The 50 Best Cancer Hospitals in America

By | August 22, 2019

40. Duke University Hospital, Durham

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Patient care is of the utmost importance at Duke Cancer Center, which is part of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of top hospitals that are focused on providing the highest quality care. The center’s physicians and oncologists, who specialize in a range of cancer types, focus on treating the entire person, not just the disease.

41. Emory University Hospital, Atlanta

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With over 700 patients enrolled in clinical trials in 2017, the Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University, which specializes in surgical and gynecologic oncology along with hematology, is at the forefront of cancer research. It’s also one of only 30 sites in the United States to be chosen to participate in the NCI’s National Clinical Trials Network.

42. UF Health Shands Hospital, Gainesville

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UF Health Shands offers more than just state-of-the-art facilities, a bone marrow transplant outpatient clinic, and incredibly skilled physicians, oncologists, and nurses. It also houses the very unique Criser Cancer Resource Center, a space where both patients and their families can go for services from education to therapy to wellness classes and art workshops.

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