A National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, City of Hope is a recognized leader in innovative discoveries and novel treatments revolutionizing cancer research, prevention, detection, and care. This means your patient will be treated according to the most up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines and have access to promising new therapies.
Our physicians and scientists quickly turn breakthroughs into investigational therapies. We customize novel treatments and provide opportunities when standard approaches no longer work, aggressively pursuing new ways to help patients now – not years from now.
City of Hope’s county-wide network offers a full continuum of patient care. We are the county’s cancer experts --researchers and clinicians focusing only on cancer cures.
The City of Hope network includes Lennar Foundation Cancer Center in Irvine and four regional sites throughout Orange County. Our capabilities include:
Imaging, diagnostics, and labs. All are read by City of Hope experts, among the top in their field for cancer diagnostics.
- Imaging - CT, PET, X-ray, MRI, PET/CT, Nuclear Medicine, Mammography, Ultrasound, Bone Density, EKG, Echo, EMG, EEG, Mole Mapping
- Diagnostics – Endoscopy, Bronchoscopy, Robotic Bronchoscopy, Upper Endoscopy, Capsule Endoscopy, Colonoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy, Laryngoscopy, Pulmonary Function Testing
- Biopsy – Sono-guided, CT-guided, Drill for bone lesion biopsy, Fluoroscopy-guided, Mammography/Stereotactic-guided, MRI-guided, Multi-quadrant, Fine needle aspiration, Bone marrow aspiration, Transvaginal, Skin, and Pap Smears
- Laboratory and Pathology - Phlebotomy, Clinical laboratory tests, Staging offerings, Scans, Blood tests, Molecular profiling, Histology, Anti-Coag Clinic, Blood bank, Microbiology, Surgical pathology biomarker assessment, Rapid cytology/pathology, PSA rapid response, Centrifuge, Telepathology, Hope Seq - GEM ExTra, Sample procurement/banking, MRD testing, and PTH testing
Consultation with highly specialized oncologists
- Available for consultation, referral, and second opinions –on any labs or results, whether they come from City of Hope or another source
- Includes surgical oncologists with expertise in robotics and interventional radiology
The most advanced level of cancer care
- More clinical trials than any other medical resource in Orange County