VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center is Virginia’s leading resource for colorectal cancer screening and care. Our team provides comprehensive, coordinated and highly specialized care for patients with colon and rectal cancers, and performs therapeutic colonoscopies for patients with pre-cancerous polyps. We focus on each patient’s unique medical and social needs to provide the best possible outcomes combined with the highest quality of life once care is complete.
Advanced, patient-centered colorectal cancer care
We understand that a cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming for patients and their loved ones, which is why we strive to put the patient at the center of our care. At Massey, you are treated by a multidisciplinary team that focuses specifically on colorectal cancer. Colorectal surgeons work together with leading medical and radiation oncologists as well as genetic counselors, experts in pain and symptom management, dietitians, physical therapists, clinical researchers, social workers and many others to recommend a personalized care plan. A dedicated nurse navigator guides you and your family every step of the way. With this collaborative, patient-centered approach, you benefit from more experience and more insight — from diagnosis and care planning through treatment and survivorship.
And because Massey is Richmond's only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center, patients also have access to cutting-edge clinical trials and the most advanced treatment options available for colorectal cancer – science that is available here before other community providers.
Hallmarks of Massey’s colorectal cancer care:
Choose VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center for colorectal cancer care that is:
Cutting-edge
Our doctors have unparalleled knowledge and experience in diagnosing and treating all types of colorectal cancers and polyps (growths on the inner wall of the colon or rectum) and cysts. We have new forms of surgical treatment that preserve the function of the bowel and rectum, and we offer advanced noninvasive procedures to determine how much cancer is present and how far it has spread.
Comprehensive
The colorectal cancer program at Massey offers an integrative approach with a full range of treatment options that support patients' strength and well-being while improving quality of life through treatment, recovery and survivorship. We also offer support services that range from helping minimize pain, symptoms and side effects to helping cope with the cognitive, emotional and psychological effects of cancer.
Collaborative
Cancer care generally requires multiple forms of therapy and various specialized doctors and specialists, who work as a team to treat the patient. Massey pioneered the region’s , in which specialists from numerous medical backgrounds collaborate in teams to coordinate all aspects and stages of patient care – and conveniently provide that care in multiple locations. This approach ensures that patients will receive the ideal combination and sequence of treatment.
Customized
Recognizing that each patient is unique and each type of cancer is different, Massey provides treatment strategies and care plans tailored and individualized to the patient. Patients also have direct access to a nurse navigator, who will provide guidance as they move through the health care system and treatment process.
Compassionate
Through respectful, attentive and compassionate care, Massey’s care team builds healing relationships with patients that help reduce suffering from cancer. We recognize that each patient’s medical, social, emotional and personal needs are unique, which is why patients have access to resources such as social workers, psychologists, legal and financial assistance, support groups, educational workshops and more.