UAB St. Vincent’s East Cancer Treatment Center

The UAB St. Vincent‘s East Cancer Treatment Center provides personalized, compassionate cancer care close to home, including a wide range of supportive services.

We start by listening to understand your needs and concerns, then your oncologist and cancer care team work with you to create a personalized care plan. Our specialists also provide cancer care outreach services in Roebuck, Trussville, and other communities across the Birmingham area.

Your care team

Your multispecialty care team reviews your care plan often to help improve your survivorship and quality of life, and they support you throughout your treatment, during recovery, and beyond. Your care team may include:

• Medical oncologists
• Radiation oncologists
• Surgical oncologists
• Oncology-certified nurses
• Palliative care specialists
• Genetic counselors
• Dietitians
• Pharmacists
• Rehabilitation therapists
• Social workers
• Patient consult coordinators

Cancers treated

We have the expertise to diagnose and treat many types of cancer, including:

• Brain cancer
• Breast, ductal, and lymph node cancer
• Cancers of the blood, including leukemia, multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, Hodgkins disease, and myeloproliferative neoplasm
• Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, including colon, liver, and pancreatic
• Genitourinary (GU) cancers, including bladder, prostate, and kidney
• Gynecologic cancers, including endometrial, ovarian, and cervical
• Head and neck cancers
• Lung and esophageal cancer
• Skin cancer, including basal cell, melanoma, and squamous cell

Supportive care services

Complete cancer care involves much more than what oncologists do in a clinic. That’s why we connect you with supportive care services and cancer rehabilitation programs to improve your recovery after chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery.

Many of these services are provided on our campus, which offers convenient valet parking. Transportation to and from appointments can be arranged, if needed.

These services include:

• Cancer rehabilitation
• Nutritionist support
• Oncology pharmacists
• Patient and caregiver support groups

You’ll also have an extended care team for emotional support, including a chaplain, palliative care specialist, and oncology-certified social worker. Our healing garden and chapel are always open for you and your loved ones.

Advanced testing

Our cancer care team does a thorough medical evaluation and uses a range of tests to diagnose your condition, including:

• 3D mammograms
• Breast MRI scans
• Low-dose CT lung scans
• Biopsy procedures
• Advanced radiology imaging
• Minimally invasive endoscopic procedures
• Ultrasound-guided procedures of the chest and abdomen.

We also offer tumor testing for personal molecular targets and hereditary cancer genes, such as BRCA genes, Lynch syndrome, BRAF mutations, and germline and tumor cells.

All of these services are provided at the UAB St. Vincent’s East main hospital.

Treatment services

Medical oncology treatments are provided in a comfortable infusion center. Chemotherapy and other treatments may involve oral, intravenous (IV), or topical medication therapy. These treatments may be combined with surgery or other treatments.

Treatments include:

• Chemotherapy, including chemoembolization
• Immunotherapy
• Hormone therapy
• Management of oral targeted therapy

Radiation oncology offers advanced, targeted radiotherapy and radiosurgery to destroy cancer cells and tumors. Our radiation oncology delivery systems use advanced technology to help track tumors and cancer cells. We offer a range of advanced treatments, including:

• External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) with image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT)
• Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT)

Surgeons specializing in breast surgery and reconstruction, gastric surgery, lung and chest surgery, and urologic surgery deliver advanced surgical treatments. Minimally invasive techniques are used whenever possible. Image-guided and computer-assisted technology with high-definition navigation helps your surgeon remove a tumor while preserving healthy tissue.

To help promote healing and reduce scarring, we offer minimally invasive surgeries and procedures such as:

• Breast-conserving surgery
• Endobronchial thoracic surgery 
• Endoscopic procedures for head, neck, and GI cancers
• Hidden Scar™, a breast surgery technique
• Mohs dermatologic skin surgery
• Reconstructive breast plastic surgery 
• Robotic-assisted surgery with the da Vinci® Xi system 

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