Mesothelioma Cancer Treatment Centers and Facilities

s page provides a directory of mesothelioma cancer treatment centers and facilities in the United States, listed by state. Only the states with treatment centers are listed.








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Alabama

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Comprehensive Cancer Center

Basic Health Sciences Building

1824 Sixth Avenue South

Birmingham, AL 35294-3300

(205) 934-5077



Alaska

Providence Alaska Medical Center

3200 Providence Drive

Anchorage, AK 99519

(907) 562-2211



Arkansas

Arkansas Cancer Research Center

4301 W. Markham Street #623

Little Rock, AR 72205

(501) 686-6000



Arizona

University Medical Center

1501 North Campbell Avenue

Tucson, AZ 85724

(520) 694-8888



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California

Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA

Box 951781

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1781

(310) 825-5268



USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

1441 Eastlake Avenue MS #83

Los Angeles, CA 90033-0800

(323) 865-0816



City of Hope National Medical Center

Beckman Research Institute

1500 East Duarte Road

East Duarte, CA 91010-3000

(626) 359-8111



Salk Institute

Cancer Center

10010 North Torrey Pines Road

La Jolla, CA 92037

(619) 455-4100 x1386



The Burnham Institute

10901 North Torrey Pines Road

La Jolla, CA 92037

(619) 455-6480 x3209



UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

10833 Le Conte Avenue

San Diego, CA 92130

(800) 825-2631



UCSF Stanford Health Care

300 Pasteur Drive

Stanford, CA 94305

(650) 723-4000



University of California

Davis Cancer Center

4501 X Street

Davis, California, 95820

(916) 734-5900

(800) 362-5566



University of California

Irvine Cancer Center (Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center)

Building #23 4th Floor

101 The City Drive

Orange, CA 92868

(714) 456-6310



University of California

San Diego/Moores Cancer Center

3855 Health Sciences Drive

La Jolla, CA 92093

(866) 773-2703

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University of California

San Francisco Cancer Center

Box 0128, UCSF

San Francisco, CA 94143-0128

(415) 476-2201



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Colorado

University of Colorado Cancer Center

4200 East 9th Avenue

Denver, CO 80262

(303) 315-3007



Connecticut

Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center

Yale University School of Medicine

333 Cedar Street

New Haven, CT 06520-8028

(203) 785-4095



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Washington, D.C.

Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center

Georgetown University Medical Center

3800 Reservoir Road NW

Washington, DC 20007

(202) 444-4000

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Walter Reed Army Medical Center,

Hematology/Oncology, Ward 78

6900 General Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20307-5001

(202) 782-6751



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Florida

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

12902 Magnolia Drive

Tampa, FL 33612-9497

(813) 979-3050



Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

University of Miami Medical School

1475 Northwest 12th Avenue, Room 4023

Miami, FL 33136

(305) 243-1000



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Georgia

Georgia Cancer Specialists

Crawford Long

550 Peachtree Street NE

Suite 1185

Atlanta, GA 30308-2236

(404) 223-0792



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Hawaii

Cancer Research Center of Hawaii

University of Hawaii at Manoa

1236 Lauhala Street

Honolulu, HI 96813

(808) 586-3013



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Idaho

North Idaho Cancer Center

700 Ironwood Drive

Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814

(208) 666-3800



Illinois

University of Chicago Cancer

Research Center

5841 South Maryland Avenue

Chicago, IL 60637



Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center

Northwestern University

303 East Chicago Avenue

Olson Pavilion, Room 8250

Chicago, IL 60611

(312) 908-5250



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Indiana

Purdue University Cancer Center

Hansen Life Sciences Research Building

South University Street

West Lafayette, IN 47907-1524

(765) 494-9129



Iowa

Iowa Oncology Research Association

1221 Pleasant Street #100

Des Moines, IA 50309

(515) 282-2921



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Kansas

Kansas City Cancer Center

4320 Wornall Road, Suite 212

Kansas City, MO 64111

(816) 531-2740



Kentucky

Markey Cancer Center

800 Rose Street

Lexington, KY 40536

(859) 257-4488



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Louisiana

Ochsner Cancer Institute

1514 Jefferson Highway

New Orleans, 70121

(504) 842-4360

(888) 5OCHSNER



Tulane Cancer Center

Box SL-68, 1430 Tulane Avenue

New Orleans, Louisiana 70112-2699

(504) 988-6060



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Maine

The Jackson Laboratory (research)

