The Alan B. Pearson Cancer Center

Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center

From the latest cancer-fighting technology to new state-of-the-art facilities and services, Centra offers excellent cancer care for patients and their families throughout Central Virginia. Centra's comprehensive cancer services and treatments range from the newest minimally invasive robotic surgery and Trilogy linear accelerator to chemotherapy, biological, and targeted drug therapies; genetic testing; and clinical trials.

Centra treats a broad range of cancers, including lung, prostate, breast, brain, kidney, bladder, ovarian, lymphoma, leukemia, colon, uterine, and rectal. In 2008, Centra opened the Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center, bringing radiation and medical oncology together in one facility for patient convenience.

Designed with cancer patients and their families in mind, the Centra Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center combines a comprehensive array of services in a new center of hope and healing. A team of board-certified physicians and highly skilled clinicians collaborates on personalized treatment plans for patients and supports them through every step of their cancer journeys. This team approach has earned Centra national recognition with full accreditation and a commendation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. In addition to radiation and medical oncologists, the multidisciplinary team includes a broad range of expertise from nurse practitioners and nurses to clinical trials, patient navigators, social workers, and chaplaincy staff members.