The comprehensive head and neck cancer program at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth combines medical expertise and advanced solutions for treating patients with all stages of head and neck cancers.
We offer a full range of advanced diagnostic tools designed to assist physicians in staging and following head and neck cancer, as well as determining the best course of treatment.
These tools include:
Along with outpatient radiation and chemotherapy services at Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth, advanced technologies—many of which are minimally invasive—here that aid in the precision of targeting and treating head and neck cancers include:
Our head and neck program in Fort Worth has a multidisciplinary team that includes dedicated head and neck surgeons, oncologists and radiation oncologists on the medical staff, along with nurses, speech and physical therapists, dietitians and social workers. Distinguished in their field, the head and neck surgeons on our medical staff participate in clinical research, teaching, and national presentations and publications on head and neck cancer treatment and reconstruction.
Following a thorough diagnostic evaluation, an individualized treatment plan will be developed based on the exact location of the tumor and the stage of the cancer, among other factors. Treatment approaches include surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy if appropriate.
We want you to focus on your treatment and recovery. That’s why a key component of the head and neck cancer program is patient navigation. The program’s dedicated nurse navigator provides patients personal care guidance by coordinating medical and supportive care appointments from diagnosis through recovery.
The nurse navigator also communicates with your healthcare team and can answer any questions or concerns you have about your care and help resolve insurance matters.
