Receiving a diagnosis of asbestos cancer is devastating, and even more so when that diagnosis is mesothelioma. Treatment can be costly, and time is a critical factor since a mesothelioma diagnosis often occurs in the late stages of the disease.
Determining the best mesothelioma treatment options for your specific case is critical. You want to consider various conventional treatment therapies, as well as the types of professionals and support persons you want on your team. For example, in addition to a leading mesothelioma doctor, you may want to also include physical therapists, nursing specialists, and even some type of psychologist, therapist or social worker to assist you on this difficult journey.
Gathering the best medical team for you takes effort and research. Therefore, we have compiled a list of centers designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as Comprehensive Cancer Centers. NCI designated centers are recognized for scientific excellent and extensive resources. Comprehensive Cancer Centers provide patient services and conduct basic, population sciences and clinical research.
For more information on NCI-designated Cancer Centers, go to the Cancer Centers Program at http://cancercenters.cancer.gov.
Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center (UAB)
Address: 1802 Sixth Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294
Telephone: 205-975-8222 (Cancer Answers)
1-800-822-0933 (1-800-UAB-0933) (Cancer Answers)
Web site: http://www3.ccc.uab.edu/
Arizona
Arizona Cancer Center
The University of Arizona
Address: 3838 North Campbell Avenue (clinic address)
Tucson, AZ 85719
Telephone: 520-694-2873
1-866-278-1554
Web site: http://www.azcc.arizona.edu
California
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California, Irvine
Address: 101 The City Drive
Building 23, Route 81
Orange, CA 92868
Telephone: 714-456-8200
Web site: http://www.ucihs.uci.edu/cancer/
City of Hope
City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute
Address: 1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010
Telephone: 626-256-4673
1-800-826-4673 or 1-866-434-4673
Web site: http://www.coh.org/home.htm
Rebecca and John Moores University of California, San Diego Cancer Center
Address: 3855 Health Sciences Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
Telephone: 858-822-6100
1-866-773-2703
Web site: http://health.ucsd.edu/cancer.asp
UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California, Los Angeles
Address: 8-684 Factor Building
UCLA Box 951781
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Telephone: 310-825-5268
1-888-798-0719 (JCCC Clinical Trials Hotline)
Web site: http://www.cancer.mednet.ucla.edu/
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California, San Francisco Comprehensive Cancer
Address: Box 0128, UCSF
1600 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA 94143
Telephone: 415-353-8489 (local & international)
1-800-888-8664 (cancer referral line)
Web site: http://www.ucsfhealth.org/adult/medical_services/cancer/
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Address: 1441 Eastlake Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Telephone: 323-865-3000
1-800-872-2273
Web site: http://ccnt.hsc.usc.edu/
Colorado
University of Colorado Cancer Center
Address: Box F-704
1665 North Ursula Street
Aurora, CO 80045
Telephone: 720-848-0300
1-800-473-2288 (cancer referral line)
Web site: http://www.uccc.info
Connecticut
Yale Cancer Center
Yale University School of Medicine
Address: Post Office Box 208028 (mailing address)
333 Cedar Street, WWW 205 (physical address)
New Haven, CT 06520
Telephone: 203-785-4095 (Administrative Offices)
Web site: http://yalecancercenter.org
District of Columbia
Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
Georgetown University Medical Center
Address: 3800 Reservoir Road, NW.
Washington, DC 20007
Telephone: 202-444-2223 (appointments)
202-444-4000 (CancerLine)
Web site: http://lombardi.georgetown.edu/
Florida
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at the University of South Florida
Address: 12902 Magnolia Drive
Tampa, FL 33612
Telephone: 813-745-3980 (new patient/physician referral)
813-745-4673 (813-745-HOPE) (main)
1-888-860-2778 (new patient/physician referral)
1-800-456-7121 (Cancer Answer Line)
Web site: http://www.moffitt.usf.edu/
Illinois
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Northwestern University
Address: Olson Pavillion 8250
303 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Telephone: 312-908-5250
1-866-587-4322 (1-866-Lurie-CC) (appointment line)
Web site: http://cancer.northwestern.edu/home/index.cfm
University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
Address: Mail Code 2115
5841 South Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
Telephone: 773-702-9200
1-888-824-0200 (new patients)
Web site: http://www-uccrc.uchicago.edu/
Iowa
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Iowa
Address: Room 5970-Z JPP
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242
Telephone: 1-800-777-8442 (patient referral)
1-800-237-1225 (general information)
Web site: http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/cancercenter/
Maryland
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Address: The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Building
401 North Broadway, Suite 1100
Baltimore, MD 21231
Telephone: 410-955-8964 (patient referral)
410-955-8804 (clinical trials)
410-955-5222 (Main# to SKCCC)
Web site: http://www.hopkinskimmelcancercenter.org/
Massachusetts
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Address: 44 Binney Street
Boston, MA 02115
Telephone: 617-632-3673 (Spanish)
1-866-408-3324 (1-866-408-DFCI) (Adult/General)
Web site: http://www.dana-farber.org
Michigan
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Meyer L. Prentis Comprehensive Cancer Center of Metropolitan Detroit
Address: Wertz Clinical Cancer Center
4100 John R Street
Detroit, MI 48201
Telephone: 1-800-527-6266 (1-800-KARMANOS)
Web site: http://www.karmanos.org
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Michigan Health System
Address: 1500 East Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Telephone: 1-800-865-1125 (Cancer Answer Line) (M-F, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm, ET)
Web site: http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/
Minnesota
Masonic Cancer Center
University of Minnesota
Address: Mayo Mail Code 806
420 Delaware Street, SE.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Telephone: 612-624-8484
1-888-226-2376
Web site: http://www.cancer.umn.edu
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Address: 200 First Street, SW.
