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Delaware is home to one of the most advanced cancer centers in the country.

The Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute offers the newest and most innovative cancer treatments to give you the best options for cancers, even the most rare and complex.

Our vast array of cancer specialty and outpatient services are all under one roof, making it easier for you to get exceptional cancer care when and where you need it.

Why Choose the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute?

  • Multidisciplinary care that includes a team of specialists whom you can see all in one visit, including a surgeon, a medical oncologist or hematologist, and a radiation oncologist who will work together to provide you with the best treatment plan for your cancer.

    Studies show that patients who receive their cancer screening, prevention, treatment, and palliative care services in a setting of multispecialty care tend to live longer and have a better quality of life. And every patient benefits from a team of experts who are focused on his or her individual care.
  • Our cancer clinical trials program is one of a select group of research centers in the country that participate in the National Cancer Institute’s Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP).
  • The Graham Cancer Center is home to some of the most advanced cancer-fighting technology in the world, including the Cyberknife and da Vinci robotic surgery systems.
  • Our Breast Center features Delaware’s only dedicated breast MRI scanner, and the Center for Breast Reconstruction is the first in Delaware to offer the full breadth of breast reconstruction options, including state-of-the-art microsurgical techniques.

From your first meeting with your care management team to ongoing support from our survivorship program long after your treatment is complete, the health care professionals at the Graham Cancer Center will be with you step-by-step throughout your cancer journey.

Your fight against cancer is our fight against cancer. We’re here for you, and for everyone who loves you.

Cancer surgery aims to remove the cancer tissue from the body. The doctor who performs your cancer surgery is a surgical oncologist.
At any given time, we have at least 700 patients enrolled in as many as 100 different clinical trials.
ChristianaCare offers a variety of community-based educational programs to help you learn your risk for breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, prostate and skin cancer.
A medical oncologist administers chemotherapy or immunotherapy to kill cancer cells. The medical oncologists at ChristianaCare employ the latest care.
Cancer treatment is hard enough without having to make trips to the Emergency Department (ED) due to complications from treatment.
Radiation oncology, also called radiation therapy, uses radiation to kill cancer cells. Used by itself or with cancer-fighting medicines or surgery, radiation.
We have all of the services you and your family may need to handle the challenges you are facing.

To schedule an appointment, call 302-623-4500.

Cancer Care A-Z Services List

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Breast Cancer

While you can’t change some of the things that put you at risk — like family history, your age or ethnicity — learn things you can do to lower your risk.

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Cancer Clinical Trials

At any given time, we have at least 700 patients enrolled in as many as 100 different clinical trials.

Cancer Community Resources

We can provide assistance in locating appropriate services and programs within the community and throughout the region.

Cancer Nurse Navigator

As support during cancer care, a Cancer Nurse Navigator can help keep you organized, work through healthcare system barriers, and connect you to other experts.

Cancer Nutrition

Proper nutrition can be critically important to your health and feeling of well being when you’re living with cancer.

Cancer Research

At ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute, ground-breaking cancer research is every-day reality.

Cancer Social Work

Living with cancer may mean you have to deal with added financial, practical and emotional concerns. Our social workers offer counseling and other services.

Cancer Surgery

Cancer surgery aims to remove the cancer tissue from the body. The doctor who performs your cancer surgery is a surgical oncologist.

Cancer Update Newsletter

Cancer Update is a publication of the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute at ChristianaCare.

Cervical Cancer

HPV can also cause cancers of the vulva, vagina, anus and oropharynx (part of the throat), and it is the most common sexually transmitted infection.

Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal cancer includes cancers of the large intestine (colon), the lower part of the digestive system and the rectum.

Community Health Outreach and Education Program

ChristianaCare offers community-based educational programs to help you learn your risk for breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, prostate and skin cancer.

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Genitourinary and Prostate Cancer

Decades of clinical experience show that combinations of these treatments are often most effective in treating prostate cancer and genitourinary cancers.

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Head and Neck Cancer

Decades of clinical experience show that combinations of these treatments are often most effective.

Hematology Oncology

ChristianaCare Oncology Hematology is fully dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment and compassionate care of people with cancer and serious blood disorders.

Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancer

A new treatment for liver cancer, called radiofrequency ablation, uses heat produced by electrical current to kill cancer cells.

Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancers

One in eight American women will develop breast cancer. Use this tool to see if you are at high risk for breast or ovarian cancer.

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Junior Board Cancer Resource Library

The Junior Board Cancer Resource Library is an essential resource to many of our patients.

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Lung Cancer

Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health and the number one way to lower your risk for lung cancer.

Lymphoma/Leukemia

Surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation and, in some cases, stem-cell transplantation are used to treat these cancers.

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Medical Oncology

A medical oncologist administers chemotherapy or immunotherapy to kill cancer cells. The medical oncologists at ChristianaCare employ the latest care.

Multidisciplinary Care

Because our model of care is based on multidisciplinary centers, every patient benefits from a team of experts who are focused on his or her individual care.

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Neuro-oncology

Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation are used, often in combination, to treat neurological cancers.

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Oncology Express Unit

Cancer treatment is hard enough without having to make trips to the Emergency Department (ED) due to complications from treatment.

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Radiation Oncology

Radiation oncology, also called radiation therapy, uses radiation to kill cancer cells. Used by itself or with cancer-fighting medicines or surgery, radiation.

Reconstructive Surgery

We give you the personalized attention you deserve.

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Sarcoma, Bone Cancer and Melanoma

Melanoma may begin as a mole on the skin, but it can also begin in other pigmented tissues, such as in the eye or intestines.

Skin Cancer

Your team will tailor your cancer treatment for your cancer and for you.

Support Services

We have all of the support services you and your family may need to handle the challenges you are facing.

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Thoracic, Esophogeal and Lung Cancer

Your team will tailor your cancer treatment for you.

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Uterine Cancer and Treatment

Treatment options are as varied as the conditions themselves, depending on individual circumstances.

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Why Choose the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute?

If you or a loved one is facing a cancer diagnosis, the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute offers strength on all fronts.