Surgical Oncology and Breast Surgery
Specialized surgery to treat your cancer.
Fighting cancer with surgery is what Cancer Care Northwest’s fellowship-trained surgical oncologists know and do best. Cancer Care Northwest’s surgical oncology team is highly trained in the most advanced surgical treatments for the diagnosis, staging and treatment of cancer. Their surgical expertise includes:
- Breast
- Gynecologic
- Melanoma
- Hepatic
- Pancreatic
- Sarcoma
- Gastrointestinal
- Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
Using innovative surgical techniques, Cancer Care Northwest’s surgical oncologists are among the most skilled and experienced in the region:
- Dr. Ryan Holbrook is a premier surgical oncologist in the nation performing Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) to treat patients with abdominal cancers. Patients from across the country travel to Spokane for his expertise.
- Our breast surgeons have a widespread reputation for being among the best in the Inland Northwest, with expertise in cutting-edge surgical procedures such as MammoSite.
- We are the only cancer treatment facility in the entire Inland Northwest with two gynecologic oncologists, surgeons who have advanced training in cancers of the female reproductive organs and who focus solely on cancer each and every day. Both gynecologic oncologists are trained in performing robotic surgery utilizing the the da Vinci Surgical System.
Surgery is a primary treatment method used to treat most types of cancer. Surgery alone may successfully remove cancers that have not yet spread to other parts of the body (localized cancer). Or, it is often paired with other treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Surgery is also instrumental in cancer diagnosis. A biopsy is a surgical procedure to remove and examine suspicious tissue. Surgery is helpful in staging the cancer, which tells you if and where cancer has spread.
What’s more, Cancer Care Northwest is the only cancer treatment center in the region with surgeons who specialize in gynecologic oncology.