Cancer

Adrenal cancer happens when normal cells in the adrenal gland change into abnormal cells and grow out of control. The adrenal glands are small organs that sit on top of each kidney. The adrenal glands make various different hormones that have different functions within the body.

Learn more about adrenal cancer.

There are several different types of breast cancer. Your treatment option varies depending on your type of cancer and how far advanced your cancer is diagnosed. Our surgeons will work with you, and a team of cancer specialists to determine the best option for your care.

Breast cancer often requires one of two types of common surgery. The first is a lumpectomy or removal of the breast tumor and closely surrounding breast tissue. The second surgery is a mastectomy or the removal of the entire breast. Sometime the surgery also involves removing a sample of lymph nodes (called a sentinel node biopsy) to test for cancer spreading outside the breast.

Learn more about how we treat breast cancer.

Most people who get liver cancer have long-term liver disease, also called chronic liver disease. This chronic condition eventually results in liver cancer. The most serious form of long-term liver disease is a condition called “cirrhosis,” which means scarring of the liver. Other causes of long-term liver damage include birth defects, alcohol abuse, and Hepatitis B or C. 

Liver cancer happens when normal cells in the liver change into abnormal cells and grow out of control.

Learn more about how we diagnose and treat liver cancer.

Depending on the type and stage of lung cancer you are diagnosed with, you may need lung surgery. Often lung cancer surgery requires a lobectomy, which means removing a large section of the lung, about 1/3 - 1/2 of the lung on one side. The goal of this surgery is to remove all the cancer.

Learn more about your lung cancer treatment options.

Stomach cancer happens when normal cells in the stomach change into abnormal cells and grow out of control. There are different kinds of stomach cancer, depending on the type of cells and part of the stomach involved.

Learn more about stomach cancer.

Thyroid cancer happens when normal cells in the thyroid gland change into abnormal cells and grow out of control. The thyroid is a gland in the front, middle part of the neck; it makes thyroid hormone, which controls your body's metabolism.

There are several different types of thyroid cancer, some types are more serious than others, and the treatment is different for each type.

Learn more about your care options for thyroid cancer.