The Cancers That We Treat at Advanced Radiation Centers of New York

Prostate Cancer

The physicians of Advanced Radiation Centers of New York (ARC) have a vast degree of expertise in the treatment of a wide range of cancer types and organ malignancies.

 

Having trained at the finest institutions in the world, including Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Yale University, Cornell University and The Johns Hopkins Hospital, our skills and expertise rank among the highest in the region. Our experienced physicians and staff have published peer-reviewed research articles and even textbook chapters on cancers ranging from prostate and breast cancer to tumors of the head and neck region and the brain.

 

To learn more about a specific cancer treated with life-saving radiation therapy at ARC, click on one of the cancer types:

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men. Treatment with Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) & RapidArc can optimize cure rates with fewer side effects for the patient.

Learn more about prostate cancer . . .

Breast Cancer

Head & Neck Cancer

Lung Cancer

Genitourinary Cancers

Breast Cancer is the most common form of cancer in women, striking 1 in 8 women during their lifetime. Fortunately, screening technologies such as mammography and ultrasound have been instrumental in finding this disease in its earlier stages. Learn more about Breast Cancer . . .

Cancers of the Head and Neck include the lining of the nasal and sinus passages, mouth, pharynx (throat) and larynx (voice box), as well as cancers of the salivary glands and neighboring tissues.
 
Learn more about Head and Neck Cancers . . .

Although smoking cessation initiatives have begun to lower the incidence of lung cancer, this cancer continues to cause the most cancer deaths in this country. Newer radiation technologies, such as Intensity Modulation Radiation Therapy (IMRT) and Respiratory Gating can improve a patient's chances of being cured... and with fewer side effects. 

Learn more about Lung Cancer . . .

Genitourinary, or GU Cancers include:
- Bladder Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Kidney Cancer
- Prostate Cancer

Learn more about each individual type of GU tumor by clicking on the links above.

Gastrointestinal Cancers

 

Brain & CNS Cancers

 

Gynecologic Cancers

 

Lymphoma, Sarcoma

Gastrointestinal, or GI tumors include:
- Esophageal Cancer
- Gastric (Stomach) Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Colon and Rectal Cancer, or colorectal
- Anal Cancer

Learn more about each individual type of GI tumor . . .

 

Cancers of the Brain and Central Nervous System (CNS) present a difficult challenge. Physicians at ARC use ground-breaking technologies including the Trilogy Stereotactic Radiosurgery Linear Accelerator (SRS), which is the most sophisticated radiation delivery system that exists today. Learn more about cancers of the Brain and CNS . . .

 

Gynecological tumors originate within the female reproductive tract and include:
- Uterine Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Vaginal/Vulvar Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer

Learn more about these Gynecologic Cancers . . .

 

Other areas of expertise of ARC physicians include:
- Skin Cancer (Basal and Squamous cell)
- Melanoma
- Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Learn more about these cancers . . .