• According to the National Institutes of Health, breast conserving surgery plus
radiotherapy is preferable to total mastectomy because it provides survival equivalence
while preserving the breast.
• Surgical oncologists at Cranley Surgical Associates offer patients an alternative to
conventional radiation therapy called MammoSite Radiation Therapy System (RTS).
• RTS provides women with a targeted, five-day option for radiation treatment. It internally
delivers radiation to the tissue surrounding the original tumor, minimizing radiation
exposure to the rest of the breast, skin, ribs, lungs and heart.
• “Breast Conservation Cancer Treatment - The Preferred Option for Most Women”
• A sentinel node is the first lymph node in a chain of nodes to which cancer cells may
spread from the primary tumor. Cancer cells may appear in the sentinel node before
spreading to other lymph nodes.
• A Sentinel Node Biopsy can be used to help determine the extent of cancer.
• Extensive surgeon experience is a key for successful identification of sentinel lymph
nodes. Surgeons at Cranley Surgical Associates are experts in application of sentinel
node biopsy for breast cancer, colon cancer, and malignant melanoma.
• “Sentinel Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer”
• The surgical oncologists at Cranley Surgical Associates specialize in the diagnosis,
multidisciplinary coordination of care, and surgical treatment of cancer of the
pancreas, stomach and liver.
• Cancer that spreads to other organs or to lymph nodes far from the primary tumor is
called Metastatic Disease.
• The surgical oncologists at Cranley Surgical Associates specialize in the diagnosis,
multidisciplinary coordination of care, and surgical treatment of cancer.
• The surgical oncologists at Cranley Surgical Associates specialize in the diagnosis
and surgical treatment of skin cancer.
• Surgeons at Cranley Surgical Associates are experts in application of sentinel node
biopsy for malignant melanoma. Extensive surgeon experience is a key for successful
identification of sentinel lymph nodes. Cancer cells may appear in the sentinel node
before spreading to other lymph nodes.
• Surgical Oncologists at Cranley Surgical Associates participate in cancer
research studies.
• Our patients may join clinical trials when patients want to seek alternative options.
• The process of clinical research to improve patient survival is ongoing for cancers
in all parts of the body.
• “New Chemoradiation Protocol for Pancreatic Cancer”
Surgical oncologists at Cranley Surgical Associates specialize in the diagnosis, multidisciplinary
