Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program

Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program

Cancer Specialties: The TCOP detects and treats several types of cancer, including the brain, breast, lung, melanoma, etc.

Primary location:
Toledo Community Oncology Program
3232 Central Park West
Suite C
Toledo, OH 43617
Phone: (419) 843-6147
Fax: (419) 843-6137
info@tcop.info

URL: http://www.tchop.com/

About the TCOP:
The Toledo Community Oncology Program (TCOP) is one of the original 27 clinical research programs sponsored by the National Cancer Research Institutes (NCI) which continue in operation and celebrated their twentieth anniversary last fall. As such, TCOP brings top-notch cancer prevention and treatment research findings to both urban and rural communities throughout northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan.

Over the years, TCOP has grown to include 13 institutions and six private oncology offices in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan. It provides a regional Institutional Review Board to review and monitor cancer research protocols at all participating hospitals and clinics. Paul Schaefer, MD, has been the principal investigator since 1991. Currently, 49 participating physicians from medical and radiation oncology, general surgery, pathology, thoracic surgery and urology play an active role, along with 90 allied health professionals, such as oncology nurses and clinical research assistants. This committed team has been regularly accruing over 100 patients annually on treatment related to research trials.
Supported by the National Cancer Institute, the clinical trials conducted by TCOP help bring the latest medical research and advances in cancer treatment, prevention and control to the community, allowing access to quality medical care. So patients help provide hope for future generations of cancer victims while receiving the most advanced cancer care for themselves today.