AdventHealth Hematology and Oncology Parker

Medical oncology focuses on treating cancer using medications that target and destroy cancer cells throughout the body. These therapies are often used to treat cancers that have spread or require systemic treatment and may be combined with surgery or radiation therapy.

Treatment plans may include:

• Chemotherapy
• Immunotherapy
• Targeted therapy
• Hormone therapy

These treatments work in different ways to slow, stop or eliminate cancer cells while supporting each patient’s overall treatment goals.

Hematology focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of blood disorders, including both cancerous and noncancerous conditions affecting the blood, bone marrow and lymphatic system.

At AdventHealth, our specialists provide personalized care for conditions such as:

• Anemia and clotting disorders
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma
• Multiple myeloma
• Other blood-related diseases

Chemotherapy, or chemo, is a cancer treatment that uses powerful drugs to destroy cancer cells.

We utilize chemotherapy to:

• Cure cancer by destroying cancerous cells
• Prevent the spread of cancer
• Relieve symptoms caused by cancer
• Slow cancer growth

Depending on the diagnosis and specific treatment plan, chemo can be administered via injection, topical creams, pills, capsules, liquids that a patient swallows or through intravenous (IV) infusion. Regardless of the delivery method, our physicians ensure that every patient is comfortable and relaxed during treatment.

Radiation therapy uses high-energy rays to target and destroy cancer cells while minimizing damage to surrounding healthy tissue. It is a common and effective treatment used alone or alongside surgery, chemotherapy or immunotherapy. Advanced technologies allow radiation oncologists to precisely target tumors while protecting healthy tissue. Treatment plans are personalized based on each patient’s diagnosis and goals of care.

We use radiation to:

• Destroy cancer cells
• Reduce the risk of recurrence
• Relieve cancer-related symptoms
• Shrink tumors before surgery

Cancer surgery removes cancerous tissue from the body and is often used to treat localized cancers. It remains one of the most effective and commonly used approaches in cancer care and may be combined with radiation therapy, chemotherapy or other treatments.

Surgery may be recommended to:

• Confirm a diagnosis through biopsy
• Reduce tumor size before additional treatment
• Remove tumors and surrounding cancerous tissue
• Restore function or relieve symptoms

The type of surgery depends on the location, stage and type of cancer, as well as the patient’s overall treatment plan.

Modern surgical techniques focus on precision, safety and recovery. Whenever possible, minimally invasive and robotic-assisted procedures may be used to reduce pain, shorten recovery time and improve outcomes.

Every surgical treatment plan is personalized to support effective cancer treatment while preserving quality of life.