State by State Directory of Mesothelioma Clinics

Alabama -

University of Alabama Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
1802 6th Avenue South
North Pavilion 2500
Birmingham, AL 35294
(205) 934-5077

Arizona -

Arizona Cancer Center
3838 N. Campbell Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 694-2873

Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
1111 E. McDowell Road
Phoenix, AZ 85006
(602) 839-2000

CTCA Western Regional Medical Center
14200 W. Fillmore Street
Goodyear, AZ 85338
(623) 207-3000

California -

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
8700 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310) 423-3277

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010
(626) 359-8111

Mt. Zion Medical Center Comprehensive Cancer Center
1600 Divisadero Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 567-6600

Salk Institute
10010 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 453-4100

Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center
875 Blake Wilbur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 724-5755

The Burnham Institute
10901 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 646-3100

University of California at Irvine Cancer Center
101 The City Drive South
Orange, CA 92868
(714) 456-7890

University of California Los Angeles Medical Center
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Care Center
200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 120
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(888) 662-8252

• Dr. Robert Brian Cameron

University of California San Diego Cancer Center
Moores Cancer Center
3855 Health Sciences Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093
(858) 822-6100

University of California San Francisco Medical Center
505 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143
(415) 476-1000

• Dr. David M. Jablons
• Dr. Thierry Marie Jahan

USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
1441 Eastlake Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90033
(323) 865-3000

Colorado -

University of Colorado Cancer Center
Anschutz Medical Campus
13001 E. 17th Place
Building 500, Suite C6004
Aurora, CO 80045
(303) 724-3155

Connecticut -

Hartford Hospital
Thoracic Oncology Program
80 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT 06102
(860) 545-5000

Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center
333 Cedar Street, WWW 205
New Haven, CT 06520
(203) 785-4095

Delaware -

Helen F. Graham Cancer Center
The Thoracic, Esophageal, and Lung Cancer Multidisciplinary Center
4701 Ogletown-Stanton Road
Newark, DE 19713
(302) 623-4530

Florida -

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
12902 Magnolia Drive
Tampa, FL 33612
(813) 745-4673

• Dr. Lary Robinson

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Orlando
The Rod Taylor Thoracic Care Center
1400 S. Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32806
(407) 648-3800

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
1475 N.W. 12th Ave.
Miami, FL 33136
(305) 243-1000

Georgia -

Georgia Cancer Specialists
1835 Savoy Drive
Atlanta, GA 30341
(770) 496-9400

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
1365-C Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
(404) 778-1900

Hawaii -

Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
651 Ilalo Street, BSB 231
Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 440-4596

Illinois -

Cancer Treatment Centers of America
1336 Basswood Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(800) 615-3055

CTCA Midwestern Regional Medical Center
2520 Elisha Avenue
Zion, IL 60099
(847) 872-4561

Edward Hospital Multi-Disciplinary Thoracic Oncology Clinic
Naperville Campus
120 Spalding Drive, Suite 111
Naperville, IL 60540
(630) 527-3788

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Galter Pavilion
675 North St. Clair, 21st Floor
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 695-0990

Rush University Cancer Center
Rush Professional Office Building
1725 W. Harrison St.
Suite 774
Chicago, IL 60612
(312) 738-3732

University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
5841 South Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-6180

Indiana -

Purdue University Center for Cancer Research
Hansen Life Sciences Research Building
201 S. University Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
(765) 494-9129

Kansas -

Cancer Center of Kansas
Heritage Plaza Medical Building
818 N. Emporia
Suite 403
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 262-4467

Kentucky -

University of Louisville Health Sciences Center
James Graham Brown Cancer Center
529 South Jackson Street
Louisville, KY 40292
(502) 562-4673

Louisiana -

Ochsner Cancer Institute
1514 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans, LA 70121
(504) 842-3910

Maine -

Maine Medical Center Cancer Institute
Thoracic (Lung) Oncology Center
100 Campus Drive
Suite 102
Scarborough, ME 04074
(877) 831-2129

The Jackson Laboratory
600 Main Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
(207) 288-6000

Maryland -

National Cancer Institute
6116 Executive Boulevard
Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20892
(800) 422-6237

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Weinberg Building
401 N. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231
(410) 502-1033

• Dr. Stephen C. Yang

Massachusetts -

Brigham and Women's Hospital
International Mesothelioma Program
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 732-5922

• Dr. David Sugarbaker

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
(866) 408-3324

Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT
Kendall Square
500 Main Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
(617) 253-6403

Michigan -

Ann-Arbor Hematology Oncology Associates P.C.
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Cancer Care Center
5301 Huron River Drive, Suite C-139
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
(734) 712-1000

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
4100 John R Street
Detroit, MI 48201
(800) 527-6266

Marquette General Cancer Center
Marquette General Health System
580 West College Avenue
Marquette, MI 49855
(906) 225-3500

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
1500 East Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
(800) 865-1125

