Integrated services
The Dartmouth Cancer Center Neuro-Oncology / Brain Tumor Treatment Program provides expert, integrated care if you have been diagnosed with a brain or spinal cord tumor, cancers that affect the nervous system, or neurologic complications of systemic cancer.
Multispecialty care
We bring together providers from throughout our specialties. You may be seen by providers in:
- Neuro-oncology
- Neurosurgery
- Medical oncology
- Radiation oncology
- Neurology
- Neuroradiology
Right here. Close to home.
You receive world-class care and the expertise of our researchers and providers without the need for a long drive. Our locations are easy to get to, and our interdisciplinary care teams focus on the whole person, not just the disease. With locations in:
- Lebanon, New Hampshire
- Manchester, New Hampshire
- Nashua, New Hampshire
- Keene, New Hampshire
- St. Johnsbury, Vermont
What is neuro-oncology?
Neuro-oncology is the medical specialty focused on the diagnosis and treatment of tumors that involve the brain, spine, and nervous system.
Brain tumors we treat
Primary brain tumors
Primary brain tumors that begin growing in the brain include:
- Gliomas: Tumors such as glioblastoma, which is the most common type of malignant brain tumor and an aggressive form of cancer.
- Ependymomas: Tumors that start in the ependymal cells lining the fluid-filled spaces of the central nervous system.
- Medulloblastomas: Tumors that start in the cerebellum, the part of the brain responsible for balance and coordination.
Other types of tumors
Other types of tumors include brain metastases, inherited tumor syndromes and tumors in other areas such as nerve sheath, skull base and spinal cord:
- Brain metastases: Secondary tumors that develop when cancer cells from another part of the body spread to the brain.
- Inherited tumor syndromes: Conditions such as neurofibromatosis and von Hippel–Lindau syndrome.
- Benign tumors: Growths such as meningiomas.
- Nerve sheath tumors: Tumors that develop within the protective layer of a peripheral nerve.
- Skull base tumors: Tumors that include schwannomas (acoustic neuromas), pituitary tumors, and chordomas.
- Spinal cord tumors: Tumors that form in or around the spinal cord.
Expertise in complex brain tumors
We treat a wide variety of brain, spine, and nervous system tumors. We are recognized as a premier provider for complex conditions such as glioblastomas and brain metastases. With locations in New Hampshire and Vermont, you can find treatment close to you.
Innovative treatments
Supported by technologically advanced and state-of-the-art facilities and treatment, our treatments include procedures performed in operating rooms with real-time intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) imaging, as well as minimally invasive techniques such as laser ablations and endoscopic approaches.
Learn more about our advanced treatments
Specialized team
We provide your care through a specialized team of experts dedicated to delivering advanced, personalized treatment for brain and spine tumors.
Working with our care team, you have the benefit of knowing you are receiving care that is:
- Multidisciplinary from consultation to treatment to coordinate your care.
- Tailored to the specific features or genetics of the tumor.
- Focused not only on effective treatments, but on maintaining quality of life and treatment of symptoms, and helping you achieve the best possible outcomes.
Research and clinical trials
You also have access to clinical trials through the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in northern New England.