Surgical treatment for cancer
Surgical care for cancer that is anything but routine.
Compassionate, surgical care for the most common and complex types of cancer.
Cancer isn’t routine and every person’s disease is different, so each one needs to be treated differently. If surgery is a part of your treatment plan, rest assured that our surgical department and specially-trained surgeons have the expertise to treat patients with the most complex types of cancer. From removal of the cancer to reconstruction, our diverse team approaches each cancer patient with compassion and guides them on a path to survivorship or an improved quality of life.
There are more than 100 types of cancer, and surgery can be done for many different reasons in a person's cancer care such as for diagnosis, staging, prevention, reconstruction, palliative or tumor removal.
Key services
We offer surgical care for cancer patients in the following specialties. These specialties would treat any number of cancers in that area of specialty:
Strong hospital partnership
Surgeries are performed at HSHS St. Vincent Hospital and HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center in Green Bay, HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan and HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls, where a specially-trained staff care for patients during all stages of recovery.
Robotic-assisted surgery
Our board-certified surgeons are trained in advanced laparoscopic and robotic-assisted surgery and use the latest diagnostic technology to provide the highest level of care. Operations are minimally invasive and provide the benefit of reduced scarring, a shorter hospital stay and quicker recovery.
Surgical treatment for cancer
Choosing a cancer surgeon can be difficult and it often comes as the result of a referral from your doctor. Our services are available throughout northeast Wisconsin and Sheboygan.