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Stanford, California
NCCN Member Institution Profile
Learn more about clinical trials at Stanford Cancer Institute. The Stanford Cancer Institute uses a multidisciplinary approach to provide comprehensive cancer care to its patients. Surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pediatric oncologists, radiologists, and pathologists participate in sixteen weekly combined modality clinics. The clinical cancer program at Stanford provides highly advanced radiation therapy techniques including conformal radiotherapy, intraoperative radiotherapy, high-dose–rate brachytherapy, intravascular brachytherapy, stereotactic radiotherapy, and radio-immunotherapy. Stanford Cancer Institute is known for its pioneering efforts in the management of Hodgkin's disease and the lymphomas as well as expertise in bone marrow transplantation. Oncologists also provide treatment of pediatric malignancies, particularly lymphomas and sarcomas. Stanford uses translational research and innovative combined modality trials for management of cancers of the prostate, head and neck, breast, lung, colon, liver, melanoma, and other solid tumors. Medical teams of the Cancer Center are engaged in more than 250 trials. Learn more about clinical trials at Stanford Cancer Institute. |
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