Several cancer centers existed in the late 1960s, but it was the National Cancer Act of 1971 that strengthened the program by authorizing the establishment of 15 new cancer centers and the continued support for existing ones. The passage of the Act also dramatically transformed the centers structure and broadened the scope of their mission to include all aspects of basic, clinical, and cancer control research. In 1990, there were 19 Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the Nation. Today, more than 40 cancer centers meet the NCI criteria for comprehensive status.
Each type of cancer center has special characteristics and capabilities for organizing new programs of research that can exploit important new findings and address timely research questions. All NCI-designated cancer centers are reevaluated each time their Cancer Center Support grant comes up for renewal (generally every 3 to 5 years).
Since the passage of the National Cancer Act of 1971, the Cancer Centers Program has continued to expand. Today NCI-designated cancer centers continue to work toward creating new and innovative approaches to cancer research. Through interdisciplinary efforts, cancer centers can effectively move this research from the laboratory into clinical trials and into clinical practice.
Below is a list of the NCI-designated cancer centers. Additional information about the Cancer Centers Program can be found on the Cancer Centers Branch Web site at
http://www3.cancer.gov/cancercenters/ on the Internet.
Information about referral procedures, treatment costs, and services available to patients can be obtained from the individual cancer centers listed below.
ALABAMA |
University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
1824 Sixth Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294–3300 |
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Telephone: |
205–975–8222
1–800–822–0933 (1–800–UAB–0933) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www3.ccc.uab.edu/ |
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ARIZONA |
Arizona Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
The University of Arizona
1515 North Campbell Avenue
Post Office Box 245024
Tucson, AZ 85724 |
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Telephone: |
520–626–2900 (New Patient Registration Line)
1–800–622–2673 (1–800–622–COPE) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.azcc.arizona.edu/ |
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E-mail: |
copeline@azcc.arizona.edu |
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Mayo Clinic Cancer Center—Scottsdale* |
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Address: |
13400 East Shea Boulevard
Scottsdale, AZ 85259 |
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Telephone: |
480–301–8484 (Appointment Office) |
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CALIFORNIA |
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
University of California, Irvine
Building 23, Route 81
101 The City Drive
Orange, CA 92868 |
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Telephone: |
714–456–8200 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.ucihs.uci.edu/cancer/ |
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City of Hope* |
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Address: |
Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute
1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010–3000 |
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Telephone: |
626–359–8111
1–800–826–4673 (1–800–826–HOPE) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.cityofhope.org/ |
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E-mail: |
becomingapatient@coh.org
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Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer
Center at UCLA* |
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Address: |
8–684 Factor Building
UCLA Box 951781
Los Angeles, CA 90095–1781 |
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Telephone: |
310–825–5268 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.cancer.mednet.ucla.edu/ |
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E-mail: |
jcccinfo@mednet.ucla.edu
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UC Davis Cancer Center** |
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Address: |
University of California, Davis
4501 X Street
Sacramento, CA 95817 |
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Telephone: |
1–800–362–5566 (Patient Referral)
916–734–5900 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://cancer.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/ |
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E-mail: |
cancer.center@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
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University of California, San
Diego Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093–0658 |
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Telephone: |
858–534–7600 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://cancer.ucsd.edu |
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University of California, San
Francisco Comprehensive Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
Box 0128, UCSF
2340 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94143–0128 |
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Telephone: |
415–476–2201 (For general information)
1–800–888–8664 (Cancer referral line) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://cc.ucsf.edu/ |
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E-mail: |
cceditor@cc.ucsf.edu |
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USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer
Center and Hospital* |
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Address: |
1441 Eastlake Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90033–0804 |
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Telephone: |
323–865–3000
1–800–872–2273 (1–800–USC–CARE) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://ccnt.hsc.usc.edu/ |
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E-mail: |
cainfo@ccnt.hsc.usc.edu
(For general information) |
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COLORADO |
University of Colorado Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
Box F–704
1665 North Ursula Street
Aurora, CO 80010 |
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Telephone: |
720–848–0300
1–800–473–2288 (Cancer referral line) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.uccc.info/ |
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CONNECTICUT |
Yale Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
Yale University School of Medicine
333 Cedar Street
Post Office Box 208028
New Haven, CT 06520–8028 |
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Telephone: |
203–785–4095 (Administrative Offices) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.info.med.yale.edu/ycc/ |
