Yale Cancer Center
at Smilow Cancer Hospital
Cancer care can feel overwhelming, especially when it involves many different specialists and treatment options. At Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center, we’ve designed our care to make this process easier and more coordinated for patients and their families. Our team-based approach brings together experts from different specialties who work together to create a personalized care plan for each patient. Instead of navigating appointments and decisions alone, patients are supported every step of the way by a multidisciplinary team and a dedicated nurse coordinator who helps guide their care, answer questions, and ensure everything stays on track.
Our physicians are nationally recognized leaders in cancer care, offering the latest, evidence-based treatments in a compassionate and patient-centered environment. Patients may also have access to clinical trials, providing opportunities to receive promising new therapies that are not yet widely available. By combining advanced treatment options, innovative research, and a collaborative care team, the multidisciplinary teams at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center focus on treating the whole person through every stage of the cancer journey.
Our Approach
Below are the key characteristics of cancer care at Smilow Cancer Hospital:
- Patient-centered care
- Rapid access to appointments and relevant tests
- Personalized care from a multidisciplinary team of specialists with expertise in your cancer diagnosis
- Personal communication and assistance from a dedicated intake specialist and nurse coordinator
- Compassion and support for the psychological aspects of cancer
- Rapid communication with and involvement of outside primary care and referring physicians
Our Clinical Centers
Chênevert Family Brain Tumor Center
Center for Breast Cancer
Endocrine Cancers Program
Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers
Gynecologic Oncology Program
Head & Neck Cancers Program
Hematology Program
Liver Cancer Program
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Program
Prostate & Urologic Cancers Program
Sarcoma Program
Skin & Kidney Cancer Program
Center for Thoracic Cancers
Our Specialty Programs
Cancer-Infectious Diseases (Cancer-ID) Program
Cardio-Oncology Program
Early Onset Cancer Program
Smilow Cancer Genetics & Prevention Program
Smilow Cancer Screening & Prevention Program
Smilow Integrative Medicine Program
Smilow Interventional Oncology Program
Smilow Multidisciplinary Pain Program
Smilow Onco-Dermatology Program
Smilow Palliative Care Program
Smilow Psycho-Oncology Program
Smilow Sexuality, Intimacy & Menopause Program
Smilow Survivorship Clinic
Smilow Tobacco Treatment Program
Ocular Oncology Program