Advanded Treatments. Caring Touch.

Cancer is a complex and multidimensional disease. If you or a loved one has cancer, choosing a health care team to help you win the battle may be one of the most important decisions you make. At St. Joseph Medical Center, we care about you, your family and your fight against cancer. Our dedicated team of professionals, coordinated by board-certified oncology specialists, works together to create a personalized treatment plan, specific for you and your type of cancer. We will give you up-to-date and understandable information about your cancer and treatment. We will explain the results of diagnostic tests and provide specifics on treatment options, which could include access to national cooperative group clinical trials when appropriate, and access to treatment using state-of-the-art technologies and drug therapies.

The St. Joseph Cancer Center

The Radiation Oncology and Medical Oncology departments are located side by side in the Cancer Center on the Garden Level of the St. Joseph Medical Office Building. The facility groups the oncology specialists together to facilitate more frequent consultations and better patient coordination. With ground floor access and free parking, entrance into the Cancer Center is easy and convenient for patients and their families.

Healing Using State-of-the-Art Technology

St. Joseph Cancer Center treats patients with hematologic (blood) and oncologic (cancer) diseases. The Medical Oncology Department, under the clinical leadership of Patrick J. Colarusso, DO, Medical Director of the St. Joseph Cancer Center, offers patients access to leading-edge chemotherapy, as well as targeted and biological modifier therapies. Medical Oncologists, Nurse Practitioners, and Oncology Nurses care for patients in our infusion room, which overlooks the hospital's beautiful healing garden. During weekly Tumor Board sessions, the oncologists interact with a multidisciplinary team of physicians--oncologists, surgeons, family doctors, pathologists, radiologists, specialists-- who reviews specific patient cases and makes recommendations for coordinated treatment. Eligible patients are considered for appropriate pharmaceutical and national cooperative group clinical trials.