Location
Shore Cancer Center at Shore Medical Center
100 Medical Center Way
Somers Point, NJ 08234
Since 1940, Shore Medical Center has been providing Southeastern NJ residents and visitors alike with healthcare at its best. Located just minutes from popular beach destinations, Shore is an independent, nonprofit acute care medical center, with six Centers of Excellence that include its three-story free-standing Cancer Center. As New Jersey’s first and only Planetree Designated Patient-Centered Hospital, Shore is deeply committed to providing each patient with individualized care that engages them in the process, every step of the way.
At Shore Cancer Center, you will discover a comprehensive, multidisciplinary and nationally recognized cancer program that offers the most advanced treatment, close to home. Shore Cancer Center is accredited by the American College of Radiation Oncology and the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC). Only 1 in 4 community cancer centers meet the CoC’s rigorous standards in cancer care.
In December 2019, Shore Cancer Center joined the Penn Cancer Network, providing even greater access to world-class cancer care, clinical trials, and the expertise of renowned physicians from Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center. In addition, the Cancer Center is affiliated with Penn Medicine’s Pulmonary Program, expanding local access to interventional pulmonologists with expertise in screening, diagnosis and less invasive treatment options for lung cancer.
Services available at Shore Cancer Center include:
- Radiation oncology using a Varian True Beam Linear Accelerator and multiple radiation therapy techniques
- Medical oncology, with a state-of-the-art infusion room, oncology pharmacy and treatment rooms
- Patient navigators who are there to help from the moment cancer is suspected
- Regular cancer conferences where individual patient cases are closely reviewed by a multi-disciplinary team to determine the best treatment plan
- A cancer community outreach program that provides education, prevention and early detection to underserved populations
With its warm and inviting atmosphere, modern technology and treatment rooms, and staff who treat you like family, Shore Cancer Center is here for people faced with a cancer diagnosis at every step of their journey.