Medical Oncology Services

Chemotherapy, also called chemo or antineoplastic therapy, is medicines used to treat cancer. These medicines destroy cancer cells, keep them from growing and spreading, shrink the size of a tumor or relieve cancer symptoms.

A medical oncologist, the physician who specializes in chemotherapy, will decide on the type of medicines and how often they are given.









Depending on the type of cancer, chemotherapy may be given:

• With other medicines
• Before or after surgery and/or radiation to shrink a tumor
• In cycles so that the patient can rest and repair between treatments
• Throughout the body or directly into the site of the cancer
• In a vein, or as a pill, an injection, or skin creamIn a hospital, physician's office or our outpatient clinic

Length of treatment will vary by the type of drugs used by the medical oncologist.

Contact Us
CoxHealth Cancer Center
545 Branson Landing Blvd.
Skaggs Outpatient Center
Branson, MO 65616
(417) 348-8032