600 Main Street

Bar Harbor, ME 04609-0800

(207) 288-6041



VA Medical Center-Togus

1 VA Center

Togus, ME O4330

(207) 623-8411



Maryland

University of Maryland Medical Center

22 South Greene Street

Baltimore, MD 21201-1595

(800) 492-5538

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The Johns Hopkins Oncology Center

600 North Wolfe Street

Baltimore, MD 21287-08943

(410) 955-8822



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Massachusetts

Brigham and Women's Cancer Center

75 Francis Street

Boston, MA 02115

(617) 732-5500



Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

44 Binney Street

Boston, MA 02115

(617) 632-3000



Center for Cancer Research

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room E17-110

Cambridge, MA 02139-4307

(617) 253-6422



NSMC Cancer Center

17 Centennial Drive

Peabody, MA 01915

(978) 977-3434

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Michigan

University of Michigan

Comprehensive Cancer Center

1500 E. Medical Center Drive

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

(800) 865-1125



Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

110 East Warren Avenue

Detroit, MI 48201

(800) KARMANOS or (800) 527-6266



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Minnesota

Mayo Cancer Center

Mayo Foundation

200 First Street SW

Rochester, MN 55905

(507) 284-3753



University of Minnesota

Cancer Center

Box 806, 420 Delaware Street, SE

Minneapolis, MN 55455

(612) 624-8484



Mississippi

University Of Mississippi Medical Center

Attn: Cancer Research Registry

2500 N. State Street

Jackson, MS 39216

(601) 984-1095



Missouri

Veterans Affairs Medical

Center-Columbia (Truman Memorial)

800 Hospital Drive

Columbia, MO 65201

(573) 814-6000



Montana

Columbia Hospital

500 15th Avenue South

Box 5013

Great Falls, MT 59403

(406) 727-3333



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Nebraska

Cancer Center

601 N. 30th Street

Omaha, NE 68131

(402) 280-5009



University of Nebraska Medical Center

Eppley Cancer Center

600 South 42nd Street

Omaha, NE 68198-6805

(402) 559-7081



Nevada

Comprehensive Cancer Centers Of Nevada

Central Valley

3730 S. Eastern Avenue

Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 952-3400



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New Hampshire

Norris Cotton Cancer Center

Dartmouth-Hitchock Medical Center

One Medical Center Drive

Lebanon, NH 03756-0001

(603) 650-6300



New Jersey

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

195 Little Albany Street, Room 2002B

New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901

(732) 235-8064



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New Mexico

University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

Cancer Research & Treatment Center

MSC08 4630

900 Camino de Salud NE

Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

(505) 272-4946

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New York

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Cancer Research Center

Chanin Building

1300 Morris Park Avenue

Bronx, NY 10461

(718) 430-2302



Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

(mainly research)