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
Lombardi Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
Georgetown University Medical Center
3800 Reservoir Road, NW.
Washington, DC 20007 |
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Telephone: |
202–444–4000 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://lombardi.georgetown.edu/ |
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FLORIDA |
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute at the University of South Florida* |
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Address: |
12902 Magnolia Drive
Tampa, FL 33612–9497 |
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Telephone: |
813–972–4673 (813–972–HOPE) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.moffitt.usf.edu/ |
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Mayo Clinic Cancer Center—Jacksonville* |
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Address: |
4500 San Pablo Road
Jacksonville, FL 32224 |
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Telephone: |
904–953–2272
904–953–2300 (TTD hearing-impaired line) |
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HAWAII |
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii** |
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Address: |
1236 Lauhala Street
Honolulu, HI 96813 |
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Telephone: |
808–586–3010 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.crch.org |
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ILLINOIS |
The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
Northwestern University
Olson Pavilion 8250
710 North Fairbanks Court
Chicago, IL 60611–3013 |
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Telephone: |
312–908–5250 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.lurie.nwu.edu/ |
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E-mail: |
s-markman@northwestern.edu |
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University of Chicago Cancer Research Center** |
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Address: |
Mail Code 9015
5758 South Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637–1470 |
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Telephone: |
773–702–9200
1–888–824–0200 (For new patients) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www-uccrc.uchicago.edu/ |
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E-mail: |
aholub@mcis.bsd.uchicago.edu |
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INDIANA |
Indiana University Cancer Center** |
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Address: |
535 Barnhill Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46202–5289 |
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Telephone: |
317–278–4822
1–888–600–4822 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://iucc.iu.edu |
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IOWA |
The Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at The University of Iowa* |
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Address: |
5970–Z JPP
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242–1009 |
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Telephone: |
1–800–777–8442 (Patient referral)
1–800–237–1225 (For general information) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts
/cancercenter/ |
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E-mail: |
Cancer-Center@uiowa.edu
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MARYLAND |
Sidney Kimmel
Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins* |
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Address: |
Weinberg Building
401 North Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231–2410 |
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Telephone: |
410–955–8964 (Patient referral)
410–955–8804 (Clinical trials) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.hopkinskimmelcancercenter.org |
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MASSACHUSETTS |
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute* |
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Address: |
44 Binney Street
Boston, MA 02115 |
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Telephone: |
617–632–3000 (Ask for patient information) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.dana-farber.org/ |
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MICHIGAN |
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute*
Operating the Meyer L. Prentis Comprehensive Cancer Center of Metropolitan Detroit |
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Address: |
Wertz Clinical Center
4100 John R Street
Detroit, MI 48201–1379 |
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Telephone: |
1–800–527–6266 (1–800–KARMANOS) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.karmanos.org/ |
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E-mail: |
info@karmanos.org |
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University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
1500 East Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
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Telephone: |
1–800–865–1125 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/ |
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E-mail: |
wwwcancer@umich.edu |
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MINNESOTA |
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
200 First Street, SW.
Rochester, MN 55905 |
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Telephone: |
507–284–2111 (Appointment Information Desk) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.mayoclinic.org/cancercenter/ |
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University of Minnesota Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
Box 806 Mayo
420 Delaware Street, SE.
Minneapolis, MN 55455 |
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Telephone: |
612–624–8484 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.cancer.umn.edu/ |
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MISSOURI |
Siteman Cancer Center** |
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Address: |
Barnes-Jewish Hospital and
Washington University School of Medicine
Box 8100
660 South Euclid
St. Louis, MO 63110–1093 |
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Telephone: |
314–747–7222
1–800–600–3606 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.siteman.wustl.edu/ |
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E-mail: |
info@ccadmin.wustl.edu
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NEBRASKA |
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center** |
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Address: |
University of Nebraska Medical Center
986805 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198–6805 |
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Telephone: |
402–559–4238 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.unmc.edu/cancercenter/ |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE |
Norris Cotton Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
One Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756–0002 |
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Telephone: |
603–650–6300 (Administration)
1–800–639–6918 (Cancer Help Line) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.cancer.dartmouth.edu/index.shtml |
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E-mail: |
cancerhelp@dartmouth.edu |
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NEW JERSEY |
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey* |
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Address: |
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901 |
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Telephone: |
732–235–2465 (732–235–CINJ) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://cinj.umdnj.edu |
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NEW YORK |
Cancer Research Center** |
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Address: |
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461 |
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Telephone: |
718–430–2302 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.aecom.yu.edu/cancer |
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E-mail: |
aeccc@aecom.yu.edu |
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Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
Columbia Presbyterian Center
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
PH 18, Room 200
622 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032 |
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Telephone: |
1–877–697–9355 (1–877–NYP–WELL)
1–800–227–2762 (Physician Referral) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.ccc.columbia.edu/ |
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021 |
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Telephone: |
1–800–525–2225 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.mskcc.org/ |
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NYU Cancer Institute** |
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Address: |
New York University Cancer Institute
550 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016 |
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Telephone: |
