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Specialty Care at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

A Coordinated Care Approach for Cancer Patients

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Specialty Care offers streamlined, efficient care by a multidisciplinary team of specialists. This coordinated approach allows us to offer novel, intensive, and cutting-edge cancer treatments and therapies.

Our experts provide comprehensive care for people with difficult or rare cancers and consultations for second opinions on the most challenging medical cases. Organized by disease sites, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Specialty Care focuses on expediting the time it takes to get you examined, tested, diagnosed or confirmed, and started on an appropriate treatment plan to manage your cancer.

Is Cancer Specialty Care Right for Me?

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Specialty Care is for people who:

  • Have advanced or rare forms of cancer.
  • Have metastatic disease (cancer that has spread to other parts of the body).
  • Must travel long distances to receive specialized cancer treatment.

Types of Cancers We Treat at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Specialty Care Centers


How Does Specialty Care Work?

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Specialty Care provides a coordinated care approach that focuses on getting patients examined, tested, diagnosed or confirmed, and treated in the quickest time possible.

We can schedule most people for their first appointment within a week of calling the Specialty Care Centers. And, after your visit with us, you will leave with a definitive treatment plan you can start on right away.

Seamless Patient Care at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Specialty Care

The key to UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Specialty Care's multidisciplinary approach is the personal and direct involvement of the clinical coordinator, who serves as your concierge.

To prepare you for your first visit, the coordinator will:

  • Contact you personally to discuss your condition.
  • Establish your complete patient profile for the team to review before your first appointment.
  • Identify what tests you’ve already had done.
  • Order and/or schedule any additional tests that you might need.
  • Schedule your appointment with the multidisciplinary team.