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When You're Deciding Where to Refer

Academic-level cancer care delivered locally with coordinated access across the region

When a patient receives a cancer diagnosis, the next step matters. You're weighing clinical complexity, access, coordination and whether care close to home can meet your patient's needs.

For many patients, that level of care is available right here in Central Massachusetts. UMass Memorial Health Cancer Center provides coordinated access to medical, surgical, and radiation oncology, along with specialized programs for complex diagnoses and advanced treatment needs.

UMass Memorial Health Cancer Center provides oncology care, specialized programs for complex diagnoses and access to advanced treatments so you can refer with confidence, knowing your patients will receive care tailored to their needs.

UMass Memorial Health maintains nationally recognized accreditations from the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Radiology, validating our commitment to evidence-based, multidisciplinary cancer care. These distinctions reflect excellence across the continuum of cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, imaging and survivorship services.

Why Refer to UMass Memorial Health Cancer Center

For many patients, care at UMass Memorial means access to excellent treatment without the burden of traveling outside the region.

Care tailored to each patient’s needs (patients can have surgery in Worcester and continue chemotherapy or radiation therapy closer to home.)

Nurse navigators who guide patients through care

Knowledge sharing through the Dana-Farber Cancer Care Collaborative for select complex cases

Collaboration across specialties to review complex cases, evaluate treatment options and incorporate current evidence into clinical decision-making

Academic connection with UMass Chan Medical School

Access to support services, survivorship resources, rehabilitation and wellness services

Cancer Services

Cancer care is delivered through close collaboration among medical, surgical and radiation oncology specialists, ensuring treatment plans are tailored to each patient's diagnosis, goals and overall health.

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Medical Oncology

Medical oncology services are available throughout the UMass Memorial Health system for patients with both common and rare cancers. Our specialists offer a broad range of treatments, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapies, CAR T-cell therapy and clinical trials when appropriate.

Surgical Oncology

Patients have access to specialized cancer surgery for a wide range of malignancies, including advanced and complex cases. When clinically appropriate, our surgeons utilize minimally invasive and robotic approaches that may reduce recovery time and support faster return to daily activities.

Radiation Oncology

We care for patients with common and complex cancers using advanced radiation therapies. Treatment plans are tailored to each patient's diagnosis, treatment goals and overall health, with a focus on delivering precise therapy while minimizing effects on surrounding healthy tissue.

Proton Therapy

Proton therapy delivers highly targeted radiation that helps protect healthy surrounding tissue, potentially reducing treatment-related side effects. Bringing this treatment to Central Massachusetts will expand access to leading-edge cancer care and reduce the need for patients to travel outside the region.

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Cancer We Treat

Whether a patient is newly diagnosed, seeking a second opinion, or exploring advanced treatment options, our specialists work together to develop a personalized treatment plan tailored to the patient's needs. We provide comprehensive care for:

Anal cancer
Bladder/ureteral cancer
Bone cancer
Brain tumors
Breast cancer and disease
Colorectal cancer
Esophageal cancer
Gastric (stomach) cancer
Gynecologic cancers (cervical, vaginal, vulvar)
Head and neck cancers (oral, throat, nasal cavity)
Kidney cancer
Leukemia
Liver cancer
Lung and thoracic cancer
Lymphoma (Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin)
Multiple myeloma
Ovarian cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Penile cancer
Prostate cancer
Sarcomas (soft tissue tumors)
Skin cancer (melanoma)
Stomach and small bowel tumors
Testicular cancer
Thyroid and adrenal gland cancer
Uterine cancer

Specialized Programs and Treatments

CAR T-cell therapy and bispecific antibody therapy are advanced immunotherapies available at UMass Memorial for patients with certain relapsed or refractory cancers, particularly blood cancers. UMass Memorial's cellular therapy specialists work closely with referring oncologists to evaluate patients, manage treatment and coordinate follow-up care through a shared-care model, when appropriate.

The Comprehensive Breast Program provides coordinated care for patients with benign breast conditions, elevated breast cancer risk and breast cancer diagnoses. Services include breast imaging, risk assessment, genetic counseling, multidisciplinary treatment planning and survivorship support, creating a clear pathway from screening through long-term follow-up.

Genetic testing and counseling services help identify hereditary cancer risk and inform screening, prevention and treatment decisions. These services may be especially valuable for patients with strong family histories, early-onset cancers or potential eligibility for targeted therapies.

UMass Memorial Medical Center is home to the region's only stem cell transplant program and one of only five centers in New England offering unrelated donor transplantation. Accredited by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT), the program has performed more than 1,400 transplants since 1994 for patients with leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other blood disorders.

We use nuclear medicine to both detect and treat certain cancers through a targeted approach known as theranostics. This combines specialized imaging with therapies that deliver radiation directly to cancer cells. It can benefit patients with prostate, thyroid, and liver cancers — particularly when more precise imaging or treatment is needed.

UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center is home to the region's only comprehensive pediatric hematology-oncology program, caring for children and young adults with cancer and blood disorders. Through membership in the Children's Oncology Group, patients have access to national treatment protocols, clinical trials and emerging therapies close to home.

Our Mohs surgery program treats common and complex skin cancers using techniques that maximize cancer removal while preserving healthy tissue. As a regional referral center, our double board-certified Mohs surgeons collaborate closely with medical, surgical and radiation oncology specialists when additional treatment or multidisciplinary care is needed.

Patients receive ongoing support after treatment, including surveillance planning, symptom management, wellness resources and coordination with primary care providers. The program helps patients transition from active treatment to long-term survivorship while maintaining continuity of care.