Mesothelioma Cancer Centers - Clinics

State by State Directory of Mesothelioma Clinics

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Washington, D.C.
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Most of the major cancer centers and clinics in the United States that are devoted specifically to mesothelioma care offer the latest and most advanced treatment options available for managing the disease. In addition, these centers employ physicians who are involved in the latest research and who stay abreast of new and emerging treatment protocols. The medical approaches of these physicians provide the best opportunities for extending a patient’s life expectancy and improving overall quality of life during the fight against asbestos-caused cancer.

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.

To locate a hospital or treatment center that caters to veterans, please visit our Veteran Specific Hospitals and Medical Centers page.

Alabama

University of Alabama Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, AL 35294

Arizona

Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85006

CTCA Western Regional Medical Center, Goodyear, AZ 85338

University of Arizona Cancer Center , Tucson, AZ 85719

Arkansas

Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Little Rock, AR 72205

California

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA 91010

Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037

Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford, CA 94305

The Burnham Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037

UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion, San Francisco, CA 94115

ExpertDr. David M. Jablons

University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA 92868

University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095

ExpertDr. Robert Brian Cameron

University of California San Diego Cancer Center, La Jolla, CA 92093

University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94143

USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033

Colorado

University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, CO 80045

Connecticut

Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT 06102

Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, New Haven, CT 06510

Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT 06520

Delaware

Helen F. Graham Cancer Center, Newark, DE 19713

Florida

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612

ExpertDr. Lary Robinson

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Orlando, Orlando, FL 32806

Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, FL 33136

Georgia

Georgia Cancer Specialists, Atlanta, GA 30341

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322

Hawaii

Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96813

University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI 96813

Illinois

Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Schaumburg, IL 60173

CTCA Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Zion, IL 60099

Edward Hospital Multi-Disciplinary Thoracic Oncology Clinic, Naperville, IL 60540

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, IL 60611

Rush University Cancer Center, Chicago, IL 60612

The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL 60637

ExpertDr. Hedy Lee Kindler

Indiana

Purdue University Center for Cancer Research, West Lafayette, IN 47907

Iowa

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City, IA 52242

Kansas

Cancer Center of Kansas, Wichita, KS 67214

Kentucky

University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY 40292

Louisiana

Ochsner Cancer Institute, New Orleans, LA 70121

Maine

Maine Medical Center Cancer Institute, Scarborough, ME 04074

The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME 04609

Maryland

National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD 21231

ExpertDr. Stephen C. Yang

University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD 21201

Massachusetts

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115

ExpertDr. Raphael Bueno

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215

Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142

Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, MA 02114

Michigan

Ann-Arbor Hematology Oncology Associates P.C., Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI 48201

Marquette General Cancer Center, Marquette, MI 49855

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Minnesota

Masonic Cancer Center - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455

The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905

Mississippi

University of Mississippi Medical Center Mississippi Cancer Registry, Jackson, MS 39216

Missouri

Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis, MO 63110

Saint Louis University Cancer Center, Saint Louis, MO 63110

The Center for Cancer Care and Research, Saint Louis, MO 63141

Montana

Billings Clinic Cancer Center, Billings, MT 59101

Nebraska

Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68131

University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center, Omaha, NE 68198

Nevada

Southern Nevada Cancer Research Foundation, Las Vegas, NV 89106

New Hampshire

Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Lebanon, NH 03756

New Jersey

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08903

New Mexico

University of New Mexico Cancer Center, Albuquerque, NM 87106

New York

Albert Einstein Cancer Center, Bronx, NY 10461

Hematology and Oncology Associates of Central New York, East Syracuse, NY 13057

Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York, NY 10032

Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029

ExpertDr. Raja M. Flores

NY-Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032

NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016

ExpertDr. Harvey Pass

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263

University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642

North Carolina

Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, NC 27710

ExpertDr. David H. Harpole

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC 27514

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Comprehensive Cancer Center, Winston Salem, NC 27157

Ohio

Case Western Reserve University Cancer Research Center, Cleveland, OH 44106

Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210

St. Joseph Cancer Care Center, Warren, OH 92868

The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195

Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program (CCOP), Toledo, OH 43617

Oklahoma

CTCA Southwestern Regional Medical Center, Tulsa, OK 74133

Oregon

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, OR 97239

Samaritan Regional Cancer Center, Corvallis, OR 97330

Pennsylvania

CTCA Eastern Regional Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19124

Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111

Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Mesothelioma Specialty Care Center of UPMC Cancer Centers, Pittsburgh, PA 15232

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center , Philadelphia, PA 19104

Temple University Hospital Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19140

University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104

University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15232

Wistar Institute Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Rhode Island

The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02906

South Carolina

Carolina Pulmonary and Critical Care Center, West Columbia, SC 29169

Tennessee

Baptist Centers for Cancer Care, Memphis, TN 38120

Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN 38104

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105

Vanderbilt Cancer Center, Nashville, TN 37232

Texas

Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, Dallas, TX 75390

Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Care Center, Dallas, TX 75390

Lung Institute at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030

ExpertDr. David Sugarbaker

Scott & White Healthcare , Temple, TX 76508

The Cancer Therapy & Research Center at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX 78229

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030

ExpertDr. Anne Tsao

Utah

Huntsman Cancer Institute - University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112

Vermont

Vermont Regional Cancer Center, Burlington, VT 05405

Virginia

Massey Cancer Center, Richmond, VA 23298

University of Virginia Cancer Center, Charlottesville, VA 22908

Virginia Oncology Associates Cancer Treatment Center, Norfolk, VA 23502

Washington

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109

Swedish Cancer Institute at Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98104

ExpertDr. Eric Vallieres

University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98195

Washington, D.C.

Lombardi Cancer Research Center, Washington, DC 20057

Washington Cancer Institute, Washington, DC 20010

ExpertDr. Paul H. Sugarbaker

West Virginia

Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center , Morgantown, WV 26506

Wisconsin

McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, Madison, WI 53706

University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, Madison, WI 53792