Cancer centers near you and abroad. Mesothelioma is a rare disease and it can be difficult to treat, you may be treated by a team of several cancer doctors rather that a single doctor. If you have pleural mesothelioma, for example, you may be treated by a centers oncologist or cancer specialist; a thoracic surgeon, who specializes in surgery in the chest; and a pulmonologist, who specializes in lung treatment.
When you choose a doctor, you may be limited to doctors who are associated with your medical plan. If this is so, your medical insurance provider will provide a list of doctors who can treat you under the plan. (Most providers have a web site where this information is available.) While there is no certification board for mesothelioma specifically, there are board-certified oncologists who specialize in treating mesothelioma. Generally, insurance providers will pass on any information from individual doctors about the kinds of patients they treat.
There are other sources for information about doctors. If you have a cancer center in your area that is affiliated with the National Cancer Institute, it will provide information about doctors who practice at the clinic. You can find out more by visiting the National Cancer Institute’s web site.
National Medical & Clinical Cancer Centers
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Cancer Society – Research, patient services, early detection, treatment and education
American Society of Clinical Oncology – leading clinical organization in cancer with extensive information
Association of Cancer Online Resources – cancer information and support electronic groups
Association of Community Cancer Centers
Burzynski Clinic, Houston
Cancer Fatigue – definitive guide to cancer symptoms (outstanding design)
Children’s Hospice International, based in Virginia
Cancer Information Services – latest information from the National Cancer Institute
Cancer Research Foundation of America – prevention of cancer through scientific research and education
Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Chemotherapy and You: Self-Help Guide During Cancer – booklet for patients receiving chemotherapy
Clinical Trials and Noteworthy Treatments for Brain Tumors
Hospice Palliative Nurses Association
List of FDA Certified Mammography Facilities
List of NCI-Designated Cancer Centers from the NCI’s Cancer Centers Program
Medicaring
Moffitt Cancer Network – education for patients and physicians on advances in cancer care and research
National Bone Marrow Transplant Link
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
National Marrow Donor Program
NCI Cancer Government genetics services directory
US Oncology Cancer Centers – Affiliated facilities located in many regions of the United States
Top Ranked 2005 Cancer Hospitals
Researchers are testing medications that target specific cancers
Cancer Treatment Centers of America – States Beginning With:
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Alabama
Russell Medical Center,Cancer Ctr.,Alexander City
Montgomery Cancer Center – Specializing in hematology, medical & radiation oncology, Montgomery
UAB Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham comprehensive cancer center
University of Alabama Hospital at Birmingham
Arizona
Arizona Cancer Center – University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson
Arizona Oncology Services – multi-site medical group
University of Arizona Medical Center, Cancer Center, Tucson
Arkansas
University Hospital of Arkansas – Cancer Research Center, Little Rock
California
Los Angeles
California Hematology Oncology Medical Group – traditional and complementary medicine
Cedars-Sinai Oncology Program – Comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care
City of Hope, NCI, Duarte
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA
UCLA Medical Center
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital
Sacramento
UC Davis Cancer Center
Sutter Cancer Center – diagnostic, treatment and support services
San Diego
UCSD Medical Center – Rebecca and John Moores Cancer Center
San Francisco
Bay Area Tumor Institute – research, education and care, Oakland
Division of Radiation & Cancer Biology, Stanford
Stanford University Hospital Cancer Center, Stanford, Palo Alto
University of California San Francisco Medical Center
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco
Regions
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Irvine
Division of Radiation & Cancer Biology, Stanford
Lewis Family Cancer Care Center, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, Pomona
Rational Therapeutics Cancer Laboratories – Analyzing programmed cell death with patient’s cancer cells, Long Beach
Colorado
Penrose Cancer Center, Colorado Springs
University of Colorado Hospital – Cancer Center, Denver
Connecticut
Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy – raises and distributes funds for gene therapy and medical research
Yale-New Haven Hospital – Cancer Services
Yale Cancer Center, New Haven
Florida
Cleveland Clinic, Naples, Florida
Geffen Cancer Center and Research Institute, Vero Beach, Florida
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa
Mayo Clinic oncology specialties, Jacksonville
Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Miami
Shands Hospital at the University of Florida, Cancer Center, Gainesville
University of Florida Shands Cancer Center, Gainesville and Jacksonville
Georgia
Coastal Hematology and Oncology, Savannah
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta
Hawaii
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii – Clinical Cancer Center, University of Hawaii
Illinois
The American Cancer Treatment Center, Elgin
Falk Brain Tumor Center – information about pediatric brain tumors, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago
Lutheran General Hospital and Health System Cancer Care, Park Ridge
Midwest Children’s Brain Tumor Center
CTCA Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Zion
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago
Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center – Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University
University of Chicago Hospitals
Indiana
Clarian Health Partners (IU and Methodist Hospitals) , Indianapolis
CTCA at Goshen Health Systems, Goshen
Evansville Cancer Center – information about radiation and medical oncology, Indiana
Indiana University Cancer Center, Indianapolis
Indiana University Cancer Center
Walther Cancer Institute – supports oncology projects in conjunction with several Mid-Western universities, Indianapolis
Iowa
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics – Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City
Kansas
Kansas City Cancer Centers – Multi-location cancer diagnostic and treatment facility, Kansas City
Kentucky
Jewish Hospital: Lung Cancer Center – specializing in tumors of the thoracic region, Louisville, Kentucky
Sarah Cannon Cancer Center – network of affiliated medical facilities in mid Tennessee and southern Kentucky
Louisiana
Louisiana Oncology Associates -treatment of cancer and blood disorders throughout the Acadiana area
Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center – A multi-site community owned oncology facility, Louisiana
Maryland
