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Cancer Services

UH Seidman Cancer Center

UH Cleveland Medical Center has been named one of the nation’s Best Hospitals for Cancer 2024-2025 by U.S. News & World Report

We put the medical breakthroughs of tomorrow within reach today. For more than 20 years, U.S. News & World Report has ranked us as one of the best cancer hospitals in the country.

Schedule an appointment to discuss treatment options at 216-844-3951.

Cancer Screenings

Cancer screenings find cancer early, when it is easier to treat. Review the recommendations.

Compassionate Care

Our experienced team of cancer specialists personalize care for each patient.

Accepted Insurance

UH Seidman Cancer Center accepts most major insurance plans.

Early Access to New Kidney Cancer PET Scan

We are one of the few cancer centers with early access to this new PET Scan imaging agent for better detection of kidney cancer.

PET Scan with new imaging agent
CT scan

Image of kidneys: PET Scan with new imaging agent (left) compared to CT Scan (right)

Immunotherapy in Cancer Treatment

An immunotherapy technician looks through a microscope

Patients with blood cancers have an 80-percent complete or partial remission rate with our CAR T-cell therapy.

Identifying New Subtype of Small Cell Lung Cancer

Afshin Dowlati, MD assists a cancer infusion patient

Because of this discovery, we are finding promising therapies and innovative approaches to treat this aggressive cancer.

Brain Cancer Treatment in a Few Minutes

Prashant Vempati, MD MS observes a patient being treated with the Varian Edge radiosurgery system

Radiation therapy used to take many hours. New technology allows us to deliver precise treatments in a few minutes.

Improving Radiation Therapy Treatments

Radiation Therapist Elise DeMartino treats a male patient

Using the latest technology, our team uses fewer and shorter treatments, including just five treatments for prostate cancer.

Advancing Options for Pancreatic Cancer

Jordan Winter, MD in conversation with a patient

Three recent medical breakthroughs are helping provide treatment options for patients with pancreatic cancer.

One of the First in Bone Marrow Transplants

Dr. Molly Gallogly treats her patient Jack Boyle as his wife Judi Boyle holds his hand

For more than 45 years, we have performed over 3,500 stem cell transplants. We have pioneered many clinical trials to advance transplant methods.

Creating 3D Organoids to Study Brain Tumors

A cancer researcher holds a carousel of vials

By creating a mass of tens of millions of cells, we can study how brain tumors survive and develop therapies to destroy them.

3D-Printed Implants for Bone Cancer Patients

Dr. Brandon Jonard looking at a simulation of a 3D implant on a computer monitor

We create custom 3D-printed implants to help patients regain function, when a return to activities might not have been possible.

Contrast Enhanced Mammography

Holly Marshall, MD examines a breast x-ray at UH Ahuja Medical Center

We are the first in Northeast Ohio to offer contrast enhanced mammography for women who cannot have an MRI.

Medical Breakthroughs in HPV Cancers

Quintin Pan, PhD working in the lab

We discovered that HPV type 33 is associated with aggressive disease progression for up to 25 percent of patients with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer.

Immunotherapy in Colorectal Cancer

For patients with a type of colorectal cancer (dMMR/MSI-H) that cannot be treated with surgery, immunotherapy is now an option and tolerated well in over 90 percent of patients.

Importance of Clinical Trials

Medical breakthroughs occur because of clinical research and cancer clinical trials.

Genomic Medicine

Genomic testing has led to the development of more targeted therapies for cancer.