Depending on the type of cancer, surgery may be needed for diagnosis or to remove the cancer and surrounding tissue. Advances in research now allow many tumors to be treated with less radical operations. St. John's Mercy has an outstanding staff of general surgeons and surgery sub specialists with expertise in neurosurgery, head and neck surgery, breast and tissue reconstruction, thoracic surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, gynecologic surgery, urologic surgery and plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Learn more about surgical procedures for cancer treatment through our cancer health information module. If you would like to be referred to a St. John's Mercy physician, please call our Physician Referral service at 314-FOR-DOCS (367-3627) or toll-free at 1-888-700-7171.