Specialties & Services

Cancer

If you or a loved one needs cancer screening—or receives a cancer diagnosis—where you go matters. Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute’s nationally recognized cancer prevention and treatment teams provide the highest quality care, at several convenient locations. Here, you’ll find the compassionate care and support you deserve during this challenging time.   

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Cancer specialties and services at Saint Luke’s

Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute experts provide early detection, expert diagnosis, personalized treatment options, and survivorship support to every patient, including: 

  • A team of medical oncologists, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, dietitians, and counselors
  • Access to more than 250 of the latest clinical trials available, including National Cancer Institute- and industry-sponsored trials
  • Multidisciplinary conferences for each patient that draw on the expertise of oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, and radiation oncologists to design and evaluate a customized treatment plan 

Medical oncology offers treatment for the full range of cancers including: 

 

 Bile duct cancer Bladder cancer Breast cancer Colorectal cancer Esophageal cancer Gastrointestinal cancer Gynecologic cancer Head and neck cancer Kidney cancer Lymphoma Liver cancer Lung cancer Melanoma Pancreatic cancer Prostate cancer Stomach cancer

Why choose Saint Luke’s for cancer care?

Patients can access Saint Luke's Cancer Institute experts throughout the Kansas City metro area. 

The experts at Saint Luke’s Cancer Institute provide early detection, expert diagnosis, personalized treatment options, and survivorship support to every patient. It’s what Saint Luke’s calls precision medicine: the right treatment for the right patient at the right time. 

We offer one of the region’s only precision oncology programs for advanced cancers that’s staffed by clinical oncologists with expertise in genomic sequencing and computational biology. And Saint Luke's Hospital Koontz Center for Advanced Breast Cancer is the first facility in the region dedicated exclusively to the comprehensive care of Stage 4 breast cancer. 

Treatment options

 Chemotherapy and infusion Radiation Clinical trials Precision oncology Supporting oncology and rehabilitation services Surgical oncology Radioligand therapy Radioisotope therapy

Multidisciplinary teams

Cancer is complex, and the best outcomes happen when a diverse team of experts work together to develop a comprehensive treatment plan for each patient. 

Learn more about our supportive oncology and rehabilitative services. 

Clinical trials for cancer

We are conducting groundbreaking research to find new ways to treat cancer. Through clinical trials, you have access to new medications and innovative treatments. Read about our innovations and ongoing research with our partners

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