If I am evaluated at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute by one of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Surgical Oncologists and need an operation, where will the operation be performed?
Most of the Massachusetts General Hospital Surgical Oncologists are also on staff and evaluate patients at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. If you are evaluated at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute by one of the Cancer Center’s Surgical Oncologists, you will have your operation at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an outpatient facility that sees patients in an outpatient clinic setting and will administer outpatient chemotherapy, but no surgeries are performed on their campus. Your health records and any tests that are performed at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are easily accessible to the staff at the Massachusetts General Hospital, making the transition to the Cancer Center seamless.
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