The Department of Radiation Oncology at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center has grown into a major treatment and research center, with more than 30 faculty members among its academic staff. It is an integral component of Massey, one of only 70 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers in the country.
Our patients are evaluated in multidisciplinary clinics specializing in the management of breast, neurologic, thoracic, gastrointestinal, genitourinary and gynecological cancers, as well as cancers of the soft tissue, skin and the head and neck. Childhood cancers are managed jointly with oncologists from the Department of Pediatrics at VCU Medical Center. The collaboration between subspecialists in radiation, surgical and medical oncology, as well as radiology and pathology, in the multispecialty clinical centers allows the experts to formulate the best treatment plan for each patient.
As a major site for clinical oncology research, a wide variety of prospective investigational protocols are available to patients through national research groups. In addition, protocols developed by VCU Medical Center physicians are available to test novel approaches to cancer management.