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1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77030

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is one of the nation's original three Comprehensive Cancer Centers designated by the National Cancer Act of 1971. Part of the University of Texas system, the M.D. Anderson campus, located in more than 25 buildings in Houston and Central Texas, is one of the largest cancer centers in the world. The physical plant includes a 521-bed inpatient pavilion, five research buildings, three outpatient clinic buildings, a faculty office building, a proton radiation clinic and a patient-family hotel.

U.S. News & World Report has ranked it as the top hospital in the nation for cancer care. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center offers bachelor's degrees in seven Allied Health disciplines. M.D. Anderson has six centers that focus on genomics, proteomics, screening, diagnostic imaging, biotechnology and proton therapy.

In addition, more than 1,000 clinical residents and fellows come to M. D. Anderson each year to receive specialized training in the investigation and treatment of cancer. More than 500 graduate students are working on advanced degrees at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, which M. D. Anderson operates jointly with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. More than 1,300 research fellows are being trained in M. D. Anderson's laboratories and clinics. There are nearly 1,400 faculty members.

Quick Facts

The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is one of 39 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers.

Since 1944, nearly 700,000 patients have turned to M. D. Anderson for cancer care in the form of surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, or combinations of these and other treatments.

About one-third of the patients that come to M.D. Anderson come from outside Texas.

Expansion plans include adding nine more floors to Alkek Hospital and accommodating more patients with about 200 additional inpatient beds.

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