Johns Hopkins Hospital Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore
The National Brain Tumor Radiosurgery Association – For brain tumor patient support and treatments
Oncology Center of Central Baltimore – Cancer treatment facility in Maryland
University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center – clinical trials, cancer research and therapeutics, Baltimore
Massachusetts
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
The Kenneth B. Schwartz Center – A center founded by a cancer patient
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital: Brain Tumor Center – Care of individuals with brain tumors, Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital Neurology Service, Boston
Tufts New England Medical Center – Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Michigan
Harper Hospital – Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit
Henry Ford Hospital – Josephine Ford Cancer Center, Detroit
Karmanos Cancer Institute – Comprehensive cancer center, Wayne State University, Detroit
The Meyer L. Prentis Comprehensive Cancer Center of Metropolitan Detroit, Detroit
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ann Arbor
Minnesota
Fairview-University Medical Center – Cancer Center, Minneapolis
Mayo Clinical Cancer Center, College of Medicine
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester
University of Minnesota Cancer Center, Minneapolis
Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St.Louis
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center – summary information about several kinds of cancer, Columbia, Missouri
Siteman Cancer Center, St. Louis
Nebraska
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Eppley-Clinical Cancer Center, Omaha
New Hampshire
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center – Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Lebanon
New Jersey
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey – NCI Clinical Cancer Center, New Brunswick
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New York City
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Cancer Research Center, Bronx
American Health Foundation Cancer Center – prevention center
Arlin Cancer Resource Center, reading room and interactive library, Westchester Medical Center, Hawthorne
Columbia University – Herbert Irving Child and Adolescent Oncology Center – care and support for children with cancer and the people who love them
Beth Israel Medical Center, Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell – Columbia Weill Cornell Cancer Center
New York University Cancer Institute
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University
St. Vincent’s Comprehensive Cancer Center
Up State
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo
North Carolina
Duke University Medical Cancer Center, Durham
Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, Durham
Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center
North Carolina Baptist Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center, Winston-Salem
University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill
Wake Forest University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Winston-Salem
Ohio
Akron
Akron General Medical Center – Cancer Center
Summa Health System – Center for Cancer Care
Cincinnati
Health Alliance Cancer Services
Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center
Harry Horovitz Centre for Palliative Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Ireland Cancer Center – University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Columbus
Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – broad range of oncology services
Oklahoma
Southwestern Regional Medical Center, Tulsa
Oregon
Oregon Cancer Institute – Oregon Health & Science University
Oregon Health Sciences University – Clinical Cancer Center, Portland
Philadelphia
Abramson Cancer Center, University of Philadelphia
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Kimmel Cancer Center, Clinical Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital – cancerCARE
University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center: Oncolink
Pittsburgh
West Penn Allegheny General Hospital Cancer Trials
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
University of Pittsburgh: Brain Tumor Center – affiliated with Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
UPMC Health System: Cancer – affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Cancer Resources
Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island Cancer Center
Tennessee
Blount Memorial Hospital Cancer Care, Maryville
St. Jude Children’s Hospital Research Hospital, Clinical Cancer Center, Memphis
Meharry Medical College/Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Partnership
Vanderbilt-Ingram University Hospital Medical Cancer Center, Nashville
Texas
Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston
Arlington Cancer Center – cancer diagnosis, treatment, research & education in Dallas & Fort Worth
Baptist St. Anthony Health System, Amarillo
Baylor University Medical Center, Oncology (Cancer), Dallas
Burzynski Clinic, Houston
Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center: WHO Center for Supportive Cancer Care – treatment and research to developing countries
San Antonio Cancer Institute, San Antonio
Texas Cancer Center Guide to Limited Surgery, Houston
Texas Cancer Institute, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston
University of Texas Southwestern Moncrief Cancer Center, Fort Worth
Utah
Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Vermont
Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont, Burlington
Virginia
Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital: Cancer Care Center, Richmond
CTCA at Hampton Roads
Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond
University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Cancer Center, Charlottesville
Washington
CTCA, Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center, Seattle
Cancer Research and Biostatistics – approaching cancer cure through the application of biostatistical principles and data management methods, Seattle
Puget Sound Cancer Centers – Multi-site facilities in Washington State
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance – UWAMC, FHCRC & CHRMC
Seattle Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center – Integrative care model
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle
Virginia Mason Medical Center: Cancer Institute, Seattle
Western Washington Cancer Treatment Center, Olympia
Yakima Regional Cancer Care Centers – Multi-site physician-owned facilities, Central Washington State
Washington, D.C
Georgetown University Hospital – Lombardi Cancer Center
MedStar Cancer Care – 4 treatment centers, Maryland and District of Columbia areas
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
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International Medical & Clinical Cancer Centers
Association of Cancer Online Resources – cancer information and support electronic groups
The Barbados Cancer Society – Dedicated to public education and prevention measures
Cancer Information Network – Information resource aimed towards health professionals. Requires registration.
