Benefis Healthcare Sletten Cancer Institute | Medical Specialties: Medical Oncology

Treatment

Infusion services at Sletten Cancer Institute not only include anti-cancer therapies but also intravenous fluids and feedings, antibiotics, blood products and many other drugs that prevent and control symptoms. Please see below to learn more about the type of infusion services your doctor has recommended for you.

Infusion Centers

Offering comprehensive infusion services in the convenience and comfort of the outpatient environment. Infusion therapies not only include anti-cancer therapies, such as chemotherapy, but also intravenous fluids and feedings, antibiotics, blood products and many other supportive drugs.

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Chemotherapy

Your medical oncologist at Sletten Cancer Institute will develop a treatment plan based on your cancer type, the location of the tumor and the extent of its growth, how chemotherapy will affect your normal body functions and your general health. Your medical oncologist will determine which drug or combination of drugs, the dosage, the frequency in which it should be administered and the length of treatment that is best suited for your individual case.

At SCI, your chemotherapy will not only be administered in the comfort of an outpatient setting, but more importantly, in a calming environment. Patients on treatment are surrounded by natural light, with access to a fully visible solarium.

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Hormone Therapy

Your SCI medical oncologist may recommend hormone therapy, a treatment that adds, blocks or replaces hormones. Depending on your individual situation, hormones may be given to adjust low levels or to slow or stop the growth of cancer. Synthetic hormones may be given to block the body's natural hormones.

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Biotherapy

This treatment is used to stimulate or restore the immune system's ability to fight cancer, infections, and other diseases. Biotherapy is also used to lessen certain side effects that are sometimes caused by cancer treatments.

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