Fox Chase Cancer Center | |
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Temple University Health System | |
Geography | |
Location | 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Coordinates | 40°04′19″N 75°05′25″W / 40.071848°N 75.090206°W |
Organization | |
Funding | Non-profit hospital |
Type | Specialist |
Affiliated university | Temple University School of Medicine, Temple University |
Services | |
Standards | NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Speciality | Oncology, Teaching hospital, Cancer research |
History | |
Former name(s) | American Oncologic Hospital, Institute for Cancer Research |
Opened | 1904[1] (as the American Oncologic Hospital) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Fox Chase Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center research facility and hospital located in the Fox Chase section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The main facilities of the center are located on property adjoining Burholme Park. The center is part of the Temple University Health System (TUHS) and specializes in the treatment and prevention of cancer.