Actually, they re all within the same building.
Patients are thereby afforded complex, multidisciplinary care that is very accessible.
The NCI designation of comprehensive cancer center isn t meant to refer to treatment, but to a comprehensive approach to clinical, basic, and population-based research. However, in terms of comprehensive patient care, we have all the treatment modalities surgical, radiation, medical and biological. What we offer as an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center is an extensive review process of the case through our tumor boards and a multidisciplinary approach, so that referring physicians and patients can be assured of an objective opinion. Though we can also treat these patients, more often in these cases, we serve as a resource for community oncologists, providing additional expertise and second opinions regarding treatment. More importantly, the Chao center provides treatment options that may not be readily available in the community at large.