If you have colorectal cancer, Memorial Sloan-Kettering will provide highly individualized care and personal attention at every step of your diagnosis and treatment. Our doctors treat a very large number of colorectal cancer patients, and as a result have developed a high degree of expertise. Our team of experts offers the most advanced and comprehensive set of options for treating colorectal cancer while preserving patients' ability to function normally.
Whether you have just been diagnosed with early-stage colorectal cancer, or have already received treatment and now have more-advanced disease, we provide treatments that offer the best chance to cure or control your cancer.
Chief, Colorectal Service; Stuart H. Q. Quan Chair in Colorectal Surgery
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Vice Chair for Education and Faculty Development, Department of Surgery
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Chief, Gastroenterology and Nutrition Service
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Paul Sherlock Chair
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Chief, Interventional Radiology Service
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Vice Chair for Quality, Safety, and Performance Improvement, Department of Radiology
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Chief, Gastrointestinal Oncology Service; Head, Colorectal Oncology Section
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Edward S. Gordon Chair in Medical Oncology
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Chief, External Beam Radiotherapy Service, Regional Care Network; Chief, Basking Ridge Radiation Oncology
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Chief, Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Sleepy Hollow
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Vice Chair for Education and Faculty Development, Department of Surgery
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Nurses play an important role in caring for patients at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, and are often the members of the treatment team with whom you will have the most contact. Your nurses bring extraordinary knowledge, experience, and expertise to your care, because they specialize in helping people with your particular type of cancer. Your nurses will help you through your experience at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, whether you are being treated in the hospital or as an outpatient.
Nurses at Memorial Sloan-Kettering collaborate with doctors and other members of your patient care team to develop a treatment plan that is right for you. The nurses on your team provide a range of services — administering therapies, monitoring your treatment and watching out for side effects, educating you and your family about what to expect during treatment, and offering emotional support. Nurses also help coordinate your appointments, communicate important information to various members of your patient care team, and keep track of other details related to your treatment. Nurses at Memorial Sloan-Kettering maintain a patient-centered focus, placing your needs and preferences first.
