Cancer treatments

• Early detection to find and treat cancers as soon as possible
• Modern radiotherapy to target and destroy cancer cells 
• Systemic drug therapies (such as chemotherapy, hormone therapy and immunotherapy) 
• Surgery to remove tumours 

There are also many new types of treatment which are used to treat different types of stages of cancer. For example, Theranostics is an innovative and personalised approach that combines diagnostic imaging and radionuclide therapy to seek and destroy advanced cancers without damaging healthy tissue.

At GenesisCare we work with teams of national and regional cancer experts and invest in many of the latest cancer innovations that are proven to be safe and effective for our patients. As a global company, we have access to many of the latest techniques and innovations from around the world that are proven to be safe and effective. 

• Modern systems are very ‘controllable’ and accurate  
• Some use sophisticated in‑built scanners to ‘see’ and constantly adjust as they’re treating. This also means we don’t need to use skin markings (tattoos) to help guide us during radiotherapy, so there’s no permanent reminder of your treatment.
• They can be used with special techniques to protect your delicate organs, such as your heart, from coming in the path of the radiation beam  

At GenesisCare we use modern, advanced radiotherapy and offer this to all of patients who need it, tailoring treatment to each one to give the best possible outcome. At each of our cancer centres we have: 

• Linear accelerators for different types of modern radiotherapy such as stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), as well as patient positioning and scanning systems for surface guided radiotherapy (SGRT) 
• Specialist approaches, such as hypofractionation for fewer treatments, and advanced techniques that reduce side effects, like deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) for breast cancer and spacers for prostate cancer
• Teams of world-class clinicians, radiographers and physicists skilled in radiotherapy techniques 

For certain types of localised cancer, for example prostate, it’s now possible to complete radiotherapy safely, in fewer treatments (fractions) without reducing the effectiveness of treatment. This is called hypofractionation.  

Why is this important? 

• Fewer treatment visits are needed  
• Often, fewer side effects 
• Some cancers respond well to a smaller number of higher doses of radiation 
• Only treating a very small area with radiation makes it possible for future radiotherapy treatments if required 

Our teams are experts in this technique and we offer hypofractionation radiotherapy to every patient who can benefit from this and we offer hypofractionation radiotherapy wherever possible to patients who can benefit from this.

We’re the first independent provider in the UK to introduce the MRIdian radiotherapy machine for highly accurate hypofractionation of a wide range of cancers, like lung, liver, kidney, pancreas and prostate.  

It includes a high definition MR scanner so it can ‘see as it treats’ and precisely target tumours that move or are difficult-to-reach.  

These days there are many different types of anti-cancer drugs including: 

• Chemotherapy 
• Hormone therapy 
• Immunotherapy 
• Targeted therapy 

We provide a full range of the latest chemotherapy treatments in private suites with one-to-one care from our dedicated cancer nurses. Our centres have the MacMillan Quality Environment Mark and we’re specialists in helping our patients through their treatment. 

Genomic profiling is a rapidly advancing area of medicine that helps up to understand more about each patient’s cancer — how fast it could progress and which chemotherapy and immunotherapy drugs are likely to be most effective. At GenesisCare we’re use genetic profiling wherever possible for our patients and by focusing on only the most effective treatments this way, we can avoid unnecessary side effects.  

At GenesisCare, we personalise our treatments by using genetic profiling wherever possible. This means we can focus on only the most effective treatments to avoid unnecessary side effects.

At our GenesisCare neuro–oncology centres, we specialise in the stereotactic radio surgery (SRS), with teams of highly-skilled specialist neuro surgeons and neuro oncologists working together to improve quality of life for people with secondary brain and spinal cancers. 

We’re also pioneering the use of Theranostics – known as search and destroy cancer treatment – which uses special radioactive isotopes to find and treat cancer cells that can’t be reached with conventional therapies.