Minnesota -

Masonic Cancer Center - University of Minnesota
Masonic Memorial Building
424 Harvard Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 625-5411

The Mayo Clinic
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905
(507) 284-2511

Mississippi -

University of Mississippi Medical Center Mississippi Cancer Registry
2500 North State Street
Jackson, MS 39216
(601) 815-5482

Missouri -

Barnes Jewish Hospital
The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center
4921 Parkview Place
Saint Louis, MO 63110
(314) 867-3627

Saint Louis University Cancer Center
Saint Louis University Hospital West Pavilion
3655 Vista Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63110
(314) 577-6131

The Center for Cancer Care and Research
Walker Medical Building
12855 North Forty Drive, Suite 200
Saint Louis, MO 63141
(314) 628-1210

Montana -

Billings Clinic Cancer Center
801 North 29th Street
Billings, MT 59101
(800) 332-7156

Nebraska -

Creighton University Medical Center
601 North 30th Street
Omaha, NE 68131
(877) 603-2862

University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center
985950 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198
(402) 559-4090

Nevada -

Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation
601 S. Rancho Dr., C-26
Las Vegas, NV 89106
(702) 384-0013

New Hampshire -

Norris Cotton Cancer Center
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Barbara E. Rubin Building
One Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756
(603) 653-9000

New Jersey -

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
195 Little Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
(732) 235-2465

New Mexico -

University of New Mexico Cancer Center
1201 Camino de Salud NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 272-4946

• Dr. Claire Verschraegen

New York -

Albert Einstein Cancer Center
Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University
Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 430-2000

Hematology and Oncology Associates of Central New York
5008 Brittonfield Parkway
East Syracuse, NY 13057
(315) 472-7504

Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbia University
701 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
(212) 305-6921

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10065
(212) 639-2000

• Dr. Valerie Rusch

Mount Sinai Medical Center
One Gustave L. Levy Place
New York, NY 10029
(212) 241-6500

• Dr. Raja M. Flores

NY-Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center
622 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
(212) 305-2500

• Dr. Robert N. Taub

NYU Langone Medical Center
550 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
(212) 263-7300

• Dr. Harvey Pass

Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Elm & Carlton Streets
Buffalo, NY 14263
(877) 275-7724

University of Rochester Medical Center
Wilmot Cancer Center
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 704
Rochester, NY 14642
(585) 275-5830

North Carolina -

Duke Cancer Institute
2424 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 684-3377

• Dr. David H. Harpole, Jr.

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 966-0000

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Comprehensive Cancer Center
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston Salem, NC 27157
(336) 713-6979

Ohio -

Case Western Reserve University Cancer Research Center
11100 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106
(216) 844-8797

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
300 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
(800) 293-5066

St. Joseph Cancer Care Center
1000 W. La Veta Avenue
Warren, OH 92868
(714) 734-6200

The Cleveland Clinic
2010 East 90th Street
Cleveland, OH 44195
(866) 223-8100

Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program (CCOP)
3232 Central Park West, Suite C
Toledo, OH 43617
(419) 843-6147

Oklahoma -

CTCA Southwestern Regional Medical Center
10109 E. 79th Street (81st Street & Highway 169)
Tulsa, OK 74133
(918) 286-5000

Oregon -

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, CR 145
Portland, OR 97239
(503) 494-1617

Samaritan Regional Cancer Center
501 NW Elks Drive
Corvallis, OR 97330
(541) 768-5220

Pennsylvania -

CTCA Eastern Regional Medical Center
1331 East Wyoming Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19124
(212) 537-7400

Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111
(888) 369-2427

Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
233 S 10th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(888) 955-1212

Mesothelioma Specialty Care Center of UPMC Cancer Centers
5115 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
(412) 623-5864

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(800) 789-7366

University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center
Abramson Cancer Center
38th and Walnut Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(800) 789-7366

University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
5150 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
(412) 647-2811

Wistar Institute Cancer Center
3601 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 898-3700

South Carolina -

Carolina Pulmonary and Critical Care Center
Lexington Medical Park 2
146 North Hospital Drive
Suite 400
West Columbia, SC 29169
(803)256-04654

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Baptist Centers for Cancer Care
55 Humphreys Center
Memphis, TN 38120
(901) 227-0039

Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
1030 Jefferson Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
(901) 523-8990

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105
(901) 595-3300

Vanderbilt Cancer Center
691 Preston Building
Nashville, TN 37232
(615) 936-8422

Texas -

Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
6000 Harry Hines Blvd. NB8.206
Dallas, TX 75390
(214) 648-4900

Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Care Center
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390
(214) 645-8300

The Cancer Therapy & Research Center at the University of Texas Health Science Center
7979 Wurzbach Road
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210) 450-1000

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX 77030
(877) 632-6789

• Dr. Anne Tsao

Utah -

Huntsman Cancer Institute - University of Utah
2000 Circle of Hope
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
(801) 585-0303

