Cancer Care

This unique approach is further distinguished by a cancer site-specific focus. Lahey has cancer teams, each headed by a director-leader and comprised of at least one hematologist, oncologist, radiation oncologist, surgeon, as well as various allied health care providers. Each team focuses on one of the following cancer sites: breast, lung, hepatobiliary, colon and rectal, bladder, kidney, prostate, gynecology, head and neck, hematologic, and skin and brain. This approach to care ensures patients’ needs are addressed immediately, efficiently and in a clinically appropriate manner.

In 2008, the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons awarded the Sophia Gordon Cancer Center its Outstanding Achievement Award for excellence in providing cancer patient care. This distinction is recognized by only 19 percent of cancer programs surveyed by the group.

Lahey cancer services are now available in Burlington, Peabody and Derry and Salem, NH (Parkland Medical Center).

Uncovering the Clues

Cancer research helps uncover clues about how cancer grows and the best way to treat it. At Lahey Health, our researchers conduct dozens of clinical trials each year, including many cancer clinical trials evaluating new approaches to cancer treatment.

A deeper understanding of how cancer forms and grows has led to more targeted treatment options that have a greater chance of successfully treating a cancer, often with less side effects than seen with conventional chemotherapy.

Cancer Clinical Trials

Clinical trials are research studies designed to determine whether new treatments are both safe and effective for humans. At Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, our researchers conduct hundreds of clinical trials each year, including many cancer clinical trials.

Most of the cancer clinical trials at Lahey help our doctors discover more effective ways to treat many different types of cancer. Additional clinical trials are designed to improve our ability to diagnose cancer as well as discover better ways to manage symptoms associated with cancer treatment. Patients who participate in our clinical trials often gain access to new cancer treatments before they are available to the general public.

Clinical trials are conducted for all stages of cancer, including early limited stage cancers to advanced cancers. At Lahey, patients will be provided the option to participate in our cancer clinical trials if they meet the eligibility criteria. Participation is entirely voluntary. Patients will never be enrolled in a clinical trial without their consent.

Patient Safety is Paramount

When patients participate in a cancer clinical trial at Lahey, they can be assured that patient safety is our primary concern. Our clinical staff has extensive experience in conducting clinical trials, and we are deeply committed to protecting the rights and welfare of our patients.

All research activity at Lahey is monitored by the hospital’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) to ensure the safety of study participants. The IRB is composed of Lahey colleagues and members of the general public from our local communities.

Current Cancer Clinical Trials

Cancer clinical trials currently being conducted by Lahey Health researchers can be found in the clinical trial directory linked below.

Clinical Trials

Cancer-Specific Focus

Lahey has a cancer site-specific focus. Our cancer teams – each headed by a director-leader and including medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons, pathologists, radiologists as well as various allied healthcare providers – specialize in specific types of cancer.

Our state-of-the-art tools and procedures, personalized treatment options, and access to innovative clinical trials can give you the certainty of knowing that you are receiving the highest standard of cancer care in the right place: your own community.

At Your Side Throughout

Patients who come to Lahey Hospital & Medical Center for cancer care will also have a personal patient navigator to help answer questions, coordinate care, manage appointment scheduling, and much more. Your navigator will be at your side throughout and is a resource you can turn to for any need you may have related to your treatment and care.

See the Lahey Health Cancer Institute for more detail on treatment options, which include:

• Medical Oncology (Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy)
• Autologous Stem Cell Transplant
• Surgery
• Radiation Oncology

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington

41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805

Appointments: 781-744-8000
Department of Radiation Oncology: 781-744-8780
Department of Oncology: 781-744-8400
Department of Hematology: 781-744-8400
Main Switchboard: 781-744-5100

Lahey Medical Center, Peabody

One Essex Center Drive
Peabody, MA 01960

Appointments: 978-977-6336
Main Switchboard: 978-538-4000

Lahey Outpatient Center, Lexington

16 Hayden Avenue
Lexington, MA 02421

Main Switchboard: 781-372-7000

Lahey – 67 South Bedford

67 South Bedford Road
Burlington, MA 01803

Dermatology: 781-744-8443

Parkland Medical Center

Overlook Medical Park
6 Tsienneto Road
Derry, NH

Contact: 603-537-2060