.
At most medical centers, it can take weeks to see each of the physicians who will have a role in the patient’s care. We’ve developed a system to streamline the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of cancer patients by specialized teams of surgical, medical, and radiation oncologists as well as allied health care professionals.
A Multidisciplinary Team
At the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, experts in specific types of cancer – medical and radiation oncologists, surgeons, radiologists and others – work together to analyze a patient’s diagnosis and develop the best possible treatment.
This “consensus treatment planning” not only ensures that every possibility is considered for the patient’s health, it streamlines the process to provide answers and care faster. Multidisciplinary clinics mean that in one visit, a patient benefits from a whole team of experts.