Cancer Organizations and Centers

MAJOR NATIONAL
BREAST CANCER ORGANIZATIONS

American Cancer Society, (800) ACS-2345. www.cancer.org

The Breast Cancer Fund, (800) 487-0492. www.breastcancerfund.org

Cancer Care, Inc., (800) 813-HOPE (4673),in NYC (212) 302-2400. www.cancercare.org

NABCO, 9 East 37th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10016, (888) 80-NABCO. www.nabco.org

National Action Plan on Breast Cancer, www.napbc.org

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, (877) NCCS-YES (622-7937); (877) TOOLS-4-U (866-5748). www.cansearch.org

The National Breast Cancer Coalition, 1707 L Street, NW, Suite 1060, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 296-7477. www.natlbcc.org

The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and Race for the Cure®, 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 370, Dallas, TX 75244, (972)855-1600 or (800)I'M AWARE. www.breastcancerinfo.com, www.raceforthecure.com

Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization, 212 W. Van Buren Street, Fifth Floor, Chicago, IL 60607, (800) 221-2141. www.y-me.org

 

NCI Designated Cancer Centers

The institutions listed below have been recognized as Cancer Centers by the National Cancer Institute. They receive financial support from the NCI and from many other sources. The list is current as of early 1999.

ALABAMA

    University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Comprehensive Cancer Center*
    Wallace Tumor Institute
    Room 237
    1824 Sixth Avenue South
    Birmingham, AL 35294-3300
    (205) 975-8222

ARIZONA

    University of Arizona Cancer Center*
    1515 North Campbell Avenue
    P.O. Box 245024
    Tucson, AZ 85724
    (520) 626-6044
    (800) 622-COPE

CALIFORNIA

    USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center* & Hospital
    1441 Eastlake Ave.
    Los Angeles, CA 90033-0800
    (800) 872-2273
    (323) 865-3000

    Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center*
    University of California at Los Angeles
    Box 95178
    684 Factor Bldg.
    Los Angeles, CA 90095-1781
    (800) 825-2631
    (310) 825-5268

    City of Hope National Medical Center*
    Beckman Research Institute
    1500 East Duarte Road
    Duarte, CA 91010-3000
    (800) 826-4673
    (800) 678-9990/(626) 359-8111

    Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center*
    University of California at Irvine
    Building 23, Route 81
    101 The City Drive
    Orange, CA 92868
    (714) 456-8200

    University of California at San Diego Cancer Center**
    9500 Gilman Dr., Mail Code 0658
    La Jolla, CA 92093-0658
    (619) 822-1222
    (619) 822-0207

CHICAGO

    University of Chicago Cancer Research Center*
    5841 South Maryland Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60637-1470
    (888) 824-0200
    (773) 702-9200

COLORADO

    University of Colorado Cancer Center*
    4200 East Ninth Avenue
    Box E190
    Denver, CO 80262
    (303) 372-1550

CONNECTICUT

    Yale Cancer Center*
    Yale University School of Medicine
    333 Cedar Street
    New Haven, CT 06520-8028
    (203) 785-4095

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

    Lombardi Cancer Center*
    Georgetown University Medical Center
    3800 Reservoir Road, NW
    Washington, DC 20007
    (202) 784-4000

FLORIDA

    H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute*
      at the University of South Florida
    12902 Magnolia Drive
    Tampa, FL 33612-9497
    (813) 972-4673

HAWAII

    Cancer Research Center of Hawaii**
    University of Hawai'i
    1236 Lauhala Street
    Honolulu, HI 96813
    (808) 586-3013

ILLINOIS

    Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center*
    Northwestern University
    Olson Pavilion 8250
    710 North Fairbanks Ct.
    Chicago, IL 60611-3013
    (312) 908-5250

    University of Chicago Cancer Research Center*
    5841 South Maryland Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60637-1470
    (888) 824-0200
    (773) 702-9200

MARYLAND

    The Johns Hopkins Oncology Center*
    600 North Wolfe Street
    Baltimore, MD 21287-8943
    (410) 955-8964

MASSACHUSETTS

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute*
    44 Binney Street
    Boston, MA 02115
    (800) 320-0022
    (617) 632-3000

MICHIGAN

    Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute*
    Wertz Clinical Cancer Center
    4100 John R. Street
    Detroit, MI 48201-1379
    (800) 527-6266
    (888) 527-6266

    University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center*
    1500 E. Medical Center Drive
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0848
    (800) 865-1125

MINNESOTA

    Mayo Clinical Cancer Center**
    200 First Street Southwest
    Rochester, MN 55905
    (507) 284-9589

    University of Minnesota Cancer Center**
    Box 806
    420 Delaware Street, SE
    Minneapolis, MN 55455
    (612) 624-8484

NEW HAMPSHIRE

    Norris Cotton Cancer Center*
    Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
    One Medical Center Drive
    Lebanon, NH 03756-0001
    (603) 650-5527
    (800) 639-6918

