Health Connection: 434-654-7009 or 1-888-652-6663
Anxious about your first visit to the Cancer Care Center? Your visit will be unique to you as a person.
The following are some similarities that everyone can expect:
...free parking close to the building. For extra convenience, please use our free valet parking. View a Map
...to be greeted with a smile and treated with dignity and respect.
...that your physician is a highly-qualified cancer specialist. Meet Our Team
...that other lab or radiology tests may be ordered for accurate staging of your disease. The stage is important in determining the exact treatment that is right for you.
...to be referred to another specialist for discussion of other types of treatment if needed or desired by you. Our doctors work together. Your optimum treatment could include surgery and/or chemotherapy and/or radiation or all three in combination.
...that your doctor will listen and share the information you need to decide what treatment is best for you.
To enable your provider to spend more time on the details that are important to you, please remember to bring:
...a complete, up-to-date list of your medications (Personal Medicine Card)
...your insurance card
...a list of questions that are keeping you awake at night.
...a family member or friend to lend another set of ears to hear what the other misses.
Anxious about your first visit to the cancer center? Knowing what to expect can help.
Simple screening tests can help detect many cancers in the earliest stages, when they can be treated successfully.
You can be confident that the treatment you receive at Martha Jefferson Hospital is the best available.
