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UCLA patients benefit from the most advanced forms of cancer care available, with access to a full range of supportive services. 专家团队, including psychosocial experts from the Simms/Mann – UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology, work together to treat and assist cancer patients and their families. This multidisciplinary approach helps patients and family members confront both the immediate and long-term effects of cancer, 并通过西姆斯/曼中心, receive the tools they need to maximize their well-being throughout treatment. Patients benefit from a full range of care and support services from doctors, 诊所, centers and hospitals crossing over 40 scientific and medical disciplines.

Bench-to-Bedside translational research now available in your community
We have established an international reputation for developing new cancer therapies, providing the best in innovative and traditional treatments. Successful targeted therapies such as Herceptin (breast and gastric cancers), 格列卫, and Sprycel (leukemia) were developed based on basic science performed in UCLA laboratories and clinical trials with UCLA patients. 除了, we support patients and families with evidence-based care that addresses their needs in mind, 身体和精神.

跨学科方法
More than 350 of our physicians and scientists work across areas such as immunology, 遗传学, 老年病学, 血液学, 公共卫生, 社会工作, 心理学, 精神病学, 营养, chaplaincy and nursing to provide patients with comprehensive yet specialized treatment.

协作
关闭 collaboration between researchers and physicians leads to scientific discoveries and improved cancer detection, 预防和治疗患者.

第一次来访
It's best to bring as much information as possible with you to your first appointment, including:

1. 医疗记录: Please bring copies of your written medical records to your first visit. It is especially helpful for your current doctor to send a written summary of your cancer treatment history to your UCLA doctor in advance of your appointment.
2. List of Medications: Please bring a list of all medications you are currently taking, including dosages and how often you take each medicine. Be sure to include any supplements or vitamins you take as well.
3. X-Rays, Scans and Other Films: Please bring the actual imaging films related to your diagnosis. 有时, 拍照后, 你的医生可能会向你提供检查结果, 但不是真正的电影. 你会想要这些电影的拷贝. They can be obtained from the imaging department or facility where they were taken. The doctor who ordered the images can also assist you in obtaining a copy. 成像胶片的一些例子包括:x射线, CT扫描(CAT扫描), 核磁共振扫描, 乳房x光检查, PET扫描, 超声波.
4. Pathology Slides: If your cancer has been diagnosed through a biopsy, it is often important that the diagnosis be reviewed and confirmed by a pathologist at UCLA. If applicable, please bring your pathology slides. The doctor who diagnosed your cancer can assist you in getting the pathology report to UCLA.

保险
皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校医疗中心接受最多 健康保险计划 and will bill your insurance company or companies directly for covered services included in your plan. If you are not covered by insurance, we generally request payment at the time of your appointment. We encourage you to review your insurance plan prior to your first appointment with us and to make sure that you understand your coverage. Be sure to check with your HMO, PPO or employer to confirm that 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康 is included in your plan. (You can do this by calling your plan's customer service department or speaking to your employer's benefits representative.) Find out if your plan requires an authorization for your initial consultation. (再一次, your plan's customer service department and/or your employer's benefits representative can help you with this.)如果需要授权, please bring a copy of the authorization to your first appointment.

在你最初的咨询之后, we ask that you see our managed care coordinator as soon as you know that you will be receiving care at 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康. Your 皇冠hga025大学洛杉矶分校健康 doctor can direct you to our managed care coordinator after your visit.