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Adult cancer care at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
 

Our Philosophy

"...to offer patients and families the unparalleled resources of a premier hospital with access to renowned cancer specialists and leading authorities in adult medicine.."

 

Adult Cancer Care - Clinical Programs

If you would like detailed information on a specific adult cancer program listed below, simply click on the program.

Avon Foundation Comprehensive Breast Evaluation Center Center for Multiple Myeloma
Bone Marrow Transplant Program Center for Sarcoma & Connective Tissue Oncology
Center for Cancer Risk Assessment Center for Thoracic Cancers
Center for Endocrine Cancers The Claire & John Bertucci Center for Genitourinary Cancers
Center for Head & Neck Cancers Gillette Center for Breast Cancer
Center for Hematology Gillette Center for Gynecologic Oncology
Center for Leukemia Stephen E & Catherine Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology
Center for Lymphoma Tucker Gosnell Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers
Center for Melanoma  

 

Avon Foundation Comprehensive Breast Evaluation Center
  > To make an appointment, please call 617-726-9200

The Avon Foundation Comprehensive Breast Evaluation Center at Massachusetts General Hospital offers women the most advanced breast imaging and surgical screening services available - all in one location.

 
  • Mammography
  • Stereotactic biopsies
  • Ultrasound
Bone Marrow Transplant Program
  > To make an appointment for new patients, 617-724-1124
  > For existing patients, please call 617-724-3456
 
  • Autologous and allogeneic bone marrow
  • Stem cell transplantation for hematologic malignancies and solid tumors and other life - threatening hematologic disorders
  • Cord blood transplantation
  • Combined bone marrow/kidney transplantation for tolerance induction
Center for Cancer Risk Assessment
  > To make an appointment, please call 617-724-1971

Our Center for Cancer Risk Assessment specializes in:
 
  • Hereditary Breast & Ovarian Cancer
  • Hereditary Colon Cancer
  • Hereditary Kidney or Renal Cancer
  • Hereditary Melanoma
  • Other Hereditary Cancers
Center for Endocrine Cancers
  > To make an appointment, please call 617-726-8720
 
  • Adrenal cancer
  • Parathyroid cancer
  • Thyroid cancer

Center for Head and Neck Cancers
  > To make an appointment, please call 617-724-1817

The Center for Head and Neck Cancers offers comprehensive evaluation and treatment for patients with benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous) tumors of the head and neck, including cancers of the:

 
  • Eyes
  • Hypopharynx
  • Larynx
  • Lips and oral cavity
  • Nasal cavity
  • Nasopharynx
  • Oropharynx
  • Salivary glands
  • Sinuses
  • Skin of the head or neck
Center for Hematology
  > To make an appointment, please call 617-724-4000
 
  • Aplastic Anemia
  • Gaucher's Disease
  • Hemochromatosis and porphyria
  • Hemophilia and von Willebrand disease
  • Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
  • Disorders of the lymphatic system
    • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
    • Hairy Cell Leukemia
    • Lymphadenopathy
    • Lymphocytosis
    • Splenomegaly
  • Myeloproliferative disorders
    • Polycythemia vera
    • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
    • Essential Thrombocythemia
    • Myelofibrosis
  • Neutrogena & Leukocytosis
  • Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
  • Disorders of plasma cells and antibody production
    • Benign monoclonal gammopathy
    • Cryoglobulinemia
  • Sickle cell anemia and myelodysplasia
  • Thrombocytopenia & thrombocytosis
  • Problems with anticoagulation
  • Treatment with hematopoietic growth factors, intravenous iron, and coagulation factors
  • Thrombostis & Hemostatsis
    • Blood Clots
    • Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT)
    • Factor V Leiden Mutation
    • Phlebitis

Center for Leukemia
  > To make an appointment, please call 617-724-1124

We provide treatment for all types and stages of leukemia and related disorders including:

 
  • Aplastic Anemia
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
  • Acute Myelogeneous Leukemia (AML)
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
  • Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
  • Hairy Cell Leukemia
  • Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
  • Myelodysplasia
  • Myelofibrosis

Center for Lymphoma
  > To make an appointment, please call 617-724-6315

The Center for Lymphoma treats for all types and stages of lymphomas and related disorders including:

 
  • Burkitt's Lymphoma
  • Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
  • Hodgkin's Lymphoma
  • AIDS-related Neoplasms
  • Kaposi's Sarcoma

Center for Melanoma
  > To make an appointment: 617-724-6082

The Center for Melanoma treats the following:

 
  • Skin cancer
  • Melanomas
  • Basal Cell Carcinoma

Center for Multiple Myeloma
  > To make an appointment: 617-724-4000

The Center for Multiple Myeloma treats the following:

 
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Waldenstrom’s Macroglubulinemia
  • Amyloidosis
  • POEMS syndrome

Center for Sarcoma & Connective Tissue Oncology
  > To make an appointment: 617-724-3700
(For Abdominal, Retroperitoneal, and Breast tumors -
call 617-726-4241)

Our multidisciplinary group of clinicians specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of:

 
  • Osteosarcomas
  • Sarcomas
  • Bone and soft tissue tumors — both malignant and benign

Center for Thoracic Cancers
  > To make an appointment: 617-724-6862

Our Center for Thoracic Cancers specializes in the following:

 
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Lung cancers (non-small cell and small cell)
  • Germ cell tumors
  • Neurogenic tumors
  • Cancer of the mediastinum
  • Cancer of the thymomas
  • Mesothelioma
  • Chest wall tumors
  • Cancers of the trachea
  • Other cancers

The Claire and John Bertucci Center for Genitourinary Cancers
  > To make an appointment, please call 617-724-5197

The Claire and John Bertucci Center for Genitourinary Cancers treats cancers of the:

 
  • Bladder
  • Kidney
  • Prostate
  • Penis
  • Renal Pelvis
  • Ureters
  • Testicles
Gillette Center for Breast Cancer
  > To make an appointment, please call 617-724-4800
 
  • Cancers of the breast
  • Male breast cancer
Gillette Center for Gynecologic Oncology
  > To make an appointment, please call 877-726-5130 or 617-726-5130
 
  • Cervical cancer
  • Endometrial cancer
  • Ovarian cancer
  • Uterine cancer
  • Vaginal cancer
  • Vulvar cancer
  • Other gynecological cancers

Stephen E. and Catherine Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology
  > To make an appointment, please call 617-724-8770

The Stephen E. & Catherine Pappas Center for Neuro-Oncology treats adults with:

 
  • Tumors of the nervous system
  • Benign and malignant brain tumors

Tucker Gosnell Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers
  > To make an appointment, please call 617-724-1700

The Tucker Gosnell Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers is one of the largest and most experienced centers in New England for the care of patients diagnosed with:

 
  • Anal cancer
  • Bile duct cancer
  • Cancer of the Small intestine
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Gallbladder cancer
  • Gastric cancer (stomach)
  • Liver cancer
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Other gastrointestinal cancers

 

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