Cancer and Infusion Services
We understand that a new cancer diagnosis can feel overwhelming. Our oncology team believes the strength you have inside yourself, combined with support from loved ones and skilled care from experienced physicians, will put you on the path to achieving your best possible health.
Bringing the exceptional oncology services of the Mount Sinai Health System home to Staten Island, our team combines today’s most advanced diagnostics and therapies with personalized attention to design the best care plan for each of our patients.
Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center at Corporate Commons Three, 1441 South Ave, Suite 207
Conditions
At the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center on Staten Island, our highly skilled oncologists are experienced in diagnosing and treating a wide range of conditions including solid tumors, blood cancers, and non-cancerous blood disorders.
Solid Tumors
A solid tumor is an abnormal mass that could be cancerous (malignant) or non-cancerous (benign). There are different kinds of solid tumors, such as carcinomas and sarcomas, and they can develop in various parts of the body, including:
- Brain and spinal tumors
- Breast cancer
- Colorectal cancer
- Lung cancer
- Esophageal cancer
- Gastric (stomach) cancer
- Liver cancer
- Gynecologic cancer (ovarian, endometrial, cervical)
- Head and neck cancers
- Skin cancer
- Renal (kidney) cancer
- Bladder cancer
- Prostate cancer
Hematological Malignancies
Also called blood cancer, hematological cancers originate in blood-forming tissue, like the cells of the immune system or bone marrow. Hematological malignancies include:
- Lymphoma (Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s)
- Leukemia (acute and chronic)
- Multiple myeloma
- Myeloproliferative disease
- Myelodysplastic disease
Non-Cancerous Blood Disorders
A non-malignant hematological condition is a blood disorder that is not cancerous. Non-malignant hematological conditions include:
- Anemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Bleeding disorders
- Blood clotting disorders (thrombophilia)
- White cell count abnormalities
- Hemochromatosis
Treatments
The expert team at the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center on Staten Island, is skilled in providing the best available treatments, including chemotherapy infusion, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and benign-hematology services such as immunoglobulin and iron infusion.
Hematology Services
Our physicians draw on the best available therapies to treat patients with various hematologic diagnoses, including anemia, immune thrombocytopenic purpura, lymphoma, leukemia, and other blood disorders.
We offer a number of hematology services, such as:
- Bone marrow biopsies and aspirates
- Common lab tests
- Intravenous infusions of iron for patients with iron deficiency anemia
- The monitoring of blood clotting for patients on anticoagulants
Infusion Center
Our new Staten Island location offers a state-of-the-art infusion center, with an onsite pharmacy and lab, nine exam rooms, two maternity rooms, a treatment room, and 12 infusion bays.
We provide several types of infusions and injections, including:
- B12 Injections (cyanocobalamin)
- Procrit® injections
- Iron infusion
- Zomera® infusion
- Reclast® infusion
- Boniva® injections
- Testosterone injections
The chemotherapy regimens for different types of tumors (neoplasm) are mixed and administered onsite as needed.
In advance of your appointment for these infusion medications, we will verify your insurance benefits and determine if prior authorization, precertification, and/or co-payment are required. As a courtesy, we will enroll you in any co-pay assistance programs that may be available.
Understanding the importance of treating the whole patient, our team combines these therapies with psychosocial support, nutritional counseling, prompt management of side effects, and other services.
Breast Cancer Surgery
Our vastly experienced breast surgeon offers expert diagnosis and the latest options for surgical treatment of breast cancer and benign breast disease. Mount Sinai Doctors-Staten Island, Breast Surgery works closely with our hematology/oncology team to provide you comprehensive care for breast disease.