Advanced treatment for cancer in Kansas

Caregivers at Ascension Via Christi provide advanced cancer treatments and procedures based on your diagnosis and care plan.

Cancer treatments and procedures

Your care team at Ascension Via Christi recommends treatments based on the type of cancer, stage and your overall health. Your treatment plan may include:

Medications and drug therapy

Delivers chemotherapy directly to a tumor while cutting off its blood supply.

Chemotherapy (chemo) is the use of strong medicines to treat cancer. It has been used for many years and is one of the most common treatments for cancer. In most cases, chemo damages the cancer cell's ability to grow and spread. Different groups of medicines work in different ways to fight cancer.

Hormones are chemicals made by glands, such as the ovaries and testicles. Hormones help some types of cancer cells grow, such as breast cancer and prostate cancer. In other cases, hormones can kill cancer cells, slow their growth, or stop them from growing.

Uses medications that either boost the body’s immune system or help it better identify and attack cancer cells

Radiation therapy

A form of  radiation therapy given directly inside the body, placed as close to the cancer as possible using tiny devices, such as wires, seeds, or rods

Radiation delivered from a machine outside the body that targets cancer cells without touching the body

Advanced radiation techniques that deliver precise doses to tumors while limiting exposure to surrounding healthy tissue

Radiation therapy uses high-energy X-rays to kill cancer cells. Radiation is a local treatment. This means it affects the cancer cells only in the area that's treated.

Highly focused radiation treatments that deliver high doses to a specific area without an incision

A type of photon radiation therapy that delivers radiation in a continuous 360-degree rotation for precise targeting. TomoTherapy expands our treatment options for brain and other cancers in high-risk areas.

Uses radioactive particles to target liver tumors while blocking its blood supply

Cancer Surgery

Breast reconstruction is surgery to create a new breast shape in place of a breast that has been removed (mastectomy). It can be done with implants or with tissue from another part of your body. Sometimes both are used to rebuild a breast shape. The breast mound created comes as close as possible to the shape and look of a natural breast.

Surgery may be done to reconstruct either one breast (unilateral) or both breasts (bilateral). The goal of the unilateral reconstruction is to create a breast mound that matches the other breast. If both breasts have been removed, the goal of the surgery is to create both breast mounds about the size of your natural breasts.

Removes cancer while preserving as much of the breast as possible

Minimally invasive procedures used to diagnose or treat early stage tumors

Minimally invasive surgery that uses robotic technology for greater precision and smaller incisions, similar to a laparoscopy

Replaces damaged bone with healthy stem cells after treatment

Minimally invasive chest surgery using  a small  camera and instruments through smaller incisions

Additional cancer care options

Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate new treatments, medications and technologies to improve heart and vascular care. Participation may provide access to innovative therapies while helping advance medical knowledge and future patient care. At Ascension Saint Thomas Heart, we offer select clinical trial opportunities with a focus on safety, compassion and personalized support throughout your care journey.

If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, go directly to the ER or call 911.

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