PO Box 100

Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724

(516) 367-8383



Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

College of Physicians and Surgeons

701 West 168th Street, Room 1509

New York, NY 10032

(212) 305-6921



Memorial Sloan-Kettering

Cancer Center

1275 York Avenue

New York, NY 10021

(800) 525-2225

(212) 639-2000



NYU Cancer Institute

550 First Avenue

New York, NY 10016

(212) 263-5349



Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Elm and Carlton Streets

Buffalo, NY 14263-0001

(800) 767-9355



University of Rochester Cancer Center

601 Elmwood Avenue

Rochester, NY 14642

(716) 275-6292



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North Carolina

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

University of North Carolina

School of Medicine Chapel Hill

CB#7295

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7295

(919) 966-3036



Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

Duke University Medical Center

Box 3843

Durham, NC 27710

(919) 684-5613



Comprehensive Cancer Center of

Wake Forest University at Bowman

Gray School of Medicine

Medical Center Boulevard

Winston-Salem, NC 27157

(336) 716-7971



North Dakota

MedCenter One

300 N 7th Street

Bismarck, ND 58501

(701) 323-6000



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Ohio

Ohio State University

Comprehensive Cancer Center

Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital

300 West 10th Avenue

Columbus, OH 43210

(614) 293-4878



Case Western Reserve University

Cancer Research Center

11100 Euclid Avenue

Cleveland, OH 44106



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Oklahoma

CCOP-Sooner State

6151 S. Yale #100

Tulsa, OK 74136

(918) 499-2000



Oregon

Oregon Cancer Center

Oregon Health Sciences University

3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, L609

Portland, OR 97201-3098

(503) 464-1617



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Pennsylvania

Fox Chase Cancer Center

333 Cottman Avenue

Philadelphia, PA 19111

Tel: (215) 728-2781

Fax: (215) 728-2571



Wistar Institute Cancer Center

3601 Spruce Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104-4268

(215) 898-3926



Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania

16 Penn Tower

3400 Spruce Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104

(800) 789-7366



University of Pittsburgh

Medical Center Cancer Centers

Kimmel Cancer Center

233 South 10th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 503-4645



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Rhode Island

St. Joseph Hospital

200 High Service Avenue

North Providence, RI 02904

(401) 456-3000



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South Carolina

MUSC Hollings Cancer Center

86 Jonathan Lucas St.

Charleston, SC 29452

(843) 792-9300



South Dakota

Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center

800 E 21st Street

Sioux Falls, SD 57101

(605) 322-8000



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Tennessee

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

332 North Lauderdale Street

Memphis, TN 38105

(901) 495-3300



Clinical Cancer Center

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Vanderbilt University

649 Medical Research Building II

Nashville, TN 37232

(800) 811-8480

(615) 936-5847



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Texas

San Antonio Cancer Institute

8122 Datapoint Drive, Suite 600

San Antonio, TX 78229

(210) 616-5580



The University of Texas

MD Anderson Cancer Center

1515 Holcolmbe Boulevard

Houston, TX 77030

(713) 792-7500



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Utah

Huntsman Cancer Institute

University of Utah

2000 Circle of Hope

Salt Lake City, UT 84112

(801) 585-0303 or (877) 585-0303



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Vermont

Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center

140 Hospital Drive

Bennington, VT 05201

(802) 442-6361



Virginia

Cancer Center

University of Virginia Health Sciences Center

Box 334

Charlottesville, VA 22908

(804) 924-2562



Massey Cancer Center

Virginia Commonwealth University

401 College Street

Richmond, VA 23298

(877) 4-MASSEY or (877) 462-7739



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Washington

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

1100 Fairview Avenue

PO Box 19024

Seattle, WA 98109-1024

(206) 667-5000



West Virginia

Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital

Beckley, WV 25801

(304) 255-3000



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Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin

Comprehensive Cancer Center

600 Highland Avenue

Madison, WI 53792-0001

(608) 263-8600



McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research

University of Wisconsin

1400 University Avenue, Room 1009

Madison, WI 53706-1599

(608) 262-2177



Wyoming

Wyoming Medical Center

1233 East Second Street

Casper, WY 82601

(307) 577-7201

(800) 822-7201



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Understanding Mesothelioma

Dealing with mesothelioma is a very difficult process. It will require a lot of physical and emotional endurance, a strong family and social network, and expert medical and professional advice and assistance. The best way to approach dealing with mesothelioma is to first learn everything that you can about the disease. This should include the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma & Lung Cancer Information

Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that develops in the tissues of cells that line the lungs, heart and stomach. These tissues are called mesothelial cells and they become infected by inhaling particles of dust from asbestos fibers. Once these cells become infected they dry up the fluids surrounding these major organs of the body and tumors begin to develop. The most common form is pleural mesothelioma which accounts for 75% of all malignant cases however there are two other types peritoneal, and pericardial which you may be interested in reading about.

Malignant mesothelioma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the lining of the chest or abdomen.

Malignant mesothelioma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the lining of the chest or abdomen.

Malignant mesothelioma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in the pleura (the thin layer of tissue that lines the chest cavity and covers the lungs) or the peritoneum (the thin layer of tissue that lines the abdomen and covers most of the organs in the abdomen). This summary is about malignant mesothelioma of the pleura.

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Anatomy of the respiratory system, showing the trachea and both lungs and their lobes and airways. Lymph nodes and the diaphragm are also shown. Oxygen is inhaled into the lungs and passes through the thin membranes of the alveoli and into the bloodstream (see inset).

Being exposed to asbestos can affect the risk of developing malignant mesothelioma.

Anything that increases your chance of getting a disease is called a risk factor. Having a risk factor does not mean that you will get cancer; not having risk factors doesn’t mean that you will not get cancer. People who think they may be at risk should discuss this with their doctor.

