At the Comprehensive Cancer Center, we take a team approach to patient care. Working together, medical, surgical and radiation oncologists and other medical professionals design coordinated Treatment Programs to meet each patient's needs. Complementing our early detection and prevention programs, the focus of our treatment program is treating patients with compassion, unsurpassed expertise and coordinated care. Backed by the latest technology and a team of research scientists, we are discovering new and better cancer treatments. For qualifying outpatients who live far away from the Center, the Comprehensive Cancer Center offers Friendship Place, a temporary housing program.
Eligibility is based on physician referral and available space.
Through our clinical outreach program, many cancer patients can receive quality care close to home. Comprehensive Cancer Center specialists support community oncologists in outlying communities by providing consultation and holding clinics in community hospitals in the region. Personalized, Innovative Treatment Programs Patients who come to the Comprehensive Cancer Center benefit from an innovative team approach to treatment. Specialists from medical, surgical and radiation oncology, and other disciplines, work together to provide individualized Treatment Programs for each patient. While we treat all kinds of cancer, we have gained national recognition for expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of the following specific types of cancer.