Your Cancer Care Team

During your cancer care journey at VHC Health, you will receive support from a wide variety of professionals, such as:

• Cancer nurse— Assists your doctor and gives chemotherapy
• Dietitian — Helps you make a healthy eating plan to ensure proper nutrition during and after treatment
• Medical imaging experts
  • Interventional radiologist — Performs minimally invasive treatments that use image guidance
  • Radiologic technologist — Performs imaging tests
  • Radiologist — Interprets the results of imaging tests
• Medical oncologist (doctor) — Oversees cancer treatment using medications
• Palliative care team— Includes a doctor, nurse, social worker, psychiatrist, clergy member and volunteers who help you manage symptoms and feel more comfortable
• Patient navigator (counselor or nurse) — Guides your and your family through the medical system by connecting you with resources and support services
• Pathologist (doctor) — Examines body fluids (like blood) and body tissues or cells to diagnose cancer
• Pharmacist — Manages your medications and intravenous (IV) nutrition according to your doctor's orders
• Radiation therapy experts:
  • Dosimetrist — Takes measurements and makes calculations to ensure you get precisely the right radiation dose
  • Radiation oncologist (doctor) — Oversees your radiation therapy
  • Radiation therapist — Operates the radiation machine
  • Radiation physicist — Oversees equipment calibration and quality control and assists in treatment planning
• Social worker — Helps you and your family access community and financial resources, and provides emotional support
• Surgeon (doctor) — Uses surgery to prevent, diagnose or treat cancer