Scripps Cancer Center

A Network of Care

Scripps Health is committed to combating cancer. That’s why we mobilized the collective resources of five hospital campuses, our affiliated physicians and a renowned research center to form the Scripps Cancer Center. These providers work collaboratively toward prevention, early detection and coordinated treatment.

Multidisciplinary and collaborative

The center’s multidisciplinary approach ensures a comprehensive treatment plan that pairs leading-edge technology with an experienced, respectful care staff who are sensitive to the whole person and a range of healing approaches. Patients benefit from a collective array of cancer-specific personnel and services, as well as vigorous dialog between researchers and clinicians that brings the latest medical knowledge bedside.

Throughout treatment, a patient’s care team members meet regularly in cancer conferences to keep up to date on that specific patient’s needs and progress. This collaborative approach ensures that the expertise of a number of medical professionals works concertedly to develop an optimal, individualized care plan.

Implementation of these care options begins in conversation with the patient: What are his or her goals, and how can we best proceed together?

• Blood and marrow transplantation program
• Radiation therapy
• Breast care center
• Robotic surgery
• San Diego Gamma Knife
• Palliative care
• Skin cancer center
• Oncology nursing
• Home to medical education
• Research participation
• Patient support services
• Imaging