Cancer Specialists Collaborate to Analyze Treatment Options: Advanced Techniques Refine Choices

09.01.2010

Five years ago, William Mussone was diagnosed with colorectal cancer and told he needed life-changing surgery. Physicians at the Stanford Cancer Center had other ideas about how to help him.

With the help of trainer John Angleson, William Mussone is focused on strengthening his overall health to recover from surgery to remove colorectal cancer and to prevent its recurrence. He's made great progress, driven by a determination to live his life to the fullest.

I thought my life was over... The physicians I met at Stanford just lifted my spirits.

-William Mussone, patient, Stanford Cancer Center

Stanford Hospital thoracic surgeon Richard Whyte listens to Mussone's lungs. Whyte is part of Mussone's treatment team which also includes Mussone's colorectal surgeon, medical oncologists, radiologists, pathologists and radiation oncologists.

As we work together in the same environment, we gather momentum and energy and excitement and this helps us take better care of patients and improve their overall experience.

-Mark Welton, MD, Colorectal Cancer Surgeon, Stanford Cancer Center
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