NEW JERSEY

    Cancer Institute of New Jersey**
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    195 Little Albany Street
    New Brunswick, NJ 08901
    (732) 235-6777

NEW YORK

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center*
    1275 York Avenue
    New York, NY 10021
    (800) 525-2225

    Roswell Park Cancer Institute*
    Elm and Carlton Streets
    Buffalo, NY 14263-0001
    (800) 767-9355

    Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center*
    New York University Medical Center
    550 First Avenue
    New York, NY 10016
    (212) 263-6485

    Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center*
    Columbia University
    Sixth Floor, Room 435
    Milstein Hospital Building
    177 Fort Washington Avenue
    New York, NY 10032
    (212) 305-8610

    Albert Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center*
    Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    300 Morris Park Ave.
    Bronx, NY 10461
    (718) 430-2302

    University of R ochester Cancer Center**
    601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 704
    Rochester, NY 14642
    (716) 275-4911

NORTH CAROLINA

    Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center*
    Duke University Medical Center
    Box 3843
    Durham, NC 27710
    (919) 684-3377

    UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center*
    University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
    School of Medicine, CB-7295
    102 West Drive
    Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7295
    (919) 966-3036
    (919) 966-1101

    Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University*
    Baptist Medical Center
    Medical Center Boulevard
    Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1082
    (336) 716-2075

OHIO

    Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center*
    Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital & Research Institute
    300 West 10th Avenue
    Columbus, OH 43210-1240
    (800) 293-5066

    University Hospitals of Cleveland
    Ireland Cancer Center*
    11100 Euclid Avenue
    Cleveland, OH 44106-5065
    (800) 641-2422
    (216) 844-5432

OREGON

    Oregon Health Sciences University**
    3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road
    Portland, OR 97201-3098
    (503) 494-9000

PENNSYLANIA

    Fox Chase Cancer Center*
    7701 Burholme Avenue
    Philadelphia, PA 19111
    (215) 728-6900
    (888) 369-2427

    University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center*
    15th Floor, Penn Tower Hotel
    3400 Spruce Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19104-4383
    (800) 383-8722
    (215) 662-6364

    University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute*
    Information and Referral Service
    Suite 206, Iroquois Building
    3600 Forbes Avenue
    Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3410
    (800) 237-4724

    Kimmel Cancer Center**
    Thomas Jefferson University
    Suite 1014
    College Building
    1025 Walnut Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19107
    (800) 426-3895
    (800) 533-3669

TENNESSEE

    St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital**
    332 North Lauderdale Street
    Memphis, TN 38105-0318
    (901) 495-3300
    (888) 226-4343

    Vanderbilt Cancer Center**
    Vanderbilt University
    649 Medical Research Building II
    Nashville, TN 37232-6838
    (800) 811-8480
    (615) 936-1782

TEXAS

    The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center*
    1515 Holcombe Boulevard
    Houston, TX 77030
    (800) 392-1611

    San Antonio Cancer Institute*
    Suite 250
    8122 Datapoint Drive
    San Antonio, TX 78229-3264
    (210) 616-5590

UTAH

    Huntsman Cancer Institute**
    University of Utah
    Room 2100
    15 North 2030 East
    Salt Lake City, UT 84112-5330
    (800) 488-2422
    (801) 581-6365

VERMONT

    Vermont Cancer Center*
    University of Vermont
    Medical Alumni Bldg.
    Burlington, VT 05405-0068
    (802) 656-4414

VIRGINIA

    Massey Cancer Center**
    Virginia Commonwealth University
    P.O. Box 980037
    401 College Street
    Richmond, VA 23298-0037
    (804) 828-0450

    Cancer Center at University of Virginia**
    P.O. Box 334
    Charlottesville, VA 22908
    (800) 223-9173
    (804) 924-9333

WASHINGTON

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center*
    1100 Fairview Avenue North--FM-252
    P.O. Box 19024
    Seattle, WA 98109-1024
    (800) 804-8824
    (206) 667-4324

WISCONSIN

University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center*
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-0001
(608) 263-8600
(800) 622-8922

 

BASIC SCIENCE CANCER CENTERS
SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

The Burnham Institute
La Jolla, California
(619) 455-6480

Armand Hammer Center for Cancer Biology, Salk Institute
La Jolla, California
(619) 453-4100

Purdue Cancer Center, Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
(765) 494-9129

The Jackson Laboratory
Bar Harbor, Maine
(207) 288-6000

Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
(617) 253-6422

Eppley Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska
(402) 559-4238

American Health Foundation
New York, New York
(212) 953-1400
(212) 529-0700

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor, New York
(516) 367-8383
 

Wistar Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(215) 898-3926

McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
(608) 263-8610

*Indicates Comprehensive Cancer Center

**Indicates Clinical Cancer Center

***Indicates Consortium Cancer Center

 

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