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    • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    • News and Events
  • Specialties
    • Cancer Care Services >
      • Developmental Therapeutics
      • Northwestern Medicine Proton Center
    • Cardiac and Vascular Care
    • Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
    • Interventional Radiology
    • Neurology
    • Neurosurgery
    • Orthopaedic and Spine Care
    • Pediatrics
    • Transplantation Program >
      • Hispanic Transplant Program
      • Kidney Transplant Program
      • Liver Transplant Program
      • Lung Transplant Program
    • Urology
  • Patient Experience
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  • Contact Us
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Cancer Care Services
Cancer. A word no one likes to hear and a diagnosis no one wants to receive. At Northwestern Medicine, we understand that caring for patients with cancer means caring for the whole patient--body, mind and spirit.

In partnership with the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer center, we provide the best possible care to patients, their families and caregivers. At Northwestern Medicine, we put our patients first in an effort to deliver the best cancer care.

We provide state-of-the art therapies and comprehensive cancer care to patients in two modern outpatient clinical cancer center locations. Our outpatient Clinical Cancer Center offers leading edge medical, surgical and radiation oncology treatment options, as well as access to specialized research, clinical trials and diagnostic services. Maggie Daley Center for Women’s Cancer Care in Prentice Women’s Hospital allows the Lurie Cancer Center to take a comprehensive approach to meeting the unique medical, emotional, genetic and cosmetic needs of women with gynecologic and breast cancers. Both locations are supported by on-site pharmacy and lab services, as well as a comprehensive nutrition and Supportive Oncology Program.

All Lurie Cancer Center physicians are full-time faculty of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, applying the knowledge and experience gained from clinical research and education to their practices at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The Lurie Cancer Center is typically involved in more than 300 clinical trials at a given time, covering a broad range of subjects.

The Lurie Cancer Center is also a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, which is an alliance of 26 of the country’s leading cancer centers. This network is dedicated to enhancing cancer care by developing clinical practice guidelines that are updated each year to help patients understand treatment recommendations.
Cancers Treated
  • AIDS-Related Cancers
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Bone Cancer
  • Brain and Neurologic
  • Breast Cancer
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Childhood Cancers
  • Colon and Rectal Cancer
  • Endocrine Cancer
  • Endometrial Cancer
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Eye Cancer
  • Gallbladder Cancer
  • Gastric Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Cancer
  • Germ Cell Cancers
  • Gynecologic Cancers
  • Head and Neck Cancers
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Leukemia
  • Liver Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lymphoma
  • Melanoma
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Oral Cancer
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Sarcoma
  • Skin Cancer
  • Testicular Cancer
  • Throat Cancer
  • Thyroid Cancer
Advanced Treatments
  • Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Northwestern Medicine Robotic Surgery
  • Northwestern Medicine Thoracic Surgery Program
  • Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center
  • Chemotherapy
  • Immunotherapy
  • Medical Oncology
  • Department of Radiation Oncology Surgery

Risk Reduction Services
  • Computerized Tomography (CT) Lung Cancer Screening
  • Department of Dermatology
  • Imaging Services
  • Department of Pathology
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Testing

Supportive Oncology
  • Cancer Survivorship Institute
  • Oncofertility
  • The Palliative Care and Symptom Management Services Program
  • Northwestern Medicine Pediatrics
  • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
For more information call 312.926.1089 or contact us.

Clinical Leadership
Leonidas C. Platanias MD, PhD Photo - Cancer Care Services - Northwestern Medicine
Leonidas C. Platanias, MD, PhD

  • Director, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Jesse, Sara, Andrew, Abigail, Benjamin and Elizabeth Lurie Professor of Oncology
  • Molecular biology and biochemistry research  on signaling pathways in cancer cells and treatments targeting such pathways.
  • Editorial board member of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Leukemia and Lymphoma, and Journal of Interferon and Cytokine Research where he serves as an Associate Editor.
  • Past member or chair in several review committees at NIH, the DOD, and the VA.
  • A founding member of the Molecular Oncogenesis (MONC) study section at NIH.
  • Active member of the Hematologic Malignancies and HAST Programs
For more information call 312.926.1089 or
contact us.

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