When you’re diagnosed with cancer, you want answers. You want them quickly, and you want them to help empower you to take control of your cancer care decisions. That’s why, at City of Hope, we get you the answers you need, with the urgency you deserve and the expertise to get it right.
Our singular focus on treating cancer, and only cancer, means we have the expertise to confirm a diagnosis or treatment plan and offer options that may not have been considered.
We make speed to care a top priority. Appointments are available in as little as 24 hours, and many treatment plans are developed within 48 hours of a patient’s first visit.
You’ll get a personal patient concierge, who’ll take care of the details—gathering your relevant medical records and making your transportation, travel and lodging arrangements.
Our cancer care experts have extensive experience diagnosing and treating both early-stage and advanced-stage cancers, as well as complex and rare diseases. Our oncologists use a wide variety of standard-of-care and innovative treatment tools and technologies, including precision medicine breakthroughs in immunotherapy and targeted therapy drugs, to attack your specific cancer type, while also offering qualified patients access to clinical trials on potential new treatment approaches.
The cancer care experts at City of Hope work together, all under one roof, collaborating with you to confirm your diagnosis and recommend a treatment plan tailored to your specific diagnosis, needs and goals. These experts will continually monitor your progress, making changes as necessary in real time along the way.
At City of Hope, our whole-person care model means we’re not just treating the cancer. Our supportive care services are designed to help you manage side effects and improve and maintain your quality of life, so you can feel better while getting better. From nutritional support and pain management therapies to emotional and spiritual support, our integrative care services are designed to help keep you strong so you can continue your treatment plan without interruptions.
When you visit us, we do everything we can to make your time at our hospital as convenient and stress- free as possible. At City of Hope, your satisfaction and the quality of your experience are as important to us as delivering the personalized, comprehensive treatment you deserve—without having to worry about the logistics and the details. So you can have peace of mind—and confidence in the road ahead.
“We called the toll-free number to inquire about a second opinion. Even from that first phone call, I felt well cared for. There were no voice prompts to wade through or shuttling from one person to the next. After meeting with the care team, I had a CT scan and was walked through a proposed treatment plan a day or so later.”
ROSIE P.
Colorectal Cancer
“Discovering that I had options for cancer treatment was very empowering for me. Realizing that I can get a second opinion, as many opinions as I want, really, was vital to my recovery. I found a place that gave me the knowledge that I needed.”
KARIN N.
Breast Cancer
“I knew I wanted a second opinion to find out if radiation was the best option for me. I met with a gynecologic oncologist, a radiation oncologist and other doctors and clinicians. Everyone I met with wanted to know what I thought and how I felt. It was so nice to be asked, and to know that I had a say in my treatment.”
WENDY S.
Endometrial Cancer
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