Improve Your Odds with the Most Advanced Treatments

Medical Oncology
Medical oncology is a service provided by a team that consists of oncologists and oncology nurses. At CCNC, our teams are highly experienced, knowledgeable and genuinely empathetic. Our doctors, specifically, have over 200 years of combined experience. They pride themselves on staying up-to-date on the most advanced treatments and clinical trials, and then suggesting the most appropriate. Another important role they fulfill is providing education to the patients and their families about various forms of cancer and the temporary side effects of treatment.

Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is a systematic treatment for cancer. The side effects can vary depending on the drug regimen received. Throughout treatments, patients are closely monitored by our healthcare team. In other words, we're there with you every step of the way, especially our nursing team. Overall, they're an excellent resource for cancer care information.

Radiation Oncology
Radiation oncology is our newest onsite service, providing our patients with greater convience and comfort.  Our entire radiation oncology team is board certified/eligible and committed to providing the highest quality cancer care.  Our physicians work closely with our radiation physicist and dosimetrist to customize each treatment plan.  Our radiation therapists deliver the planned course of radiation treatments with pinpoint accuracy.  Our nurses support all aspects of a patient’s treatment, including patient education and the coordination of care with other members of your cancer care team.

Our commitment to providing the best care possible means that our practice is equipped with the best technology available. Our computerized tomography (CT) scanner scans the patient’s body, localizes the center of the tumor and begins to formulate the optimal plan for each patient.  Then, our state-of-the-art Pinnacle system determines the best way to wrap the radiation dose around the tumor.  Finally, treatment is delivered on a Varian dual-energy linear accelerator.  This machine produces high energy X-rays that focus on a patient’s tumor and kill the cancerous cells; it is capable of delivering the most accurate form of radiation therapy, called intensity-modulated radiation therapy, or IMRT).

Head and Neck Surgery
Surgery plays an essential role in the treatment and cure of cancers of the head and neck. The goal of surgery is two-fold: to remove the tumor and to restore function. Using the newest state-of-the-art reconstructive techniques optimal functional outcomes can be achieved. When surgery is combined with radiation and chemotherapy the best possible cure rates can be achieved for patients with advanced cancers.

Diagnostic Radiology
As its name implies, diagnostic radiology uses x-rays to help diagnose disease. With our multi-slice GE Qxi CT scanner, we offer our patients the convenience of scanning for prompt and accurate diagnosis, as well as helping to assess the response of a tumor to treatment.  The scanner will also be used for CT-Based Virtual Simulation. This is part of the radiation treatment planning process that will allow us to accurately verify the location and dose of radiation before the radiation treatment actually begins.

Hematology
Hematology is the study of blood and blood-forming tissues and the study of the nature, function and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs. CCNC has several of the Triangle's most experienced, highly regarded hematologists. They deal with diseases such as leukemia, coagulative disorders like hemophilia, Hodgkin's disease, multiple myeloma, lymphoma, etc.

Clinical Laboratory Services
Clinical laboratory testing plays a crucial role in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of cancer - whether radiation, chemotherapy, or both. Clinical laboratory (or medical) technologists and technicians perform most of these tests. At CCNC, their years of experience qualify them as experts. When they examine and analyze blood and other body fluids utilizing state-of-the-art equipment, they provide us with a vast amount of critical information. These reports enable our CCNC physicians to prescribe the appropriate treatments and/or preventive measures to ensure the best therapy for you.

Advances in laboratory testing are continually occurring, improving upon the early detection of many types of cancer. In addition, these tests can monitor the response of therapies given and determine effective treatment options for you.

Pharmacy
The advantages of our on-site oncology pharmacy include comprehensive patient education, continuity of care, convenience and easy access to a pharmacist specializing in cancer treatment. The services they provide include mixing chemotherapy products for our offices, providing take-home prescriptions in some offices and filling research prescriptions. Our pharmacists are specially trained to support cancer patients being cared for by clinical practice professionals. They also provide support to both physicians and nurses, allowing them to perform more complicated therapies in the outpatient setting rather than in the hospital.

In general, on-site pharmacists result in reduced healthcare costs, not to mention improved patient satisfaction because of the convenience. With the positive results due to continuous pharmacological supervision, we believe an on-site pharmacist is a real benefit to our patients, as it improves our level of care.