

The UW Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) is the only comprehensive cancer center
in Wisconsin, as designated by the National Cancer Institute,
the lead federal agency for cancer research.
In 2007, UWCCC
- managed 90,600 outpatient clinic and radiation
therapy visits,
- cared for 2,995 inpatient admissions, and
- treated 18,030 unique patients.
In 2006, UWCCC
- enrolled 1,866 patients in carefully monitored clinical protocols,
and
- saw 3,892 new cancer patients with the following diagnoses:
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716 |
Genitourinary (Cancers of the bladder, kidney, prostate, testis) |
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599 |
Gastrointestinal (Cancers of the colon, rectum, esophagus, liver, pancreas, and stomach) |
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466 |
Breast |
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458 |
Hematology (Cancers of the blood cells and lymph nodes, including leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma) |
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448 |
Gynecologic (Cancers of the cervix, uterus, and ovary) |
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406 |
Lung |
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222 |
Melanoma |
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198 |
Head and Neck |
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172 |
Brain |
UWCCC Membership
UWCCC members:
- total more than 250 faculty from 55 departments and 9 schools
- have access to 16 shared services and laboratories that offer cost-efficient, state-of-the-art technology for researchers
Regional Affiliates
UWCCC and UW Hospital have
established affiliation agreements with hospitals and cancer centers, extending
the availability of our state-of-the-art cancer programs in:
- Beloit
Memorial Hospital, Beloit, Wisconsin
- FHN -Leonard
C. Ferguson Cancer Center, Freeport, Illinois
- UW Cancer Center
at Riverview Hospital, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
- St.
Elizabeth Hospital Cancer Center at Affinity’s St. Elizabeth
Hospital, Appleton
- Michael
D. Wachtel Cancer Center at Affinity’s Mercy Medical Center,
Oshkosh
- UW Cancer Center
- Johnson Creek, Johnson Creek, Wisconsin (a partnership among Fort
HealthCare, Watertown Area Health Services and UW Health)
Outreach Clinics
UWCCC extends its medical oncology care to outreach
clinics in:
- Beaver Dam
- Mauston
- Monroe
- Portage
- Reedsburg
- Richland Center
and extends its radiation oncology care to outreach
clinics in:
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Outreach
The Cancer Center offers pediatric hematology/oncology outreach programs in:
Children’s Oncology Group (COG)
COG is a National Cancer Institute-supported clinical trials cooperative group
devoted to childhood cancer research. The UWCCC extends the ability to participate
in COG clinical trials to:
- Gundersen Lutheran, La Crosse
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
(ECOG)
ECOG, through National Cancer Institute funding, conducts nationwide clinical
trials in all types of cancer. The UWCCC extends the ability to participate
in ECOG to:
- Aspirus Regional Cancer Center, Wausau
- Mercy Hospital, Janesville
- Dean Clinic, Madison
- Swedish American Hospital, Rockford, IL
- Fox Valley Hematology and Oncology, Appleton
- UW Cancer Center Johnson Creek, Johnson Creek
- Gunderson Lutheran, La Crosse
- UW Cancer Center Riverview Hospital,
Wisconsin Rapids
- Medical Consultants, Ltd., Milwaukee
Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG)
GOG is one of the National Cancer Institute’s funded cooperative
cancer research groups devoted solely to gynecologic cancer research.
The UWCCC extends the ability to participate in GOG clinical trials to:
- Froedtert Hospital & Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
- Gundersen Lutheran, La Crosse
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group(RTOG)
RTOG is one of the National Cancer Institute’s funded cooperative
cancer research groups devoted solely to radiation therapy research. The
UWCCC extends the ability to participate in RTOG clinical trials to:
- Aspirus Regional Cancer Center, Wausau
- St.
Elizabeth Hospital Cancer Center at Affinity’s St. Elizabeth
Hospital, Appleton
- Michael
D. Wachtel Cancer Center at Affinity’s Mercy Medical
Center, Oshkosh
- UW Cancer Center Johnson Creek, Johnson Creek
- UW Cancer Center Riverview Hospital, Wisconsin Rapids
Wisconsin Oncology Network (WON)
This regional network was established to allow community health centers
to enroll patients in select cancer clinical trials that are open to
the UWCCC:
- Aspirus Regional Cancer Center, Wausau
- Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Milwaukee
- FHN -Leonard C. Ferguson Cancer Center,
Freeport, Illinois
- Fox Valley Hematology and Oncology, Appleton
- St. Vincent Regional Cancer Center/Green Bay Oncology. Green Bay
- Gunderson Lutheran, La Crosse
- Mercy Hospital, Janesville
- Holy Family Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc
- Medical Consultants, Ltd., Milwaukee
- Regional Cancer Center: Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha
and Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital, Oconomowoc
- UW Cancer Center Johnson Creek, Johnson Creek
Contact Information
Regional Affiliates: (608) 262-8980
Wisconsin Oncology Network: (608) 263-1258 |
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