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Download a PDF of the Fox Chase Cancer Center Infusion Guide
Infusion therapy is a key part of any cancer treatment plan. By choosing Fox Chase - Temple for your infusion needs, you're choosing a world-renowned hospital known for research and innovation in cancer treatment. Our highly trained team includes medical oncologists, oncology-certified nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, therapists, nurse educators, registered dietitians, social workers, pharmacists, and other specially trained staff. They are all here to support you and make infusion treatment as least stressful as possible.
Infusion therapy is a term that describes a procedure in which medicine is given directly into a patient's bloodstream to shrink or stop the growth of cancer cells. Infusion services include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, blood transfusions, hormone therapy, and other infusion treatments you might need as you fight your cancer, like hydration fluids, antibiotics, and pain medications. You may get this therapy as an outpatient in the Infusion Room, during a hospital stay, or at home.
Your cancer treatment may also include targeted therapy. Targeted therapy is a type of cancer treatment designed to stop the specific proteins that help cancer tumors grow. The decision about where you receive your infusion treatment depends on which medicine or medicines you are getting.
Chemotherapy and cancer-fighting infusion treatments may be used to:
Immunotherapy is a different type of infusion treatment. It's different from chemotherapy. While chemotherapy kills cancer cells directly, immunotherapy trains the body's own immune system to target and attack cancer cells.
Treatments can be given to patients in a variety of ways:
The type of infusion therapy you get is based on:
Each patient’s cancer diagnosis is unique. For that reason, each patient’s treatment is unique as well. Your experience with treatment will not be the same as others. That's why each patient treated in the Infusion Room gets a treatment plan from their doctor that's tailored to each individual patient. This plan includes:
Fox Chase Main Campus *
333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111-2497
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Fox Chase Cancer Center East Norriton—Hospital Outpatient Center
2701 Dekalb Pike
East Norriton, PA 19401
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* Infusion services at Fox Chase Cancer Center Main Campus are provided by Temple University Hospital.
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