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- University of Alabama in Birmingham
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Persons seeking treatment for cancer or information would do well to contact the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, AL. This is a leading research and treatment center for the entire country and it is the only such facility in a six state region that includes Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina. Its designation as a comprehensive cancer center was awarded by the National Cancer Institute at its founding 35 years ago.
Local experts and researchers at this facility are pioneers developing advancements in treatment. Cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment methods reach new levels of quality because of the work done at UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center.
UAB is a world leader in developing cancer therapy improvements using an innovative genetically engineered monoclonal antibody approach. Clinical trials are underway to determine what works best for targeting specific cancers. The UAB faculty includes experts in tumor biology, immune therapies, virology and gene therapies and other experimental therapies. As a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, UAB helps define and set standards for cancer care.
The UAB Hospital is a state-of-the-art facility with 900 beds serving approximately 35,000 patients yearly. Over 5,000 new patients are treated each year at the cancer center by about 330 nationally and internationally recognized physicians and researchers.
UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center regularly receives top honors and awards for excellence. U.S. News & World Report ranks the UAB Cancer Program and Hospital consistently among the best 25 in America. As such, the UAB medical research and treatment facilities received over $400 million for projects and are always in the top 25 facilities in the U.S. to receive National Institutes of Health funding awards.
Grants for research topped $98 million in the fiscal year 2009. Research projects included studies of breast, brain, cervical and pancreatic cancers. Researchers benefit from working with other prestigious research partners located at Johns Hopkins University and University of Colorado at Boulder.
UAB Hospital earned its ranking of one of the top three organizations ranked in the book The Best in Medicine. In the second edition of The Best Doctors in America, UAB Hospital employed 74 top physicians listed. It also ranks highly on a “best places to work” listing.
The UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center does offer much assistance and support to cancer patients. There are numerous clinical trials currently being conducted on dozens of types of cancer, including mesothelioma and asbestos cancers.
In addition to breakthrough research through clinical trials, UAB CCC has a variety of support groups and innovative treatment methods. Expert research is conducted using state-of-the-art technology that keeps UAB Comprehensive Cancer Centers ranking with the best in the industry.
Services offered to patients include outpatient services, support groups, clinical trials, companions, research library, programs for cancer education and prevention plus information about financial assistance.
One important ongoing program called “Deep South” is designed to reach certain minority populations in rural or urban areas and bring them critical cancer services. This program is concentrated in the states of Mississippi and Alabama.