Many people with malignant mesothelioma have worked or lived in places where they inhaled or swallowed asbestos. After being exposed to asbestos, it usually takes a long time for malignant mesothelioma to occur. Other risk factors for malignant mesothelioma include the following:

Living with a person who works near asbestos.

Being exposed to a certain virus.

Possible signs of malignant mesothelioma include shortness of breath and pain under the rib cage.

Sometimes the cancer causes fluid to collect around the lung or in the abdomen. These symptoms may be caused by the fluid or malignant mesothelioma. Other conditions may cause the same symptoms. A doctor should be consulted if any of the following problems occur:

Trouble breathing.

Pain under the rib cage.

Pain or swelling in the abdomen.

Lumps in the abdomen.

Weight loss for no known reason.

Tests that examine the inside of the chest and abdomen are used to detect (find) and diagnose malignant mesothelioma.

Sometimes it is hard to tell the difference between malignant mesothelioma and lung cancer. The following tests and procedures may be used:

Physical exam and history: An exam of the body to check general signs of health, including checking for signs of disease, such as lumps or anything else that seems unusual. A history of the patient’s health habits, exposure to asbestos, past illnesses and treatments will also be taken.

Chest x-ray: An x-ray of the organs and bones inside the chest. An x-ray is a type of energy beam that can go through the body and onto film, making a picture of areas inside the body.

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X-ray of the chest. X-rays are used to take pictures of organs and bones of the chest. X-rays pass through the patient onto film.

Complete blood count (CBC): A procedure in which a sample of blood is drawn and checked for the following:

The number of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

The amount of hemoglobin (the protein that carries oxygen) in the red blood cells.

The portion of the blood sample made up of red blood cells.

Sedimentation rate: A procedure in which a sample of blood is drawn and checked for the rate at which the red blood cells settle to the bottom of the test tube.

Biopsy: The removal of cells or tissues from the pleura or peritoneum so they can be viewed under a microscope by a pathologist to check for signs of cancer. Procedures used to collect the cells or tissues include the following:

Fine-needle (FNA) aspiration biopsy of the lung: The removal of tissue or fluid using a thin needle. An imaging procedure is used to locate the abnormal tissue or fluid in the lung. A small incision may be made in the skin where the biopsy needle is inserted into the abnormal tissue or fluid, and a sample is removed.

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Lung biopsy. The patient lies on a table that slides through the computed tomography (CT) machine which takes x-ray pictures of the inside of the body. The x-ray pictures help the doctor see where the abnormal tissue is in the lung. A biopsy needle is inserted through the chest wall and into the area of abnormal lung tissue. A small piece of tissue is removed through the needle and checked under the microscope for signs of cancer.

Thoracoscopy: An incision (cut) is made between two ribs and a thoracoscope (a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing) is inserted into the chest.

Peritoneoscopy: An incision (cut) is made in the abdominal wall and a peritoneoscope (a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing) is inserted into the abdomen.

Laparotomy: An incision (cut) is made in the wall of the abdomen to check the inside of the abdomen for signs of disease.

Thoracotomy: An incision (cut) is made between two ribs to check inside the chest for signs of disease.

Bronchoscopy: A procedure to look inside the trachea and large airways in the lung for abnormal areas. A bronchoscope is inserted through the nose or mouth into the trachea and lungs. A bronchoscope is a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing. It may also have a tool to remove tissue samples, which are checked under a microscope for signs of cancer.

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Bronchoscopy. A bronchoscope is inserted through the mouth, trachea, and major bronchi into the lung, to look for abnormal areas. A bronchoscope is a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing. It may also have a cutting tool. Tissue samples may be taken to be checked under a microscope for signs of disease.

Cytologic exam: An exam of cells under a microscope (by a pathologist) to check for anything abnormal. For mesothelioma, fluid is taken from around the lungs or from the abdomen. A pathologist checks the cells in the fluid.

Certain factors affect prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options.

The prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options depend on the following:

The stage of the cancer.

The size of the tumor.

Whether the tumor can be removed completely by surgery.

The amount of fluid in the chest or abdomen.

The patient's age and general health, including lung and heart health.

The type of mesothelioma cancer cells and how they look under a microscope.

Whether the cancer has just been diagnosed or has recurred (come back).