Programs & Centers

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Basser Center for BRCA

Located within Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center, the Basser Center for BRCA is the first and only comprehensive center in the world solely devoted to funding research across the globe, educating providers and patients, and advancing care for individuals with BRCA gene mutations.

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Brain Tumor Cancer Program

The Brain Tumors Cancer Program offers the latest diagnostic and treatment advances for all types of brain tumors.

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Cancer Rehabilitation Program

The Cancer Rehabilitation Program addresses the needs of cancer patients suffering from symptoms as a result of cancer or cancer treatment.

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Center for Head and Neck Cancer

Penn Medicine’s Center for Head and Neck Cancer provides leading edge diagnosis and treatment for all types of head and neck cancers.

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Center for Personalized Diagnostics

The Center for Personalized Diagnostics seeks to identify genetic mutations within a patient's own cancer cells to design individualized treatment plans.

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Center for Precision Surgery

The Center for Precision Surgery uses many procedures to more precisely detect and remove cancerous tumors, including intraoperative molecular imaging which involves a special dye that causes cancerous tumors to glow.

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Gastrointestinal Cancer Genetics Program

The Penn Medicine Gastrointestinal Cancer Genetics and Risk Evaluation programs provide both screening and medical care for patients who have or are at risk of having a hereditary gastrointestinal or polyposis syndrome.

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Geriatric Oncology Program

Penn Medicine's Geriatric Oncology Program provides symptom management and support for older adults with cancer.

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Gynecologic Oncology

Our team provides expert care, including minimally invasive surgery, for all types of gynecologic cancer. These cancers affect women’s reproductive organs.

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HIV Oncology Program

Penn Medicine’s HIV Oncology Program provides multidisciplinary treatment to individuals with HIV-related malignancies.

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Joan Karnell Supportive Care Program

The team at the Joan Karnell Supportive Care Program at Pennsylvania Hospital helps patients and their families cope with the physical, emotional and psychological stress of a cancer diagnosis.

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Lung Cancer Program

Penn Medicine’s Lung Cancer Program provides advanced treatment and care to individuals diagnosed with all forms of lung cancer.

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Neuro-Oncology Program

Our Neuro-Oncology Program provides comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis and individualized treatment for patients with malignant tumors of the brain and spinal cord.

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Palliative Care Program

Our Palliative Care Program helps patients and family members deal with the physical and emotional distress caused by a cancer diagnosis.

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Pancreatic Cancer Program

Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center is setting a new standard of care for patients with pancreatic cancer.

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Pathology Services

The Pathology Department at the Abramson Cancer Center is part of a multidisciplinary team of cancer specialists.

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Spinal Tumor Cancer Program

The Spinal Tumors Cancer Program offers the latest diagnostic and treatment advances for all types of spinal tumors.

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Radiation Oncology Program

Penn's Radiation Oncology Program offers patients the full range of advanced treatment techniques in radiation therapy.

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The Roberts Proton Therapy Center

The Roberts Proton Therapy Center combines the unmatched expertise of world-renowned radiation specialists with the latest technology and compassionate care.

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Telegenetics Program

Penn's Telegenetics Program offers remote cancer genetic services for patients facing the risk of cancer. Using real-time videoconferencing in community practices, our genetic counselors are able to screen and counsel patients remotely.

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Survivorship Program

Abramson Cancer Center's Survivorship Program is a clinical, research and education effort focused on helping cancer survivors live healthy lives.

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Thyroid and Parathyroid Cancer Program

Our Thyroid and Parathyroid Cancer Program is a patient-centered collaboration between the Department of Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery and other specialties throughout the Abramson Cancer Center.