Chemotherapy Chemotherapy uses a variety of anti-cancer drugs to destroy cancer cells or limit their ability to grow. In most cases, a patient receives chemotherapy on an outpatient basis. The therapy is administered by trained and experienced Cancer Care Center nurses under the direction of your medical oncologist. Similarly, immunotherapy introduces drugs that boost the body's immune system. In conjunction with radiation therapy and chemotherapy, immunotherapy can help repair damage to the immune system that is often a side effect of those treatments.
Radiation therapy is the use of radiation to treat tumors.
A physician certified to administer this therapy in the course of cancer care is called a radiation oncologist. This title is earned through many years of specialized training in cancer and related diseases and its treatment through radiation therapy. Our Cancer Care Center is staffed by several radiation oncologists from the physician practice of the Medical College of Wisconsin. It was the first such group in southeastern Wisconsin to be awarded this accreditation. Our Cancer Care Center uses the latest technology and equipment, including a linear accelerator.