Surgical Oncology

Surgery is used to diagnose, stage and treat cancer, and certain cancer-related symptoms. At TRMC, our experienced surgeons  will discuss appropriate surgical options that meet your individual needs.

Surgery in cancer care is used to:

• Diagnose and stage a cancer. 
• Remove the whole cancer (tumor/mass). 
• Remove some, but not all of the tumor. A surgeon may not be able to safely remove all of the cancer because it could harm other parts of the body. This is often called a debulking surgery. 
• Ease symptoms caused by the cancer. This is called palliative surgery.
• To return/change the body’s condition after a surgery. This is called reconstructive or restorative surgery. Examples of this type of surgery are breast reconstruction or reversal of colostomy.