Cancer Care in Orange City

After a cancer diagnosis, you want your path to healing to be smooth, not full of obstacles. Our staff at AdventHealth Fish Memorial, formerly Florida Hospital Fish Memorial, is here to clear the way and help you with the logistics of your cancer treatments and anything else you need. You’ll be connected with a personal Care Navigator to help you schedule appointments, stay clear on your options, and coordinate with your medical team. And they do it all with empathy and compassion, ready to answer any questions and cater to any concerns. These valuable team members can also direct you to social workers, support groups, clinical trials, and dietitians to make sure you’re never alone on this journey to wellness.

We know proactive care is the first step to living a cancer-free life. That’s why we invest resources and time in optimizing our screening technology. We’ve been awarded for our advanced Lung Cancer Screening Program, which uses low-dose CTs. We also won a grant to enhance our Colon Cancer Screening Program by the American Cancer Society, meaning you can benefit from earlier, more proactive cancer screenings.

Beyond our comprehensive diagnostic tools, we’ll care for you with advanced, targeted cancer treatment options and safer procedures within our world-class radiation oncology department. These include:

• Aria Record and Verify — An advanced software system that allows complete integration of the patient's clinical history, nursing assessments, labs, imaging reports, prescription history and treatment history.
• Brachytherapy — A treatment that delivers precise, high-dose radiation with different types available depending on your needs.
• Cone Beam CT and kV Imaging — Technology that combines a 3D picture of the target area immediately before treatment delivery to make sure alignment is precise.
• CT Simulation — Uses a CT scanner to produce a 3D view of internal organs with the patient in the treatment position.
• Eclipse Treatment Planning System — An advanced software that traces and targets a tumor in 3D.
• Image Fusion — Allows our team to utilize other imaging modalities such as PET scans and MRI scans that may provide additional information that will be useful for targeting the patient's tumor.
• Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) — The most advanced form of radiation available, which allows for the most precise tumor visualization possible.
• Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) — A treatment that delivers high doses of targeted radiation to help keep non-cancerous tissue healthy.
• Radioactive Iodine Treatment — Done in a single session. Treatment is given as a pill that is swallowed.
• Stereotactic Radiation — A highly focused radiation. Because of the small, focused radiation fields, the potential side effects of treatment are less than standard radiation.
• Varian Trilogy Linear Accelerator — It generates high energy X-rays for treatment of deep tumors and high energy electrons for superficial cancers such as skin cancers.
• Xofigo (Radium-223) for Prostate Cancer — A treatment, given over 6 injections, that is used to treat prostate cancer that has traveled to the bone causing pain.

Your body is made up of a lot of different organs. The experts of our oncology department want to care for every part. We have oncologists who care for a range of cancers, including:

• Brain and Spine Cancers
• Breast Cancer
• Gastrointestinal Cancers, Including Liver, Stomach, Colorectal, and Pancreatic
• Genitourinary Cancers, Including Prostate, Kidney, Bladder, and Testicular
• Gynecologic Cancers
• Head and Neck Cancers
• Lung and Esophageal Cancers
• Skin Cancer

Part of living a life of whole wellness means being proactive about your care. We want to lend a hand and make this easier. Lung cancer is important to catch early for better treatment options, and studies have shown that screenings are the best way to help people who are at a high risk. That’s why we provide life-saving low-dose CT (LDCT) lung screenings for people who have a high risk of lung cancer, based on the following criteria:

• Age 55 to 77
• Current Smoker or Smoker Who Quit in the Past 15 Years
• Heavy Smoker (Smoking History of 30 Years of at Least 1 Pack Per Day)

It is recommended that all high-risk individuals get a low dose CT scan of the lungs. Once we deem that you are eligible for this screening, we’ll set you up with an appointment at one of our four locations and walk you through each step. If we suspect lung cancer, we’ll make sure to find the right treatment option for you and start you on your journey as soon as possible to give you the best chance at recovery.

Discover a Florida hospital that cares for every part of you. Your team in West Volusia takes a whole-person approach to your care. That means you’ll have access to a Wig Boutique for free hair accessories to help you feel as beautiful as you are. To ease your mind, you’ll find a library of cancer resources, thanks to our partnership with the American Cancer Society. And we can connect you with uplifting counselors, support groups, dietitians, and wellness guides to help you channel your physical, mental, and spiritual strength.