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Dr. Roy H Decker

Yale Cancer Center

Contact Information

15 York Street, Hunter Building, 1st Floor, New Haven, Connecticut 06504
(203) 737-2758
roy.decker@yale.edu

Patients diagnosed with an asbestos-related cancer, such as mesothelioma, must seek the assistance of a qualified physician. Since the disease is rare, finding a qualified oncologist may be slightly difficult. Recently, funds and resources have been allocated to assist patients who are faced with this diagnosis. Patients should not only seek an oncologist who has credentials, but also someone who is empathetic and can address the patient’s emotional needs. Because of the nature of the disease, patients will experience a range of emotions. The patient should feel comfortable with the oncologist personally and professionally, in order to promote a healing environment for the patient.

Dr. Roy H. Decker assists patients whose primary oncologist has recommended radiation as a treatment option, since radiology oncology is his specialization. In 2002, Dr. Decker received his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. He completed his residency from 2003-2007 at the Yale-New Haven Hospital. Today, Dr. Decker is affiliated with Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale-New Haven Shoreline Medical Center, and Lawrence & Memorial Hospital Community Cancer Center. He also serves as a faculty member at the Yale University School of Medicine.

In 2007, Dr. Decker received a Travel Award from the American Radium Society. He also received the Resident/Fellow Research Award from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). In addition to these awards, he has two written publications to date. Dr. Decker was also a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar.

Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) are two important techniques used to detect cancer tumors in patients diagnosed with mesothelioma. Each technique allows the oncologist to locate the cancerous lesion and eliminate the tumor with radiation waves. The more advanced the imaging technology, the more accurately the radiation oncologist can target the particular tumor. Dr. Decker specializes in each technique. He also conducts research in the area of thoracic oncology, neck cancer, brain cancer and prostate cancer.