Fletcher Allen, a Vermont university hospital and medical center, serves all of
Vermont and the northern New York region. Located in Burlington, Fletcher Allen is a regional, academic healthcare center and teaching hospital in alliance with the University of Vermont.
Head and Neck Cancer
In conjunction with the Departments of Radiation and Medical Oncology, patients with malignant head and neck tumors are reviewed in a multidisciplinary conference and co-managed. A unique selective chemotherapy infusion program (RADPLAT) in the treatment of advanced head and neck tumors is fully operational and cooperatively structured through interventional radiology, medical oncology, and radiation oncology. This medical center is one of the few in the nation to offer this therapeutic modality.
