Mesothelioma Treatment Centers

There are medical facilities located throughout the United States that specialize in treating this disease. The Mesothelioma Cancer Network has compiled a thorough, state-by-state list of facilities that have staff experienced in treating mesothelioma. Researchers and medical staff work hand in hand to provide diagnosis, as well as effective and up to date treatments and therapy. Generally, they will also have an extensive network of support services available for both mesothelioma patients and their families.

Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer and may not develop for decades after exposure to environmental hazards, making it quite difficult to diagnose and treat. That said, there are many medical facilities around the nation that are devoted to gathering the most qualified staff and having access to the newest equipment and techniques to battle mesothelioma. These treatment centers are located in nearly every state, and are specifically geared toward treating patients with this burdensome cancer.

Top Mesothelioma Hospitals

The following is a list of hospitals and medical centers throughout the U.S. that excel at the treatment of mesothelioma, as well as additional and similar forms of cancer. Click on the links for additional information about these medical institutions.

*Numbers denote ranking according to the latest U.S. News and World Report’s Top Ranked Hospitals for Cancer listing.

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (1)

1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Box 91
Houston, TX 77030-4095
(713) 792–2121
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (2)

1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10065
(212) 639–2000
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Mayo Clinic (3)

200 S.W. First Street
Rochester, MN 55905-0002
(507) 284–2511
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Johns Hopkins Hospitals(4)

600 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287-2182
(410) 955–5000
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University of Washington Medical Center (5)

1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 356151
Seattle, WA 98195-6151
(206) 598–3300
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Dana Farber Cancer Center(6)

44 Binney Street
Boston, MA 02115-6084
(617) 632–3000
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Massachusetts General Hospital (7)

55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114-2696
(617) 726–2000
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University of California-San Francisco Medical Center (8)

500 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143-0296
(415) 476–1000
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The Cleveland Clinic (9)

9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195-5108
(216) 444–2200
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Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (10)

757 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095-8358
(310) 825–9111
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Stanford Hospital and Clinics (11)

300 Pasteur Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94304-2299
(650) 723–4000
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Duke University Medical Center (12)

2301 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27710-0001
(919) 684–8111
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University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers (13)

1500 East Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
(734) 936–4000
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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (14)

3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4206
(215) 662–4000
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University of Chicago Hospitals (15)

5841 South Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637-1447
(773) 702–1000
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Barnes Jewish Hospital (17)

1 Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza
Saint Louis, MO 63110-1003
(314) 747–3000
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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute (19)

12902 Magnolia Drive
Tampa, FL 33612-9497
(813) 972–4673
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The Ohio State University James Cancer Center (26)

370 West 9th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1240
(614) 293–8000
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Fox Chase Cancer Center (28)

333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111
(215) 728–6900
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University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics (30)

600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-0002
(608) 263–6400
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (31)

200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-2585
(412) 647–2345
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Marquette General Cancer Center

580 West College Avenue
Marquette, MI 49855-2794
(906) 228–9440
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Edward Hospital Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Clinic

801 South Washington Street
Naperville, IL 60540-7499
(630) 527–3000
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Georgia Cancer Specialists

320 Parkway Drive
Suite 208
Atlanta, GA 30312
(404) 265-6500
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Cancer Treatment Centers of America

1336 Basswood Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(800) 615–3055

Types of Mesothelioma Specialists

Mesothelioma treatment centers have a vast array of treatment professionals, including oncologists, physicians, radiologists, palliative care providers, nurses, and counselors, as well as others. This diversity of professionals is what allows these centers to provide top-notch diagnosis, as well as pain relief, surgery, and other treatments, both established and experimental, to the patient.

Treatment Therapies

These cutting-edge therapies are made available by the fact that many of the physicians at these treatment centers are also researchers devoted to finding a mesothelioma cure. A multimodal approach is generally taken to mesothelioma treatment, and may involve chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery, or some combination of these options. Photodynmaic therapy, gene therapy, and immunotherapy are other prospective treatments for this disease, but as of right now, these methods are still in the experimental phase only. Surgery can often alleviate some of the pain and symptoms from localized aggregations of cancer cells, and the other therapies provided are meant to attack the cancer on a global scale, particularly if it has reached the stage of metastasis.

Clinical Trials

Mesothelioma treatment centers oftentimes offer patients the benefit of participating in clinical trials, which are tests measuring how effective a new drug or other treatment form can be. You may decide, with the consultation of your team of health care professionals assisting you, to participate in a trial, or you may decide instead to simply benefit from the progress that these treatments have made in advancing knowledge of mesothelioma treatment. Although families and loved ones may find that the prospect of a disease without a cure is difficult to take, many clinical trials have proven successful in extending patients' lives by several years, and many people have successfully beaten this cancer, thus giving hope to others.