Cancer Care in Orange City

After a cancer diagnosis, you want your path to healing to be as smooth as possible, and so do we. Our team members at AdventHealth Fish Memorial, formerly Florida Hospital Fish Memorial, are here to clear the way and help you with the logistics of your cancer treatments and anything else you need.

You’ll be connected with a personal Care Navigator to help you schedule appointments, know all your options and coordinate with your medical team. And they do it all with empathy and compassion, ready to answer your questions and ease any concerns. These valuable team members can also direct you to social workers, support groups, clinical trials and dietitians to make sure you’re well-supported on this journey to wellness.

We’ll care for you with advanced, targeted cancer treatment options and safer procedures within our world-class radiation oncology department. These include:

• Aria record and verify: an advanced software system that allows complete integration of the patient's clinical history, nursing assessments, labs, imaging reports, prescription history and treatment history
• Brachytherapy: a treatment that delivers precise, high-dose radiation with different types available depending on your needs
• Cone beam CT and kV imaging: technology that combines a 3D picture of the target area immediately before treatment delivery to make sure alignment is precise
• CT simulation: uses a CT scanner to produce a 3D view of internal organs with the patient in the treatment position
• Eclipse treatment planning system: an advanced software that traces and targets a tumor in 3D
• Image fusion: allows our team to utilize other imaging technologies, such as PET and MRI scans, that may provide additional information useful for targeting tumors
• Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT): the most advanced form of radiation available, which allows for the most precise tumor visualization possible
• Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT): a treatment that delivers high doses of targeted radiation to help keep noncancerous tissue healthy
• Radioactive iodine treatment: done in a single session and treatment is given as a pill that is swallowed
• Stereotactic radiation: with this highly focused radiation, because of the small, focused radiation fields, the potential side effects of treatment are less than standard radiation
• Varian trilogy linear accelerator: this generates high-energy X-rays to treat deep tumors and high-energy electrons for superficial cancers such as skin cancers
• Xofigo (radium-223) for prostate cancer: a treatment, given over six injections, that is used to treat prostate cancer that has traveled to the bone, causing pain

On our cancer team here in Orange City, we have experienced oncologists who care for a range of cancers, including:

• Brain and spine cancers, including glioma, glioblastoma, brain metastases and other types of spinal cord and brain tumors
• Breast cancer, including invasive ductal carcinoma and invasive lobular carcinoma
• Gastrointestinal cancers, including liver, stomach, colorectal and pancreatic
• Genitourinary cancers, including prostate, kidney, bladder and testicular
• Gynecologic cancers, including cervical, fallopian tube, uterine, ovarian, vaginal and vulvar
• Head and neck cancers, including Merkel cell carcinoma, oral, salivary gland, throat and thyroid
• Lung and esophageal cancers, including small cell lung cancer, non-small call lung cancer and adenocarcinoma
• Skin cancer, including basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma

No matter your diagnosis, you can rest assured that our dedicated team will be there at every step, designing a comprehensive treatment plan to meet your needs.

Lung cancer is important to catch early for better treatment options, and studies have shown that screenings are the best way to help people who are at a high risk. That’s why we provide lifesaving low-dose CT (LDCT) lung screenings for people who have a high risk of lung cancer, based on the following criteria:

• Age 55 to 77
• Current smoker or smoker who quit in the past 15 years
• Heavy smoker (smoking history of 30 years of at least one pack per day)

Everyone at a high risk of lung cancer should get a low-dose CT scan of the lungs. Once we determine that you're eligible for this screening, we’ll set you up with an appointment at one of our four locations and walk you through each step. If we suspect lung cancer, we’ll make sure to find the right treatment option for you and start you on your journey as soon as possible to give you the best chance at recovery.

At our Orange City hospital, we want to care for every part of you. Our team in West Volusia takes a whole-person approach to your care. That means you’ll have access to a wig boutique for free hair accessories to help you feel as beautiful as you are. To ease your mind, you’ll also find a library of cancer resources, thanks to our partnership with the American Cancer Society. And we can connect you with uplifting counselors, support groups, dietitians and wellness guides to help you regain your physical, mental and spiritual strength.

You want the best cancer treatments. We work hard to provide them, striving to give you every bit of care you deserve. Our efforts have been nationally recognized by a number of organizations. We’ve been accredited by the Commission on Cancer, a program of the American College of Surgeons, as well as The Joint Commission. We’ve also been named a Screening Center of Excellence by the Lung Cancer Alliance. It’s all part of our commitment to excellence and care that’s focused completely on you.