Medical Oncology and Chemotherapy
Medical Oncology and Chemotherapy
Medical Oncology is another important treatment specialty that uses powerful cancer fighting drugs, hormones and immuno-stimulants to help the body stop or slow the growth of malignant cells. Chemotherapy is a therapeutic method utilizing drugs that interfere with the cancer's ability to reproduce and grow. This form of treatment can be administered on an inpatient or outpatient basis.
For that needing inpatient care, the Medical Oncology Unit has 33 private rooms with ten dedicated oncology beds. The staff includes Oncology Nursing Society and chemotherapy certified Registered Nurses. They care for patients newly diagnosed with cancer, those receiving cancer treatment, those receiving symptom control from the disease or treatment side effects and those needing palliative care.
Those in need of outpatient infusion can be seen at the hospital's state-of-the-art Outpatient Infusion Center in Suite 412 of the Reston Hospital Center Pavilion. This center offers medical infusion in a comfortable, well-appointed setting.