Overview

The Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center in Trumbull provides access to expert cancer care and treatment to patients and families along the Northern part of Fairfield County.

Comprehensive Cancer Care

Our board-certified doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and support staff treat many different types of cancer, including rare conditions. Chemotherapy is available on-site at all of our offices, with concurrent radiation therapy available at most locations, so you won't waste time driving from facility to facility when you could be out living your life instead. In everything we do, we work to make your journey back to health as simple as it can be.

We recognize that a cancer diagnosis can affect every aspect of life for you and your loved ones; our dedicated medical oncologists and support staff are committed to providing care for every area. In addition to extensive clinical services, the Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center in Trumbull offers complementary support services for patients, their family members, and caregivers. Our Care Center collaborates closely with our colleagues in the community for radiation oncology and surgical care.

Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Centers offers the following services:

• Advanced diagnostic imaging
• Genetic testing
• Surgical oncology
• Medical oncology
• Radiation oncology
• Palliative care
• Patient-family support
• Survivorship programs

Our team includes:

• Blood management specialists
• Dietitians
• Integrative medicine practitioners and services including massage, Reiki, acupuncture, music therapy and psychology
• Interpreter services
• Oncology nurse practitioners (APRN) and clinical research nurses
• Oncology nurses with experience in chemotherapy and radiation therapy
• Oncology social workers
• Patient navigators to guide patients through the healthcare process
• Physicians all board-certified in their oncology specialty
• Radiation therapists, dosimetrists and physicists
• Spiritual support

Breast Center

More women and men survive breast cancer than ever before thanks to advanced screening and diagnostic techniques that allow treatment to be tailored specifically to each patient. Smilow Cancer Hospital is at the forefront of providing innovative and compassionate multidisciplinary breast care, and access to the most advanced clinical trials in collaboration with Yale Cancer Center. Our expert team of specialists includes breast radiologists, breast surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, plastic surgeons, genetic counselors, nurse specialists and patient navigators. Most importantly, patients receive personal, friendly and confidential care that is designed to meet the needs of the whole patient, not just the disease.

Fast-track appointments: We know that time is of the essence for breast cancer treatment. For newly diagnosed patients, we offer same-day or next-day appointments from Monday to Friday.

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