Cancer Drugs
Through dedicated time with your board-certified medical oncologist, access to the latest advanced cancer drug therapies and comprehensive support services, you’ll receive expert, compassionate, personalized care that is nationally accredited, close to home.
Why choose Riverside for your care.
- Individual treatment plans: We use advanced diagnostic tools, including genomic and molecular profiling to identify what treatment is most effective for your unique type of cancer.
- Multidisciplinary care: Our medical oncologists collaborate and participate in tumor board case conferences with surgical specialists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, radiologists, genetic counselors, nurse navigators, social workers and others both within Riverside Cancer Care Network and outside our health system so you benefit from collective expertise and seamless care.
- Dedicated time with your care team: Here you will find you have dedicated time with your knowledgeable medical oncologist and the consistency of an exceptional treatment team that follows you across your care.
- Nationally recognized for quality excellence: We voluntarily participate in in rigorous accreditations to include QOPI certification (Quality Oncology Practice Initiative) and are accredited as an Integrated Network Cancer Program by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
- Supportive services: Beyond medical treatment you have the support of cancer nurse navigators, social work, dietitian nutritionists and others.
Care close to home, rooted where you are
Riverside Cancer Care Network knows how important it is to be able to receive advanced, expert care in healing, supportive environments, close to home where you have support. We have medical oncology, hematology and infusion centers in Newport News, Williamsburg, Gloucester, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Virginia Beach and on the Eastern Shore.
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Personalized attention you can feel
When receiving treatment at our medical oncology practice and infusion centers, patients often share that they can feel the difference, starting with the time, attention and continuity of care they receive.
Your medical oncologist is involved in every visit, invests time with you to listen, answer any questions you may have and provides you with the information needed to make informed treatment decisions.
If receiving infusions is part of your individualized care plan, you’ll have a consistent oncology nursing team by your side every treatment, offering familiarity, compassionate care and comfort in knowing we are here for you.
Meet our Experts
Our physicians are double board-certified in medical oncology and hematology. This means that they are fellowship trained in both medical oncology to treat cancer and hematology to treat blood conditions.
We work closely with other members of your cancer care team, whether that is within our health system or with local community providers outside our network, so you care is seamlessly connected and coordinated.
Individualized care plans with the latest cancer treatments
Treatment plans will be determined based on information obtained from advanced diagnostic tests, including genomic and molecular profiling along with understanding your type of cancer, the stage and characteristics of your tumor, your overall health and other medical conditions.
Our medical oncologists work collaboratively on your behalf, participating in multidisciplinary tumor boards. During multidisciplinary tumor boards our medical oncologists join radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, genetic counselors to work together to review your case and share expertise on the best treatment options.
Your medical oncologist will use this information to identify what treatment is most effective for your cancer. Patients with the same cancer may have completely different treatments based on what’s most likely to be effective for a specific tumor.
Riverside Cancer Care Network offers advanced treatments, leading-edge therapies, and expansive services right here in our region, so you do not have to travel far to receive expert cancer care.
Think of it like having a full toolbox of the most advanced cancer treatment tools. Depending on your diagnosis, we may recommend combining cancer drugs with advanced radiation therapy options including radiosurgery or a surgical approach. We have all the advanced tools available to personalize treatment for what is most impactful for your cancer.
You will receive ongoing monitoring throughout your treatment. At each step we meticulously care for you to provide safe, high-quality care and ensure you are supported throughout your cancer journey.
Precision medicine is the ability to understand the genetic makeup of your specific tumor and target treatment to identify the most precise and effective treatment with fewer side effects. Patients today have more treatment options available than ever, even for advanced stages of cancer.
Precision medicine may called by other names such as personalized medicine, precision oncology, targeted therapy or genomic medicine.
With precision medicine, we can identify the molecular fingerprints of cancer cells. Instead of a “one-size-fits-all” approach, your medical oncologist can tailor treatment to reflect your specific cancer mutation together with your genetic makeup, environmental influences and even lifestyle factors.
The identification of these molecular targets through this comprehensive tumor genomic profiling has led to a significant improvement in response rates and overall outcomes.
Types of cancer drugs
Chemotherapy
Immunotherapy
Targeted therapy
Hormone therapy
Preparing for treatment
Beginning cancer treatment can feel overwhelming, but having the right information helps you feel more in control. Not everyone experiences side effects, even with the same medication. We have resources for you and your caregiver so you feel confident in knowing what to expect, how to manage side effects and know when to call for additional help.
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