Choosing a mesothelioma cancer treatment center can be a daunting task. To begin with, mesothelioma patients must decide whether they want to attend a cancer treatment center that offers traditional treatments, non-traditional and innovative treatments (such as clinical trials), or both. In addition, mesothelioma patients must choose either a cancer treatment center that specializes in treating malignant mesothelioma, or a cancer center that treats many different cancer types. Finally, mesothelioma patients must find a cancer treatment center that they feel comfortable with.
A good place to start looking for a mesothelioma cancer treatment center is with the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The NCI has designated 41 cancer centers throughout the United States as "Comprehensive Cancer Centers," indicating that the facility has fulfilled certain NCI criteria related to research and public information, education and outreach activities. These elite cancer treatment centers have been recognized for their scientific excellence, and have dedicated themselves to preventing, treating, and curing cancer. Below is a list of NCI Comprehensive Cancer Centers by state:
Alabama
- UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
1824 6th Avenue, S.
Birmingham, AL 35294
Request an appointment: (800) UAB-0933 or (205) 975-8222
• http://www3.ccc.uab.edu/
Arizona
California
- City of Hope National Medical Center
1500 E. Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010
Request an appointment: (866) 434-HOPE (4673)
• http://www.cityofhope.org
- University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Moores Cancer Center
3855 Health Sciences Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
Request an appointment: (866) 773-2703 or (858) 822-6200
• http://www.cancer.ucsd.edu/
- UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
10833 Le Conte Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Request an appointment: (310) 206-6909, (310) 794-1648 or
(310) 794-6726
• http://www.cancer.ucla.edu/
- USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
1441 Eastlake Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Request an appointment: (323) 865-3000
• http://ccnt.hsc.usc.edu/
- University of California, Irvine (UCI) Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
101 The City Drive, S.
Orange, CA 92868
Request an appointment: (877) UCI-DOCS (824-3627)
• http://www.ucihs.uci.edu/cancer/
- University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Comprehensive Cancer Center
1600 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Request an appointment: (888) 689-8273 or (415) 885-7777
• http://cancer.ucsf.edu/
- Stanford University Comprehensive Cancer Center
875 Blake Wilbur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Request an appointment: (877) 668-7535
• http://cancer.stanford.edu/
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
- Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University
3800 Reservoir Road, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Request an appointment: (202) 444-2223
• http://lombardi.georgetown.edu/
Florida
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
12902 Magnolia Drive
Tampa, FL 33612
Request an appointment: (888) 860-2778 or (813) 979-3980
• http://www.moffitt.org/
Illinois
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
Galter Pavilion
675 N. St. Clair, 21st Floor
Chicago, IL 60611
Request an appointment: (866) LURIE-CC (587-4322)
• http://www.cancer.northwestern.edu
Iowa
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
- University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Request an appointment: (800) 865-1125
• http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/
- Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
4100 John R
Detroit, MI 48201
Request an appointment: (800) KARMANOS (527-6266)
• http://www.karmanos.org/
Minnesota
- University of Minnesota Cancer Center
425 E. River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Request an appointment: (888) CANCER MN (226-2376)
(Toll Free in IA, MN, ND, SD, WI)
(612) 624-2620 (Outside Area)
• http://www.cancer.umn.edu/
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
200 First Street, SW
Rochester, MN 55905
Request an appointment: (507) 538-3270
• http://cancercenter.mayo.edu/
Missouri
- Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine
660 S. Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
Request an appointment: (877) 251-6485 or (314) 747-3046
• http://www.siteman.wustl.edu/
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- Cancer Hospital of New Jersey at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Request an appointment: (732) 828-3000
• http://www.rwjuh.edu/
New York
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Elm and Carlton Streets
Buffalo, NY 14263
Request an appointment: (800) ROSWELL (767-9355)
• http://www.roswellpark.org/
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Request an appointment: (800) 525-2225
• http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/44.cfm
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
Request an appointment: (877) NYP-WELL (697-9355)
• http://hiccc.columbia.edu/
North Carolina
- University of North Carolina (UNC) Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
102 West Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Request an appointment: (866) 828-0270
• http://cancer.med.unc.edu/
- Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27710
Request an appointment: (888) ASK-DUKE (275-3853)
• http://www.cancer.duke.edu/
- Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
Request an appointment: (800) 446-2255 or (336) 716-2255
• http://www1.wfubmc.edu/cancer
Ohio
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ireland Cancer Center
11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
Request an appointment: (800) 641-2422
• http://cancer.case.edu/
- Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital & Richard J. Solove Research Institute
300 W. 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Request an appointment: (800) 293-5066 or (614) 293-5066
• http://www.jamesline.com/
Pennsylvania
- Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Request an appointment: (800) 789-PENN (7366)
• http://www.penncancer.org/
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Request an appointment: (215) 728-2570
• http://www.fccc.edu/
- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
5150 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Request an appointment: (412) 647-2811
• http://www.upci.upmc.edu/
Tennessee
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
691 Preston Building
Nashville, TN 37232
Request an appointment: (800) 811-8480
• http://www.vicc.org/
Texas
- University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030
Request an appointment: (800) 392-1611 or (713) 792-6161
• http://www.mdanderson.org/
Vermont
- Vermont Cancer Center at the University of Vermont
89 Beaumont Avenue
Burlington, VT 05405
Request an appointment: (802) 656-4414
• http://www.vermontcancer.org/
Washington
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
1100 Fairview Avenue, N.
Seattle, WA 98109
Request an appointment: (800) 804-8824 or (206) 288-1024
• http://www.fhcrc.org/
Wisconsin
National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers