Hematologic Malignancies Center

Lifespan Cancer Institute

Comprehensive Care for Cancer and Blood Disorders

At Lifespan Cancer Institute’s Hematologic Malignancies Center, our team of experts provides comprehensive patient-centered care and innovative treatments for adult patients with blood disorders (hematology) or blood cancer (oncology).

Our physicians work collaboratively to diagnose, treat, and prevent diseases and cancers of the blood, enabling our patients to benefit from the expertise of the hematopathologist, radiologist, and medical oncologist from the very first visit.

Blood Cancers and Blood Disorders We Treat 

  • Leukemia
  • Myelodysplastic syndrome
  • Myeloproliferative disease
  • Bone marrow failure syndromes
  • Hodgkin lymphoma (Hodgkin disease)
  • Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
  • Multiple myeloma
  • Hemophilia
  • Sickle cell anemia

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Our Treatment Facilities

At Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital, outpatient facilities provide diagnosis and treatment of the full spectrum of hematologic and oncologic disorders. 

Dedicated inpatient units at both hospitals give our patients specialized care to meet their particular needs while they are being treated for hematology oncology. A HEPA-filtered, state-of-the-art environment in private rooms at Rhode Island Hospital protects immune-compromised patients against infectious diseases. 

Meet the Team

A hematologist-oncologist is a physician who has been trained in the study of blood (hematology) and the study of cancer (oncology).

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Our team of highly skilled specialists provides comprehensive care and innovative treatments to pediatric and young adult patients with blood disorders or cancer.

Research assistants at Hasbro Children's Hospital

Research and Clinical Trials

Learn more about the innovative cancer research and treatments at the Lifespan Cancer Institute.

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Nickole Drum

Meet Nickole

One of the 3,610 women diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma each year in the U.S.

School teacher Nickole is grateful for the personalized care she received at Lifespan hospitals. 

Read Her Story

Hematology and Oncology Locations