- CANCER CARE
- Cancer Centers of Excellence
- Cancers We Treat
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- Cancer Treatment Options
- Cancer Support Services
- Fertility Program
- Nurse/Patient Navigators
- Nutrition Counseling
- Supportive Care and Services
- Lymphedema Management Program
- Quit Smoking Program
- Oncology Social Work
- Support Groups
- Survivorship Program
- Wellness Programs
- Community Resources
- Lung Navigation Program
- Breast Health Navigation Program
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Navigation Program
- Gynecological Oncology Navigation Program
- Hospice Service
- Cancer Genetics Program
- Cancer Centers of Excellence
- Cancers We Treat
- Brain/Neuro Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Bone Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Duodenal Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Leukemia
- Liver Cancer
- Melanoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Lymphoma
- Ovarian Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Rectal Cancer
- Soft Tissue/Sarcoma
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
- Uterine Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vulvar Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Cancer Treatment Options
- Cancer Support Services
- Fertility Program
- Nurse/Patient Navigators
- Nutrition Counseling
- Supportive Care and Services
- Lymphedema Management Program
- Quit Smoking Program
- Oncology Social Work
- Support Groups
- Survivorship Program
- Wellness Programs
- Community Resources
- Lung Navigation Program
- Breast Health Navigation Program
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Navigation Program
- Gynecological Oncology Navigation Program
- Hospice Service
- Cancer Genetics Program
Medical Oncology
What is Medical Oncology?
Medical oncology uses medications like chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or other drugs to treat cancer. It can be administered by pill or intravenously, and you may be fitted with a port under your skin to make treatment simpler and safer. Treatments take place in our Infusion Center located at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell.
Chemotherapy is essentially “chemical” therapy that uses medications that treat cancer via one of the three methods:
- Destroying cancer cells after surgery, called adjuvant therapy
- Shrinking a tumor or slowing its growth before surgery, known as neoadjuvant therapy, or
- Reducing the severity of symptoms, called palliative chemotherapy

The kind of cancer, its location, and specific features of the tumor will determine how your doctor designs your treatment plan. Not only will these things affect the medications your doctor uses to treat your cancer, but they will play a role in whether you receive your chemotherapy in pill form, through an IV drip or another route.