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Honolulu Oncologist Doctors for Chemotherapy

Type of Physician: Oncologist

What is a Oncologist?

A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; the oncologist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of cancer and other benign and malignant tumors. These subspecialists decide on and administer chemotherapy as well as consult with surgeons and radiotherapists on other treatment for cancer.

Specialty: Oncology (Medical)

Common Name: Cancer Doctor

Oncologist Doctors in Honolulu *

Moanalua Medical Center
Clayton V Chan
3288 Moanalua Rd
Oncology Dept
Honolulu, HI 96819
(808) 432-8587

Moanalua Medical Center
Charles F Miller
3288 Moanalua Rd
Oncology Dept
Honolulu, HI 96819
(808) 432-8587

Gregory Park MD
Gregory Park
30 N Church St
STE STE 100
Wailuku, HI 96793
(808) 244-7627

Kaiser Permanente Maui Wailuku Clinic
Paul C Coty
80 Mahalani St
Wailuku, HI 96793
(808) 243-6000

Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu is the capital of and the most populous census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Although Honolulu refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and the county are consolidated, known as the City and County of Honolulu, and the city and county is designated as the entire island. The City and County of Honolulu is the only incorporated city in Hawaii, as all other local government entities are administered at the county level. In the Hawaiian language, Honolulu means "sheltered bay" or "place of shelter."
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Chemotherapy

What is chemotherapy?

Chemotherapy (also called chemo) is a type of cancer treatment that uses drugs to destroy cancer cells.

How does chemotherapy work?

Chemotherapy works by stopping or slowing the growth of cancer cells, which grow and divide quickly. But it can also harm healthy cells that divide quickly, such as those that line your mouth and intestines or cause your hair to grow. Damage to healthy cells may cause side effects. Often, side effects get better or go away after chemotherapy is over.

What does chemotherapy do?

Depending on your type of cancer and how advanced it is, chemotherapy can:

  • Cure cancer - when chemotherapy destroys cancer cells to the point that your doctor can no longer detect them in your body and they will not grow back.
  • Control cancer - when chemotherapy keeps cancer from spreading, slows its growth, or destroys cancer cells that have spread to other parts of your body.
  • Ease cancer symptoms (also called palliative care) - when chemotherapy shrinks tumors that are causing pain or pressure.

How is chemotherapy used?

Sometimes, chemotherapy is used as the only cancer treatment. But more often, you will get chemotherapy along with surgery, radiation therapy, or biological therapy. Chemotherapy can:

  • Make a tumor smaller before surgery or radiation therapy. This is called neo-adjuvant chemotherapy.
  • Destroy cancer cells that may remain after surgery or radiation therapy. This is called adjuvant chemotherapy.
  • Help radiation therapy and biological therapy work better.
  • Destroy cancer cells that have come back (recurrent cancer) or spread to other parts of your body (metastatic cancer).

How does my doctor decide which chemotherapy drugs to use?

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Nearby Honolulu Hospitals *

Queen's Medical Center
1301 Punchbowl St
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808)538-9011

Straub Clinic & Hospital
888 S King St
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808)522-4000

Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific
226 N Kuakini St
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808)531-3511

Kuakini Medical Center
347 N Kuakini St
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808)536-2236

Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children
1319 Punahou St
Honolulu, HI 96826
(808)983-6000

Shriners Hospital for Children
1310 Punahou St
Honolulu, HI 96826
(808)941-4466

Hawaii Medical Center East
2230 Liliha St
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808)547-6011

Le'ahi Hospital
3675 Kilauea Ave
Honolulu, HI 96816
(808)733-8000

Tripler Army Medical Center
1 Jarrett White Rd
Tripler Army Medical Ctr, HI 96859
(808)433-6661

Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center
3288 Moanalua Rd
Honolulu, HI 96819
(808)432-0000

Castle Medical Center
640 Ulukahiki St
Kailua, HI 96734
(808)263-5500

Hawaii State Hospital
45-710 Keaahala Rd
Kaneohe, HI 96744
(808)247-2191

Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi
98-1079 Moanalua Rd
Aiea, HI 96701
(808)486-6000

Kahi Mohala Behavioral Healthcare
91-2301 Fort Weaver Rd
Ewa Beach, HI 96706
(808)671-8511

Hawaii Medical Center West
91-2141 Fort Weaver Rd
Ewa Beach, HI 96706
(808)678-7000

Wahiawa General Hospital
128 Lehua St
Wahiawa, HI 96786
(808)621-8411

Kahuku Hospital
56-117 Puala Lea St
Kahuku, HI 96731
(808)293-9221

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