Vermont -

Vermont Regional Cancer Center
University of Vermont College of Medicine
89 Beaumont Avenue
Burlington, VT 05405
(802) 656-4414

Virginia -

Massey Cancer Center
401 College Street
Richmond, VA 23298
(804) 828-0450

University of Virginia Cancer Center
1300 Jefferson Park Avenue
Charlottesville, VA 22908
(800) 223-9173

Virginia Oncology Associates Cancer Treatment Center
Lake Wright Cancer Care Center of Virginia
5900 Lake Wright Drive
Norfolk, VA 23502
(757) 466-8686

Washington -

CTCA Seattle Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center
900 SW 16th Street, Suite 100
Renton, WA 98057
(800) 268-0786

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
1100 Fairview Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 667-5000

Swedish Cancer Institute at Swedish Medical Center
1221 Madison Street
Arnold Pavilion
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 386-2354

• Dr. Eric Vallieres

University of Washington Medical Center
1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 598-3300

Washington, D.C. -

Lombardi Cancer Research Center
3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Washington, DC 20057
(202) 444-4000

Washington Cancer Institute
Washington Hospital Center
110 Irving St. NW
Washington, DC 20010
(202) 877-7000

• Dr. Paul H. Sugarbaker

Wisconsin -

McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
1400 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-2177

University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792
(608) 262-5223

Finding a Mesothelioma Clinic/Cancer Center

Those who live in large cities are often fortunate enough to have a major cancer center located in their proverbial backyard. Many of these cancer centers can be found at the nation’s leading universities. This makes mesothelioma treatment convenient for many, with little travel required for doctor’s appointments, treatments, or hospital stays.

Others are not so fortunate. mesothelioma patients who live in rural areas or away from large cities may be required to travel in order to find the best care available for their disease. Most of these cancer centers understand that many patients travel quite a distance to take advantage of their services and they are eager to assist the patient and their family in making their visit(s) to the hospital as easy as possible.

Hence, these cancer centers employ helpful staff members that can assist with issues like long-term or short-term housing for patients and their families, especially for those who will remain in that location for treatment for an extended period of time. Most also provide other essential information for family members who will be staying with the patient including info on public transportation, dining, shopping, and more.

In most cases, these cancer centers also offer emotional and spiritual support for patients and families, including those nearby and those who’ve traveled many miles to take advantage of the top-notch services available at their institution.

National Comprehensive Cancer Centers

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN) has bestowed Comprehensive Cancer Center designation on those medical facilities that have demonstrated excellence in cancer care. Today, the NCCN alliance includes 21 of the nation’s best cancer institutes, working individually and together to eradicate cancer and promote programs that further cancer prevention. An estimated 160,000 new patients receive care at these member centers in any given year and many firsts have happened at these facilities through the years.

For example, NCCN member institutions were the first to devise the multi-disciplinary approach to cancer treatment, organizing teams of doctors from different specialties who would all work together to design treatment protocols for each individual patient that walked through the doors of their facility. In addition, NCCN offers guidelines for cancer care to non-member medical institutions who wish to duplicate their models for care.

Seeking treatment at one of these NCCN facilities means that patients will have the opportunity to consult with some of the best mesothelioma experts available and will receive cutting-edge care that includes the latest in treatments designed to fight asbestos-caused cancer. These centers are located across the country, mostly in major U.S. cities.

NCI-designated Cancer Centers

Since the 1970s, the National Cancer Institute, a division of the U.S. government’s National Institutes for Health, has been bestowing their designation upon those institutions that have been recognized for their scientific excellence; specifically, for their diagnosis and treatment of individuals with all types of cancer as well as for their development of more effective approaches to cancer prevention. NCI designation is voluntary; hospitals must apply for the designation.

The National Cancer Institute recognizes both Cancer Centers and Comprehensive Cancer Centers, the designation solely based on the type of grant received from the NCI. (There is no difference between the two as far as the quality of care offered.) Currently, there are 65 NCI-designated Cancer Centers throughout the U.S., including 58 that offer patient care and seven that conduct research only.

A visit to any NCI-designated center means patients will have access to some of the best mesothelioma doctors in the world, such as Dr. David Sugarbaker of Boston. These facilities also offer some of the most advanced treatment options available including mesothelioma brachytherapy, immunotherapy, gene therapy and mesothelioma photo-dynamic therapy. Many also conduct ongoing clinical trials that test new drugs or therapies for mesothelioma.

Cancer Clinics for Veterans

Because veterans - especially U.S. Navy vets - represent a large number of individuals who suffer from mesothelioma, there are numerous facilities that cater to their care. These facilities understand the needs of the veteran and his family and sympathize with the plight of the veteran who has been diagnosed with asbestos-caused cancer. In addition, these veteran-specific facilities can help vets determine what kind of services they are entitled to receive - often without charge - and also provide programs for spouses and other family members who need support through this difficult journey.