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VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center offers the full continuum of care for melanoma – from prevention and detection to treatment and survivorship.

Using the most advanced technology, treatment options and clinical trials, our team offers a wide scope of care for patients diagnosed with or at high risk of melanoma. Our care is delivered compassionately, with respect, personal attention and a focus on the whole person – not just the disease.

Your partner in melanoma care

Whether you are faced with a diagnosis of melanoma, need help evaluating and reducing your risk for melanoma or are being screened for early detection of melanoma, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center is here to help.

We provide a level of expertise and experience found only at the top 4 percent of cancer centers across the country designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Massey is the only center in the Richmond area and one of two in Virginia designated by the NCI to lead and shape America’s cancer research efforts.

Massey’s care is provided through VCU Health at VCU Medical Center, an award-winning hospital.

Clinical trials

Treatments in clinical trials may be more effective or have fewer side effects than the treatments that are currently available.

Skin cancer treatment team

Our specialists from many different disciplines work together in the area’s largest and most comprehensive multidisciplinary teams.

Resources & support services

Massey offers a number of patient support services to address educational, emotional, spiritual and social service needs.

Why choose VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center for your melanoma care

VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center offers tremendous advantages and expertise in the care of skin cancers. Our medical team is composed of specialists from multiple fields who all have expertise in skin cancer and collaborate to develop the most effective treatment plan for each patient. Many of our doctors are also active scientists, participating in cutting-edge research in our labs and through collaborative clinical trials offered only at National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers like Massey.

Combined with a compassionate and patient-centered approach to care, this expertise and access to cutting-edge clinical trials and treatment options is why Massey is your best choice for the treatment of melanoma and other skin cancers

Discover the 5 Cs that make us the right choice for your skin cancer care. Choose Massey for your skin cancer care because we are:

Cutting-edge

The skin cancer team at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center consists of national leaders in cancer care and research from multiple disciplines who work together to provide the highest-quality diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer. By pooling their expertise, our doctors are able to make the best decisions and give the most comprehensive advice and information.

Comprehensive

The skin cancer team at Massey offers an integrative approach with a full range of treatment options that support patients' strength and well-being while improving quality of life through treatment, recovery and survivorship. We also offer support services that range from helping minimize pain, symptoms and side effects to helping cope with the cognitive, emotional and psychological effects of cancer.

Collaborative

Cancer care generally requires multiple forms of therapy and various specialized doctors and specialists, who work as a team to treat the patient. Massey pioneered the region’s only multidisciplinary approach, in which specialists from numerous medical backgrounds collaborate in teams to coordinate all aspects and stages of patient care – and conveniently provide that care in multiple locations. This approach ensures that patients will receive the ideal combination and sequence of treatment.

Compassionate

Through respectful, attentive and compassionate care, Massey’s care team builds healing relationships with patients that help reduce suffering from cancer. We recognize that each patient’s medical, social, emotional and personal needs are unique, which is why patients have access to resources such as social workers, psychologists, legal and financial assistance, support groups, educational workshops and more.

Customized

Recognizing that each patient is unique and each type of cancer is different, Massey provides treatment strategies and care plans tailored and individualized to the patient. Patients also have direct access to a nurse navigator, who will provide guidance as they move through the health care system and treatment process.

Becoming a Patient

Our award-winning team at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center is transforming how cancers are prevented, detected, treated and cured, and it is our pleasure to care for you and your loved ones. Cancer is complex and its care can be complicated, so we want to make your experience as our patient as simple and positive as possible.