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Cancer care at VA Erie health care

VHA health service name and description
Description
VA provides expert cancer diagnosis and care. We offer services to support you through treatment and beyond.
Type of care
Specialty care
Health Service API ID
cancer
This is a required Vet Center service
No
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VAMC system description

If you’re diagnosed with cancer, the skilled medical professionals on our cancer care team will focus on helping you improve your overall mind/body health and total well-being. Working with you, your primary care doctor, and other health care providers, we’ll develop a specialized treatment plan to offer personal, compassionate, expert care. Our services include:

  • Surgical removal of tumors and other cancerous tissue
  • Immunotherapy, which helps your body’s natural defenses destroy cancer cells
  • Chemotherapy, which uses powerful drugs to fight cancer
  • Radiotherapy, which uses high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors
  • Palliative care to reduce pain and control other symptoms and side effects, like nausea

 

Facility descriptions

Cancer care - Erie VA Medical Center

VHA health service name and description
Description
VA provides expert cancer diagnosis and care. We offer services to support you through treatment and beyond.
Type of care
Specialty care
Health Service API ID
cancer
This is a required Vet Center service
No
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VAMC system description of service

If you’re diagnosed with cancer, the skilled medical professionals on our cancer care team will focus on helping you improve your overall mind/body health and total well-being. Working with you, your primary care doctor, and other health care providers, we’ll develop a specialized treatment plan to offer personal, compassionate, expert care. Our services include:

  • Surgical removal of tumors and other cancerous tissue
  • Immunotherapy, which helps your body’s natural defenses destroy cancer cells
  • Chemotherapy, which uses powerful drugs to fight cancer
  • Radiotherapy, which uses high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors
  • Palliative care to reduce pain and control other symptoms and side effects, like nausea

 

Appointments
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Is a referral required?
Unspecified
Are walkins accepted?
Unspecified
Is online scheduling available for this service?
No
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First floor
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On
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United States

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