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Outpatient medical oncology services we offer through the cancer center are available either at Forsyth Medical Center or Piedmont Hematology-Oncology Associates, located at the cancer center. For inpatient services, we currently have a designated 37-bed oncology unit on the 9th floor in the West Tower.

Although people we treat here primarily receive chemotherapy, we also accommodate oncology patients for radiation therapy, blood products, antibiotics, pain management, pre- and post-surgical care and terminal care.

We provide outpatient treatments such as biopsies, radiation therapy or surgery at Forsyth Medical Center's Outpatient Center, Forsyth Medical Center Hawthorne Outpatient Surgery and Forsyth Regional Cancer Center.

Our radiation oncology department treats about 1,200 patients a year, delivering both external beam and intracavitary radiation. We feature an array of state-of-the-art equipment, including three linear accelerators, CT simulator with x-ray/fluoroscopic capabilities, high dose rate brachytherapy unit, prostate implant system and endovascular implant system.

Recent computer upgrades have enabled us to calculate and deliver the most effective treatment possible for better clinical outcomes utilizing intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). The benefit of such a therapy is that it spares healthy tissue around the intended radiated site.

In cases where aggressive treatment is no longer appropriate, our acute palliative care unit can help patients and families prepare for the end of life with dignity. This dedicated, nine-bed unit focuses on making the qulity of life for terminally ill patients as comfortable as possible and assists family members in this time of transition.

Oncology patients can count on a large interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses and therapists to provide support throughout their treatment.