Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ranked Among the Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is ranked among the nation's best hospitals for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report.
Why Be Treated at a Comprehensive Cancer Center?
The Comprehensive Cancer Center is proud to be among the elite group of cancer centers acknowledged as the nation’s leaders in the fight against cancer. The National Cancer Institute’s comprehensive designation is an assurance that our patients have access to the latest technologies, treatments, and research.
The Wake Forest Baptist Approach
At most medical centers, it can take weeks to see each of the physicians who will have a role in the patient’s care. We’ve developed a system to streamline the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of cancer patients by specialized teams of surgical, medical, and radiation oncologists as well as allied health care professionals.
A group of researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center (WFUBMC) is developing a way to treat cancer by using lasers to light up tiny nanoparticles and destroy tumors with the ensuing heat.
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Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is ranked in eight categories in U.S.News & World Report's 2010-11 Best Hospitals, online and featured in the August issue, available on newsstands Tuesday July, 27.
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In the first ever published estimate of the percentage and number of cancer survivors who live with their minor children, a team led by a Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center researcher found that millions of cancer survivors are parenting young children, highlighting a group of survivors with very special needs.
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A new study led by a WFUBMC researcher shows that millions of cancer survivors are forgoing needed medical care because of concerns about cost.
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The Wake Forest Baptist NCI-designated comprehensive cancer program recently received a three year accreditation with commendation award from the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS).
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