Hematology (Blood) Services & Treatment in Albert Lea
Learning you have a blood disease, such as anemia or leukemia, can be scary and overwhelming, but we're here to help you and your family during this challenging time.
Each year, Mayo Clinic experts treat about 30,000 people with blood diseases. Our hematology specialists partner closely with experts across nearly every medical and surgical specialty to ensure your care plan is personalized to meet your specific needs.
Our cancer program meets strict standards for a National Cancer Institute comprehensive cancer center and is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
Learn more about our hematology services:
Conditions and treatments
Our hematology experts have specialized training in diagnosing and treating blood cancers and noncancerous blood disorders.
Conditions we treat include:
- Anemia
- Bleeding and clotting disorders
- Enlarged lymph nodes or spleen
- Leukemia
- Low platelets, or thrombocytopenia
- Lymphoma
- Multiple myeloma
- Myeloproliferative disorders
Treatments offered include:
- Ablation therapy
- Biological therapy/immunotherapy
- Blood and/or platelet transfusion
- Chemotherapy
- Cryotherapy
- Targeted drug therapy
Through collaboration with the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, we ensure you're connected to advanced treatments, such as bone marrow transplants, clinical trials and chimeric antigen receptor CAR-T cell therapy, and virotherapy through the Hematologic Malignancies Program.
Part of our commitment to cancer care involves medical research with the goal of helping patients live longer, healthier lives. Explore more than 2,800 cancer clinical trials to help prevent, detect, treat or manage cancer.
Specialists and referrals
Because blood disorders can affect other organs and areas of the body, our hematology specialists collaborate with experts to individualize your care plan. Our multidisciplinary cancer care team integrates services to focus on you and those most important to you, not just your cancer diagnosis.
Specialists include:
- Hematologists
- Nurse practitioners
- Physician assistants
Additional care and therapies may be provided by:
- Infusion Therapy
- Interventional Radiology
- Oncology
- Radiation Oncology
Referrals
A referral is required. If you're a provider, you can refer patients to Hematology online, by phone or fax. We value the opportunity to collaborate with you on a treatment plan.
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