212–263–6485 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.nyucancerinstitute.org |
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute* |
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Address: |
Elm and Carlton Streets
Buffalo, NY 14263–0001 |
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Telephone: |
1–800–767–9355 (1–800–ROSWELL) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.roswellpark.org/ |
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NORTH CAROLINA |
Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University* |
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Address: |
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27157–1082 |
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Telephone: |
336–716–4464 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www1.wfubmc.edu/cancer |
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Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
Duke University Medical Center
Box 3843
301 MSRB
Durham, NC 27710 |
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Telephone: |
919–684–3377 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.cancer.duke.edu |
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UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
School of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Campus Box 7295
Chapel Hill, NC 27599–7295 |
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Telephone: |
919–966–3036 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://cancer.med.unc.edu/ |
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E-mail: |
dgs@med.unc.edu |
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OHIO |
Ireland Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
University Hospitals of Cleveland
11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106–5065 |
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Telephone: |
216–844–5432
1–800–641–2422 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.irelandcancercenter.org |
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E-mail: |
info@irelandcancercenter.org |
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The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute
Suite 519
300 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210–1240 |
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Telephone: |
1–800–293–5066 (The James Line) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.jamesline.com |
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E-mail: |
cancerinfo@jamesline.com |
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OREGON |
OHSU Cancer Institute** |
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Address: |
The Oregon Health Sciences University Cancer Institute
CR145
3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, OR 97239–3098 |
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Telephone: |
503–494–1617 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.ohsucancer.com/ |
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PENNSYLVANIA |
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania* |
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Address: |
15th Floor, Penn Tower
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104–4283 |
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Telephone: |
215–662–4000 (Main number)
1–800–789–7366 (Referral and to schedule an appointment) (1–800–789–PENN) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/ |
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Fox Chase Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
7701 Burholme Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111 |
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Telephone: |
215–728–2570 (To schedule an appointment)
1–888–369–2427 (1–888–FOX CHASE) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.fccc.edu/ |
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E-mail: |
info@fccc.edu |
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Kimmel Cancer Center** |
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Address: |
Thomas Jefferson University
Bluemle Life Sciences Building
233 South 10th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107–5541 |
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Telephone: |
215–503–4500
1–800–533–3669 (Jefferson Cancer Network)
(1–800–JEFF–NOW)
1–800–654–5984 (Jefferson Cancer Network toll-free number for deaf and hard of hearing callers) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.kcc.tju.edu/ |
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University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute* |
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Address: |
Suite 206
Iroquois Building
3600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213–3489 |
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Telephone: |
1–800–237–4724 (1–800–237–4PCI) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.upci.upmc.edu/ |
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E-mail: |
PCI-INFO@msx.upmc.edu |
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TENNESSEE |
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital** |
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Address: |
332 North Lauderdale Street
Memphis, TN 38105–2794 |
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Telephone: |
901–495–3300 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.stjude.org |
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The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
Vanderbilt University
649 The Preston Building
Nashville, TN 37232–6838 |
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Telephone: |
615–936–1782
615–936–5847 or 1–800–811–8480 (Clinical trial or treatment option information)
1–888–488–4089 (All other calls) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.vicc.org/ |
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TEXAS |
San Antonio Cancer Institute** |
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Address: |
8122 Datapoint Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229–3264 |
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Telephone: |
210–616–5590 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://saci.uthscsa.edu/ |
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The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030 |
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Telephone: |
713–792–6161
1–800–392–1611 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.mdanderson.org/ |
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UTAH |
Huntsman Cancer Institute** |
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Address: |
University of Utah
2000 Circle of Hope
Salt Lake City, UT 84112 |
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Telephone: |
801–585–0303
1–877–585–0303 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.hci.utah.edu/ |
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VERMONT |
Vermont Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
University of Vermont
Medical Alumni Building
Burlington, VT 05401 |
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Telephone: |
802–656–4414 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.vermontcancer.org |
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E-mail: |
vcc@uvm.edu |
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VIRGINIA |
Massey Cancer Center** |
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Address: |
Virginia Commonwealth University
401 College Street
Post Office Box 980037
Richmond, VA 23298–0037 |
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Telephone: |
804–828–0450 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.vcu.edu/mcc/ |
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The Cancer Center at The University of Virginia** |
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Address: |
University of Virginia Health System
Box 800334
Charlottesville, VA 22908 |
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Telephone: |
804–924–9333
1–800–223–9173 |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet
/cancer/ |
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WASHINGTON |
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center* |
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Address: |
LA–205
Post Office Box 19024
1100 Fairview Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109–1024 |
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Telephone: |
206–288–1024 or 1–800–804–8824 (Appointments and medical referral—Seattle Cancer Care Alliance) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.fhcrc.org/ |
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E-mail: |
hutchdoc@seattlecca.org
(Patient information) |
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WISCONSIN |
University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center* |
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Address: |
600 Highland Avenue, K5/601
Madison, WI 53792–6164 |
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Telephone: |
608–263–8600
608–262–5223 (Cancer Connect)
1–800–622–8922 (Cancer Connect) |
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Internet Web site: |
http://www.cancer.wisc.edu |
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E-mail: |
uwccc@uwcc.wisc.edu/ |