Rochester, MN 55905
Telephone: 507-284-2111 (central appointment office)
507-284-8884 (international appointment services)
Web site: http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu/mayo/research/cancercenter/
Missouri
Siteman Cancer Center
Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine
Address: Box 8100
660 South Euclid
Saint Louis, MO 63110
Telephone: 314-747-7222
1-800-600-3606
Web site: http://www.siteman.wustl.edu/
New Hampshire
Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Address: One Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756
Telephone: 603-653-9000 (Administration)
1-800-639-6918 (Cancer Help Line)
Web site: http://www.cancer.dartmouth.edu/index.shtml
New Jersey
Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ)
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Address: 195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Telephone: 732-828-3000 (main RWJ number)
732-235-2465 (CINJ)
Web site: http://www.cinj.org
New York
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center
Address: PH 18, Room 200
622 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
Telephone: 212-305-9327
1-877-697-9355 (physician referral)
1-800-227-2762 (Columbia University Medical Center)
Web site: http://www.ccc.columbia.edu/
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Address: 1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Telephone: 212-639-2000 (general information)
1-800-525-2225 (physician referral)
Web site: http://www.mskcc.org
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Address: Elm and Carlton Streets
Buffalo, NY 14263
Telephone: 716-845-2300 (main number)
716-845-3516 (physician referral)
1-800-767-9355 (1-800-ROSWELL)
Web site: http://www.roswellpark.org/Home
North Carolina
Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Address: Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
Telephone: 336-716-4464
Web site: http://www1.wfubmc.edu/cancer
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center
Duke University Medical Center
Address: Hock Plaza Suite 601
2424 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27705
Telephone: 919-684-3377 (admin. offices)
1-888-275-3853 (1-888-ASK-DUKE) (consultation and referral service)
Web site: http://www.cancer.duke.edu/
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill
Address: University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Campus Box #7295
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Telephone: 919-966-3036 main
1-866-828-0270 (information or appointments)
1-877-668-0683 (clinical trials information)
Web site: http://cancer.med.unc.edu/
Ohio
Ireland Cancer Center
University Hospitals HealthSystem
Address: 11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
Telephone: 216-844-5432
1-800-641-2422
Web site: http://www.uhhospitals.org/irelandcancer/tabid/800/Default.aspx
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center (OSUCCC - James)
James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
Address: Suite 519
300 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Telephone: 614-293-5066
1-800-293-5066
Web site: http://www.jamesline.com/
Pennsylvania
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Address: Penn Tower, 15th Floor
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA
Telephone: 215-662-4000 (main number)
1-800-789-7366 (medical referrals/appointments)
Web site: http://www.penncancer.org
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Address: 333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Telephone: 215-728-2570 (appointment scheduling)
1-888-369-2427 (1-888-FOX-CHASE) (main number & physician referral)
Web site: http://www.fccc.edu/
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Hillman Cancer Center
Address: 5150 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Telephone: 412-647-2811
Web site: http://www.upci.upmc.edu/
Tennessee
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Address: 332 North Lauderdale Street
Memphis, TN 38105
Telephone: 901-495-3300 (general information)
1-866-278-5833 (physician's patient referral)
Web site: http://www.stjude.org
The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Address: 691 Preston Research Building
Nashville, TN 37232
Telephone: 615-936-1782 (Ingram Cancer Center)
615-936-5847 (clinical trial or treatment option information)
1-800-811-8480 (clinical trial or treatment option information)
1-888-488-4089 (all other calls)
Web site: http://www.vicc.org/
Texas
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Address: 1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030
Telephone: 713-792-6161
1-800-392-1611
Web site: http://www.mdanderson.org/
Vermont
Vermont Cancer Center
University of Vermont
Address: Farrell Hall
210 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, VT 05405
Telephone: 802-656-4414 (administrative offices)
802-656-2178 (clinical trials office)
Web site: http://www.vermontcancer.org
Washington
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC, SCCA)
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Address: LA-205, Post Office Box 19024
1100 Fairview Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109
Telephone: 206-288-1024 (SCCA)
1-800-804-8824 (SCCA)
Web site: http://www.fhcrc.org/
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center
Address: 600 Highland Avenue
K5/601
Madison, WI 53792
Telephone: 608-263-8600 (General information)
608-262-5223 (Cancer Connect)
1-800-622-8922 (Cancer Connect)
Web site: http://www.cancer.wisc.edu
To find additional cancer centers, go to the NCI-designated Cancer Centers database at:
https://cissecure.nci.nih.gov/factsheet/FactsheetSearch.aspx?FSType=1.2