Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center
| Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Organization | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Affiliated university | Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Cancer |
| Public transit access | MetroBus Red Blue At Central West End station |
| History | |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Missouri |
The Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine is a cancer treatment, research and education institution with six locations in the St. Louis area. Siteman is the only cancer center in Missouri and within 240 miles of St. Louis to be designated a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Siteman is also the only area member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a nonprofit alliance of 32 cancer centers dedicated to improving the quality and effectiveness of cancer care.
Siteman treats more than 75,000 individual patients, including 12,000 newly diagnosed patients, every year.