Cancer Care
Our cancer specialists are dedicated to personalizing all aspects of cancer care, from risk assessment and screening through prevention, treatment and survivorship.
If cancer strikes, we’re ready to fight for you.
After the shock of a cancer diagnosis comes the fight. For some, it is the fight of a lifetime. But cunning as cancer is, it can be outwitted, outfought and overcome, allowing a body to survive, recover and thrive again.
People battling cancer want the best tools available in close and capable hands. They want excellence in all aspects of cancer care — precision, skill, experience, ingenuity, compassion, comfort and the utmost in teamwork. Above all, they want a cancer team that understands their unique cancer and knows how to treat it.
We understand. This is what we strive to provide at Main Line Health.
Cancer types
The cancer care teams at Main Line Health excel at providing comprehensive, patient-centered management of all major cancers and precancerous conditions, with particular expertise in the care of patients with cancers of the breast, lung, colon, rectum, GI tract, prostate gland and female reproductive organs. Our dedicated cancer teams consist of physicians experienced in treating your particular cancer, along with oncology-certified nurses and other specialized cancer care professionals.
Commonly treated cancers:
- Bladder cancer >
- Brain cancer >
- Breast cancer >
- Cervical cancer >
- Colon cancer >
- Endometrial cancer>
- Esophageal cancer >
- Gallbladder cancer >
- Head and neck cancer >
- Liver cancer >
- Lung cancer >
- Lymphoma >
- Multiple myeloma >
- Ovarian cancer >
- Pancreatic cancer >
- Prostate cancer >
- Rectal cancer >
- Skin cancer/melanoma >
- Thyroid cancer >
- Uterine cancer >
Awards and recognition
American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
Main Line Health Cancer Care has been accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer as an Integrated Network Cancer Program (INCP). This accreditation demonstrates that we have met stringent criteria for integrated, comprehensive cancer care and reflects our dedication to excellence in cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and survivorship care.
Main Line Health has been accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer as a Surgical Quality Partner, indicating that we are dedicated to maintaining the highest standards in surgical care.
National Accreditation Program for Rectal Centers
Accreditation signifies that Lankenau Medical Center’s rectal cancer program uses a multidisciplinary, holistic approach to improving rectal cancer care, leading to better outcomes for patients, including a reduction in recurrence rates, better quality of life, improved function and increased survival.
Accredited by the American Society for Radiation Oncology
The Radiation Oncology Centers at Lankenau Medical Center and Riddle Hospital have been accredited by the American Society for Radiation Oncology through the Accreditation Program for Excellence®. This accreditation validates a center’s excellence in delivering safe, high-quality and patient-centered care.
American College of Radiology
The Radiation Oncology Centers at Bryn Mawr Hospital and Paoli Hospital have been accredited by the American College of Radiology®. Achieving this accreditation demonstrates a center's commitment to quality and patient safety and to providing exceptional care.
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