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Cancer care at Marlborough Hospital includes surgical procedures and chemotherapy treatments. The hospital's oncology team is comprised of specialists with advanced clinical knowledge who provide excellent patient-centered care.
The hospital's Hematology/Oncology Clinic allows patients to receive chemotherapy treatments and related services in a local, community hospital setting. The clinic utilizes a multidisciplinary team approach to treating cancer. A patient's care team consists of his/her own oncologist or oncologist/hematologist and other cancer specialists, including certified oncology nurses and nutritionists.
Surgeons at Marlborough Hospital also provide a wide range of surgical services, including bone marrow biopsies for the benefit of cancer patients.
The hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic provides treatments for the following types of cancer:
- Bone
- Breast
- Gastrointestinal
- Genitourinary
- Gynecologic
- Head and neck
- Hematologic disorders and malignancies
- Lung
- Skin
- Soft tissue
As a member of UMass Memorial Health Care, Marlborough Hospital patients have convenient access to UMass Memorial Cancer Center. This ensures close coordination of a patient's care with a renowned cancer center that provides advanced radiation treatments, bone marrow transplants, PET (positron emission tomography) scanning and the latest clinical trials.
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