The medical oncology team at Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center at South Shore Health—focuses on you. From diagnosing your cancer and developing your treatment plan to coordinating your overall care, the team collaborates with the Center’s surgeons, radiation oncologists, pathologists and other...

Caring for our community. That’s what it means to be a nurse at South Shore Health. Whether practicing at South Shore Hospital or in our patients’ homes, our nursing team demonstrates skill, commitment and compassion every day. South Shore Hospital has achieved Magnet® recognition three times for...

Radiation oncology—also called radiation therapy—uses high-energy x-rays to destroy cancer cells while sparing the surrounding normal tissue. Radiation therapy is a part of treatment for about two-thirds of patients with cancer. While it may be used alone as treatment, it is often combined with...