Why Choose UMGCC?

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If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with cancer, the decision about where to go for care can be very stressful. You want a place that provides the highest quality care available, delivered in a compassionate environment by people who will treat you like a person, not a number.

Here are just a few of the many reasons to choose the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center:

A National Cancer Instutute(NCI)-designated cancer center, which means that UMGCC is among the top tier of centers nationwide for cancer research and patient care
Listed Among the top 50 cancer programs in the U.S. by U.S. News and World Report
Take a Virtual Tour of the cancer center
State-of-the-art outpatient center, the Stoler Pavilion, providing a convenient, central "home base" for cancer patients and their families
True multidisciplinary approach to care, where cancer specialists in the areas of medicine, surgery and radiation therapy work as a team to develop the best treatment plan possible
Minimally invasive therapies for treating most types of cancer, including:
- da Vinci Robot for prostate cancer surgery
- Mammosite for breast cancer
- Trilogy stereotactic radiotherapy, the most advanced radiation therapy for cancer
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- SIR-Spheres for liver cancer – the first in Maryland
- Gamma Knife for brain tumors – the first in the Mid-Atlantic
- Cryosurgery for kidney cancer
- New, targeted chemotherapy drugs
Immediate access to care, in most cases within one week of your first call
Specialized programs for treating cancers of the blood, brain, breast, lung, gastrointestinal tract, and prostate
Internationally recognized experts in cancer care and research
More than 125 clinical trials offering access to the newest therapies currently available
A dedicated bone marrow and stem cell transplant unit
One of the nation's most technologically advanced surgical facilities, our Operating Room of the Future
"Bench to bedside" research, designed to rapidly bring new treatments to patients (See Dr. Angela Brodie's groundbreaking work on aromatase inhibitors, now the standard of care for breast cancer treatment worldwide.)
Communication and follow-up with local referring physicians, with the goal of returning patients to their “home” physician as soon as possible

An outstanding nursing staff, consistently praised as “Excellent” in patient satisfaction surveys
A convenient location in Baltimore, just blocks from Camden Yards and Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, with accessible parking, hotels, restaurants and shops
And, perhaps most important of all, satisfied patients. Read some of their Success Stories or watch a Video of our cancer survivors and their stories of hope.

View or download the UMGCC Fact Sheet for quick facts about the many programs and services we offer.

This page was last updated on: September 25, 2008.