LUNG CANCER TREATMENT CENTERS

Treatment Centers

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institute of Health (NIH) which is one of 11 agencies that make up the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is dedicated to the coordination and administration of the National Cancer Program. The institute promotes and funds cancer research, training, diagnosis, prevention and the treatment of cancer.  The National Cancer Institute has identified 69 NCI-Designated Cancer Centers and Hospitals around the United States that meet the “highest standards of care, research and treatment of cancer”.

List Of Treatment Centers

Anita and I are offering this list of Cancer Centers and Hospitals available within a day’s drive of residents living in Florida in the event that a lung cancer patient is looking for additional facilities available that meet the NCI’s highest standards of treatment.

Lung Cancer Treatment Centers

Moffitt Cancer Center
12902 Magnolia Drive
MCC-CEO
Tampa, Florida 33612
Main: (813) 745-4673 (813-745-HOPE)
Comprehensive Cancer Center

Thomas Sellers, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Center Director

Winship Cancer Institute
Emory University
1365C Clifton Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
Main: (404) 778-1900

Cancer Center
Walter J. Curran, M.D.
Executive Director

Duke Cancer Institute
Duke University Medical Center
2424 Erwin Road
Durham, North Carolina 27710
Consultation and Referral Service: 1-888-275-3853
Comprehensive Cancer Center

Michael B. Kastan, M.D., Ph.D.
Executive Director
Box 2714

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
450 West Drive, CB 7295
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
Main: (919) 966-3036
Information or Appointments: 1-866-869-1856
Comprehensive Cancer Center

Norman E. Sharpless, M.D.
Director

Hollings Cancer Center
Medical University of South Carolina
86 Jonathan Lucas Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29425
Main: (843) 792-0700
Health Connection Line: 1-800-424-6872
Cancer Center

Anthony J. Alberg, Ph.D., MPH
Interim Director

Massey Cancer Center
Virginia Commonwealth University
P.O. Box 980037
401 College Street
Richmond, Virginia 23298
General Information: (804) 828-0450
New Patients: (804) 828-5116
Cancer Center

Gordon D. Ginder, M.D.
Director

The Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157
Main: (336) 716-7971
Appointments: (336) 716-WAKE
Comprehensive Cancer Center

Boris Pasche, M.D., Ph.D.
Director

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Johns Hopkins University
401 North Broadway
Baltimore, Maryland 21231
Main: (410) 955-5222
Appointments & Referral: (410) 955-8964
Comprehensive Cancer Center

William G. Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.
Director

UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Alabama at Birmingham
1824 Sixth Avenue South
Birmingham, Alabama 35294
Main: (205) 975-8222
Toll Free: 1-800-822-0933 (1-800-UAB-0933)
Comprehensive Cancer Center

Edward E. Partridge, M.D.
Director

Markey Cancer Center
University of Kentucky
CC140 Roach Building
800 Rose Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0096
Main: (859) 257-4500
Toll Free: 1-866-340-4488
Cancer Center

B. Mark Evers, M.D.
Director

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
691 Preston Research Building
Nashville, Tennessee 37232
Main: (615) 936-8422 (615-936-VICC)
Toll Free: 1-877-936-8422 (1-877-936-VICC)
Comprehensive Cancer Center

Jennifer A. Pietenpol, Ph.D.
Director

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 91
Houston, Texas 77030
Main: (713) 792-6161
Toll Free: 1-877-632-6789 (1-877-MDA-6789)
Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ronald A. DePinho, M.D.
President

The University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
5841 South Maryland Avenue
MC1140
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Pediatric Appointments: (773) 702-6808
Adult Appointments: 1-855-702-8222
Comprehensive Cancer Center

Michelle M. Le Beau, Ph.D.
Director

Purdue University Center for Cancer Research
Hansen Life Sciences Research Building
201 South University Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
Main: (765) 494-9129
Basic Laboratory Cancer Center

Timothy L. Ratliff, Ph.D.
Director

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
Case Western Reserve University
11100 Euclid Avenue, Wearn 151
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Main: (216) 844-8797
Comprehensive Cancer Center

Stanton L. Gerson, M.D.
Director

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
460 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Main: (614) 293-5066
Toll Free: 1-800-293-5066
Comprehensive Cancer Center

Michael A. Caligiuri, M.D.
Director