There is no such thing as a routine cancer, and every person’s disease is different, with individually unique genes and molecules driving that disorder. At the OSUCCC – James, our cancer subspecialists are world-renowned experts who reach across medical disciplines (medical oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiation oncologists, molecular and biological pathologists, genetic scientists and more) to design the very best treatment plan and therapies to target each patient’s specific disease.
Because radiation oncology touches nearly all cancer specialties and subspecialties, each diagnosis and treatment plan is led by an OSUCCC – James expert within that particular cancer. That specialist is also supported by a closely networked team of doctors, physicists, radiation therapists, dosimetrists, physician assistants, nurses and other professional support staff who work together to provide each patient with individualized, targeted treatment.
The experts in the OSUCCC – James Department of Radiation Oncology treat patients who have been diagnosed with:
- Brain tumors and lesions
- Central nervous system tumors and lesions
- Breast cancer
- Children's tumors (brain tumors, sarcoma, leukemia, lymphomas, Wilms tumor, neuroblastoma)
- Gastrointestinal cancer (rectal cancer, colon cancer, gastric cancer)
- Genitourinary tumors (prostate cancer, testicular cancer, bladder cancer)
- Gynecologic tumors (cervical cancer, uterine cancer, vaginal cancer)
- Head and neck, and skin tumors (larynx cancer, pharynx cancer, oral cavity cancers, skin cancer)
- Lung and chest tumors (small cell and non-small cell lung cancer, thymoma, esophageal cancer)
- Lymphomas, leukemias and sarcomas (Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, mycosis fungoides, acute and chronic leukemias)
- Metastases (brain metastases, bone metastases, liver metastases)
- Tumors and lesions (cancerous and noncancerous)
- Nerve pain (trigeminal neuralgia)
- Skin cancer/melanoma
- Vascular malformations (brain/central nervous system tumors and lesions; abnormal bone formation, heterotopic bone; abnormal scar tissue, such as keloids; and Graves' disease/ophthalmopathy)
Additionally at the OSUCCC – James, highly specialized, coordinated teams provide supportive care (also called palliative care) for radiation therapy patients. This includes spiritual, emotional, psychological and nutritional counseling.
If you have been diagnosed with cancer and you would like a second opinion, or if you would like to speak with a cancer specialist, please call The James Line at 800-293-5066 or 614-293-5066 to make an appointment.