Cancer Page – community resources including info, chat rooms, message boards, physician and clinical trials directory
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Conversations in Care – the challenges surrounding physician and patient communications in related matters
Health Professionals: Cancer Resources – Links to sites around the world from Manchester hospital resource
Guide to Internet Resources for Cancer – for patients and professionals
International Myeloma Foundation
International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care
Kidney Cancer Association
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Society of Surgical Oncology
Target Tumors – targeted therapy approach to solid tumors
World Oncology Network – World-wide directory of cancer specialists for the care of traveling patients
UICC International Directory of Cancer – Global Directory
Africa
Cancer Association of South Africa
Australia
Centre for Developmental Cancer Therapeutics – Consortium of 4 hospitals and 2 research institutes, Melbourne
Children’s Cancer Institute Australia (CCIA) – Australian research institute devoted to childhood cancers
Austria
Hospiz Oesterreich
Belgium
Cancer Registry of Limburg – Limburgs Kanker Register – registry covering population of 779,000
Center for Medical Genetics – University Hospital Gent
Brazil
MedStudents, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (English and Portuguese)
Sociedade Brasileira de Cancerologia – Cancer Society of Brazil (Portuguese)
Sociedade Piauiense de Combate ao Cancer – Hospital Sao Marcos, Hospital Sao Marcos, Teresina
Canada
BC Cancer Agency – list of locations, patient information, services & information, British Columbia
Canadian Palliative Care Association
Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative
Cancer Centre for the Southern Interior – Diagnostic and treatment facility, British Columbia, Canada
Edmonton Palliative Care Unit, Alberta
Institute of Palliative Care, University of Ottawa
Northwestern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre – comprehensive multidisciplinary oncology treatment
Czech Republic
Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno – large cancer centre serving entire Czech Republic
Eastern Europe
Cancer Registry of Slovenia, Institute of Oncology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Institute of Oncology – national centre for treatment, research and education.within the National Cancer Control Program, Ljubljiana, Slovenia
Childhood Cancer Registry for Belarus (University Children’s Medical Center, Minsk)
Eire
Hospice Organizations on the Net in the UK and Ireland – directory of hospice websites
Europe
European Association for Palliative Care – with links to other European Associations
Finland
Cancer Society of Finland – with regional cancer societies and patient organisations
France
Cassenne Oncologie – UroLink – Recherche, Espace Pratique, Infos Patients, Loisirs et Informations
Claudius Regaud Centre – Centre Regional de Lutte contre le Cancer – Région Midi-Pyrénées, Toulouse
Curie Institute Medical and Research Institute, Paris
Federation Nationale des Centres de Lutte Contre le Cancer (FNCLCC)
Institut Gustave-Roussy – Europe’s largest cancer center, Paris
Le registre Francais Des Donneurs Volontaires De Moelle Osseuse
Les dossiers classés en “Wilms’ Tumor”, University of Rennes
Germany
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Pallativmedizin, with useful links
Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft – (lit.) German Cancer Association
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, German Cancer Centre, Heidelberg
German Childhood Cancer Registry, 13.2 million children in Germany from 1980, Mainz
Gesellschaft fur Padiatrische Onkologie und Hamatologie (GPOH) – a professional society of pediatricians
Giessen, Arbeitsgruppe zur Koordination Klinischer Krebsregister – Cancer Registry & Medical informatics
Jena Cancer Centre
Medical PET Group – Biological Imaging, German Cancer Research Center
Oncolinks.de – information site funded by GSK (search engine)
Paediatric Haematology / Oncology – Philipps University, Marburg
Therapieoptimierungsstudie zur Behandlung von Kindern – Nephroblastom (SIOP 93-01), Homburg/Saar
Zentrales Knochenmarkspenderregister für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Greece
Hellenic Cancer Society – (Greek and English)
Hong Kong
Queen Mary Hospital
Iceland
Icelandic Cancer Society – voluntary cancer divisions and patient organizations
India
Bangalore Institute of Oncology – comprehensive cancer center, Bangalore
Borooah Cancer Institute – A regional center for cancer research and treatment, Guwahati
Ireland
