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If you or a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, you may have many questions and
be faced with making some difficult and important decisions.
You may have questions such as:
Ñ What will it mean to me to have cancer?
Ñ What treatments will I need, and what side effects might I experience?
Ñ How can I maintain my health and well being during treatment and
recovery from cancer?
Ñ What resources are available to help me?
Among the most important decisions you can make are what treatment
to get and where to get it.
You will want to know:
Ñ Where should I go for the treatment of my particular type of cancer?
Ñ Can I get the care I need in my local community?
Ñ Should I get a second opinion before I make a decision about
my treatment?
Cancer Resource Services (CRS) is pleased to be part of your health care
coverage. Through this program, experienced cancer nurses can provide
information and help answer your questions. They can also arrange for your
access to cancer treatment services at a cancer center within the CRS
Centers of Excellence network.
Potential benefits resulting
from treatment at a CRS
Centers of Excellence network
facility include the following:
• A higher rate of accurate
diagnoses and
fewer complications
• Care that is planned,
coordinated and provided by a
team of experts who specialize
in the various types of cancer,
including rare cancers
• Appropriate therapy (neither
too much nor too little)
• Higher survival rates,
shorter length of stay and
decreased costs
The Cancer Resource Services Centers
of Excellence Network
Why is it called a Centers of Excellence network?
Because the cancer centers within the network provide:
Ñ Comprehensive, highly specialized teams of experts
with extensive experience in cancer diagnosis and
treatment, including rare cancers.
Ñ Second opinion services if you are unsure about
your diagnosis or what treatment is right for you.
Ñ Experience in performing a large number of
cancer surgeries and other complex treatments
and procedures.
Ñ Access to newer treatments that may be the best
option for you.
To learn more about Cancer Resource Services,
please call 1-866-936-6002 (toll-free) between
7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Central Time,
Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
For the hearing impaired please call the
National TTY Relay Center at, 1-800-828-1120.
There is no charge for this service, and you have no
obligation to use a Cancer Resource Services cancer center.
Remember, cancer is not one disease but rather a wide
spectrum of diseases. Each case is different, and the
needs of each person with cancer are different. We
encourage you to decide where to receive your care
in consultation with your physician, based on your
personal values, needs and preferences.
Locations
Alabama
General Hospital) (Boston)
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center
(Nashville)
• University of Alabama at Birmingham
Comprehensive Cancer Center (Birmingham)
Michigan
• Karmanos Cancer Institute (Detroit)
Texas
California
Minnesota
• City of Hope Cancer Center (Duarte)
• University of Minnesota Medical
Center, Fairview
• The University of Texas M.D. Anderson
Cancer Center (Houston)
• Stanford Hospital and Clinics (Stanford)
• UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
(San Francisco)
Florida
• H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research
Institute (Tampa)
Illinois
Nebraska
• The Nebraska Medical Center (Omaha)
New York
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
(New York)
• Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Buffalo)
• Children’s Memorial Hospital (Chicago)
• Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer
Center of Northwestern University (Chicago)
Maryland
• The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer
Center at Johns Hopkins (Baltimore)
Massachusetts
Ohio
• James Cancer Hospital at
The Ohio State University (Columbus)
Pennsylvania
• Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
(Philadelphia)
• Fox Chase Cancer Center (Philadelphia)
• Children’s Hospital Boston (Boston)
• Dana-Farber/Partners Cancer Care
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham
& Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts
Tennessee
• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
(Memphis)
The medical centers and programs in UnitedHealthcare’s network and within United Resource Networks are
independent contractors who render care and treatment to UnitedHealthcare customers. UnitedHealthcare
does not provide health services or practice medicine. The medical centers and programs are solely responsible
for medical judgments and related treatments. UnitedHealthcare is not liable for any act or omission, including
negligence, committed by any independent contracted health care professional, medical center or program.
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Utah
• Huntsman Cancer Institute at the
University of Utah (Salt Lake City)
Wisconsin
• University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone
Comprehensive Cancer Center (Madison)
Note: Network subject to change.
For up-to-date information, go to
www.urncrs.com.