Cancer Care

Your personal team of experts



The University of Kansas Hospital Cancer CenterA focus on healing, comfort and recovery. Specialists in all forms of cancer. The region’s largest outpatient cancer facility, equipped with features to ensure a soothing environment. Fast screening and imaging results, so you can know your options as soon as possible. One of the nation’s first breast cancer survivorship programs, offering help with nutrition, weight control and menopause. And a focused, multi-year initiative aimed at becoming Kansas' first National Cancer Institute designated center.

 

These are only a few of the reasons our hospital should be your choice for cancer diagnosis, treatment and recovery. Our extraordinary care teams, who are trained to fight even the most rare types of cancers, offer an exceptional combination of expertise, training and compassion.

recognition for outstanding work

Our cancer program is among the nation’s finest, earning the Outstanding Achievement Award for exceptional quality from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer in 2004 and again in 2007. Offering more than most cancer centers or cancer clinics, our innovative multidisciplinary approach brings together many specialists, including medical oncologists, hematologists, radiation oncologists and surgeons.

Complete care and convenience

We offer whatever it takes to get you better. This includes inpatient cancer care, inpatient surgery and radiation oncology services provided at our main campus. Whether you need mammography, a breast MRI, or other cancer screenings, radiation therapy or chemotherapy, we have the expertise and experience to help you.

With flat-panel TVs, wireless Internet and complimentary parking, the focus is on ensuring your comfort while agressively pursing the best possible outcome.

The region's only painless, image-guided radiosurgery services

We are the region's only hospital to offer Novalis Tx image-guided, stereotactic radiosurgery. Benefits of this advanced technology for noninvasive radiation treatment of tumors include:

  •  No pain, scars or cutting
  •  Usually available as an outpatient procedure
  •  Treatment takes only 15-20 minutes
  •  Precise targeting that minimizes damage to healthy tissue
  •  Automatic compensation for movement, which increases accuracy

A complete range of breast cancer services

Our Breast Cancer Prevention services include clinical trial participation for women at increased risk for breast cancer. And our breast imaging services provide quick and accurate screening results. In addition, our Breast Cancer Survivorship program helps with nutrition, weight control, menopausal symptoms and treatment-related side effects.

You focus on healing - we’ll handle the rest

We offer an array of patient and visitor services at both our inpatient and outpatient locations. In addition, our social workers can help you prepare for your first visit and arrange for overnight and long-term lodging.

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Physician

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Qamar Khan, MD
Hematology and Oncology

Clinical Focus
Breast Cancer Treatment