Cancer Treatments

UC San Diego Health offers a full range of treatment options, including participation in a clinical trial, to effectively treat your cancer.

Learn more about the treatment options that are available to you.

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Cancer Treatments

Your care team will create a care plan tailored to your unique cancer. Depending on your cancer, your care plan may include one or a combination of the following cancer treatments.

Blood and bone marrow transplant Treats certain types of blood cancer, also known as a stem cell transplant
Chemotherapy Kills cancer cells throughout your body with medications that are often administered intravenously or orally
Clinical trials participation Offers potentially life-saving new treatments for the right candidates
Cryotherapy Uses extreme cold temperatures to destroy cancer cells and abnormal tissue
Hormone therapy Alters hormonal balances to suppress tumor growth in cancers such as breast cancer and prostate cancer
Heated intraperitoneal chemoperfusion (HIPEC) A form of chemotherapy performed in conjunction with surgery to remove abdominal tumors
Immunotherapy Harnesses your immune system to attack cancer cells
Precision Medicine Slows or stops the growth of cancer with medications that target specific genes or proteins
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) Uses light energy and a photosensitizing drug to destroy cancer
Radiation therapy and radiosurgery Uses precisely delivered doses of radiation to destroy cancer cells
Surgery Removes cancer tumors and cells from your body

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Most of our patients are treated by a multidisciplinary care team, where medical oncologists, surgeons, and radiation oncologists, among other specialists, work together to deliver the highest level of care.

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Pediatric Radiation Therapy Services

San Diego's Only Radiation Oncology Center for Children

Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health is the only provider of pediatric radiation oncology in San Diego County. We are experts in treating common and rare pediatric cancers, and families come to our program for radiation therapy from across Southern California and Mexico.

Pediatric Radiation Therapy

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Locations

For your convenience, we offer cancer care services at locations throughout San Diego County. No matter where your appointment is, your care is coordinated by an expert team, and you have access to comprehensive support services at Moores Cancer Center in La Jolla.

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