Hospice Organizations on the Net in the UK and Ireland – directory of hospice websites
Israel
Israel National Cancer Registry – population-based registry from 1960, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem
Italy
Angiogenesis Special Project, University of Brescia & Italian Association for Cancer Research
European Institute of Oncology: Chemoprevention
Italian Association for Medical Oncology – scientific society for Italian medical oncologists
Mediterranean School of Oncology – associated with the University G. D’Annunzio Medical School, Rome
National Association of Psychological Assistance for Cancer Patients, free psychological help, Turin
Japan
National Cancer Center (English and Japanese)
National Cancer Centre – Japanese Language (Japanese)
National Shikoku Cancer Center Information (Japanese)
Netherlands
Maastricht Cancer Registry, Comprehensive Cancer Centre Limburg (English & Dutch)
Netherlands Cancer Institute / Antoni van Leeuwenhoek hospital – national oncology hospital and research centre, Amsterdam (Dutch & English)
Netherlands Palliative Care Network for Terminally Ill Patients (NPTN)
Cancer Centers In Norway
Cancer Registry of Norway – Kreftregisteret , Oslo
Norwegian Association for Palliative Medicine (Norsk forening for palliativ medisin)
Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo
Russia
Pages of The Oncologist – independent oncology site with FAQ, news and articles (Russian)
Saudi Arabia
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre – Department of Oncology, largest cancer centre in the Gulf Region
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre – Children’s Cancer Centre, Riyadh children’s oncology center
Singapore
Children’s Cancer Foundation of Singapore – supporting families with children suffering from cancer with information
Paediatric Leukaemia – site in association with the National University Hospital to educate the public about Paediatric Leukaemia
South Africa
Cancer Association of South Africa
South & Central America
Centro Oncologico Buenos Aires, Universidad Abierta Interamerica, Argentina
Spain
Adenomas de la Hipofisis – extensive information site on pituitary cancer (Spanish)
Asociacion Infantil Oncologica de Madrid
Atlas de Mortalidad por Cáncer y Otras Causas España 1975-1986 – Servicio de Epidemiología del Cáncer, Madrid (Spanish and English)
CancerNet (Spanish)
Institut Catala d’Oncologia – Ciutat Sanitaria i Universitaria de Bellvitge (CSUB), Barcelona for patients and health professionals (Spanish, Catalan and English)
Servicio de Epidemiologica del Cancer – Centro Nacional Epidemiologica (CNE), detailed cancer epidemiology in Spain (Spanish)
Sociedad Espanola de Enfermeria Oncologica (Spanish)
Sweden
Jubileum Institute – Lunds University
Medicinska Informations Centralen, Karolinska Institute
Mesh classified resources on the InterNet – Neoplasms, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm
Nordic Society of Pediatric Haematology and Oncology
Riksforeningen för sjukskoterskor och assistenter i cancervard – Swedish Society of Nurses and Technicians
Svensk Förening för Palliativ Medicin
Swedish Cancer Registry – Regionalt Onkologiskt Centrum – national registry, cancer statistics & atlas
Switzerland
GYN Net – Pathology site – database of breast and ceverical lesions (English and French)
Société Suisse de Médecine et de Soins Palliatifs
United Kingdom
Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust – Academic and research resources center, Cambridge
Cancer Advice UK – Advice and information about diagnosis and treatment issues
Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre at Leeds – clinical trials, psychosocial oncology, genetic research and screening, ingenious site
CancerSupport UK – An online directory of resources
Cavendish Cancer Care – assessment, support and complementary therapies, Sheffield
Cromwell Hospital, London – private healthcare facilities for UK and overseas patients, including cancer
Glasgow Palliative Care Information Network, Scotland
Hospice Organizations on the Net in the UK and Ireland – directory of hospice websites
Marie Curie Hospices
NHS Direct, UK
Northern Cancer Network UK – diagnostic tests, treatment & support, North of England
Pelican Center – surgery for pelvic cancers, NHS & private, North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke
Royal Marsden Hospital – UK’s leading comprehensive cancer center
Samantha Dickson Research Trust – charity set up to help find a cure for childhood brain tumors
Sargent Cancer Care For Children – supports children and families at home and in hospital from the day one
St Ann’s Hospice, Palliative Care Hospice, Cancer Care, Heald Green, Cheshire
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