Leukemia: Leukemia is a type of cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow. In a person with leukemia, the bone marrow makes abnormal white blood cells. The abnormal cells are leukemia cells. Most blood cells develop from cells in the bone marrow called stem cells. Bone marrow is the soft material in the center of most bones.
Types of Leukemia
- Chronic leukemia
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- Chronic myeloid leukemia
- Acute leukemia
- Acute lymphocytic (lymphoblastic) leukemia
- Acute myeloid leukemia
List of cancer hospitals, cancer institute’s and cancer centers in Washington with their Contact Numbers, Address and other details.
List of Cancer Hospitals, Institutes and Centers in Washington
1. Washington Cancer Institute
110 Irving Street Northwest, Washington,
DC 20010, United States
Phone No. +1 202-877-7000
2. Georgetown University Hospital Center: Dawson Nancy A MD
3800 Reservoir Road Northwest, Washington,
DC 20007-2196, United States
Phone No. +1 202-444-2000
3. Sibley Memorial Hospital
Washington D.C.,
District of Columbia, United States
Phone No. +1 202-537-4000
4. Lombardi Cancer Center
3970 Reservoir Road NW # E501, Washington,
DC 20007-2126, United States
Phone No. +1 202-687-2110
5. George Washington University Hospital
900 23rd Street Northwest, Washington,
DC 20037, United States
Phone No. +1 202-715-4000
6. Washington Cancer Institute: Verghese
Mohan MD Washington Hospital Center,
110 Irving St,
Washington DC 20010-3017, United States
Phone No. +1 202-877-3968
7. Washington Hospital Center
110 Irving St NW, Washington
DC 20010, United States
Phone No. +1 202-877-7000
8. Lung Cancer Alliance
888 16th St NW #150,
Washington, DC 20006, United States
Phone No. +1 202-463-2080
9. National Cancer Institute
6116 Executive Blvd, Bethesda,
MD 20892, United States
Phone No. +1 301-496-4375
10 .Saint Agnes Hospital
900 South Caton Avenue, Baltimore,
MD 21229-5299, United States
Phone No. +1 410-368-6000
11. National Cancer Research Center
1730 K Street Northwest,
Washington, DC 20006, United States
Phone No. +1 202-973-0176
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