Comprehensive Cancer Centers
The following clinics are well known for their mesothelioma treatment:
South-East:
- UAB Kriklin Clinic (http://www.uabhealth.org/11263/TKC/12270/)
- The Emory Winship Cancer Institute (http://cancer.emory.edu/)
- Georgia Cancer Specialists (http://www.gacancer.com/index.html)
- Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center (http://www.mcg.edu/cancer/)
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (http://www.vicc.org/)
- Moffitt Cancer Center (http://www.moffitt.org/EducationalLinks.aspx?spid=C2E7D392A5E442388B8E7FA7E0BECDDA&ProgramId=3BA8BC6D36E847A4AF24A378ECE0B6A4)
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/)
North-East:
- David H. Koch Institute for Cancer Research at MIT (http://web.mit.edu/ki/index.html)
- Columbia University Medical Center (http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (http://www.brighamandwomens.org/)
- Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/76954.cfm)
- Fox Chase Cancer Center (http://www.fccc.edu/)
- The Wistar Institute (http://www.wistar.org/)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (http://www.dana-farber.org/)
- The National Center for Vermiculite and Asbestos-Related Cancers (http://www.karmanos.org/app.asp?id=884&ssec=5)
- New York-Presbyterian (http://nyp.org/services/oncology/mesothelioma.html)
Mid-west:
- University of Chicago Medical Center (http://www.uchospitals.edu/specialties/cancer/mesothelioma/index.html)
- University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center (http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/)
- University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center (http://www.cancer.umn.edu/)
- Mayo Clinic (http://www.mayoclinic.org/mesothelioma/)
- Cleveland Clinic (http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/malignant_mesothelioma/hic_malignant_mesothelioma.aspx)
South-west:
- USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center (http://ccnt.hsc.usc.edu/)
- Stanford Cancer Center (http://cancer.stanford.edu/)
- University of New Mexico Cancer Center (http://cancer.unm.edu/)
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA (http://www.cancer.ucla.edu/)
- Arizona Cancer Center (http://www.azcc.arizona.edu/)
North-west:
- Oregon Health and Science University Knight Cancer Institute (http://www.ohsucancer.com/)
- Swedish Cancer Institute (http://www.swedish.org/body.cfm?id=19)
- University of Washington Medical Center
For information on clinic trials:
- Clinicaltrials.gov (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/)
- National Cancer Institute clinical trials (http://www.cancer.gov/CLINICALTRIALS)
- CenterWatch (http://www.centerwatch.com/)
- Medline Plus clinical trials page (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/clinicaltrials.html)
Comprehensive Cancer Centers:
The National Cancer Institute gives exceptional clinics the distinction of "Comprehensive Cancer Center." These clinics are some of the best in the world, and should be considered when seeking a facility for treatment of your mesothelioma. Besides Comprehensive Cancer Centers, the National Cancer Institute also distinguishes facilities as "Cancer Centers." A full list of clinics recognized by the National Cancer Institute can be accessed here.
