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Here are the West-Coast cancer centers that patients, oncologists and national rankings most often point to as the “best” — chosen because they’re NCI-designated (or consistently top-ranked by U.S. News), run large portfolios of clinical trials, and are leaders in research and complex/rare cases. Quick note on how I picked these: I prioritized National Cancer Institute (NCI) comprehensive centers and West-Coast hospitals that appear in recent U.S. News / national lists and on the centers’ own pages describing NCI status, clinical-trial volume and specialty strengths. Top West-Coast cancer hospitals (by city, short reasons) UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center — San Francisco, CA Leading research funding, NCI-designated comprehensive center and repeatedly ranked among the top hospitals in CA and the U.S. for cancer. cancer.ucsf.edu +1 Stanford Cancer Institute / Stanford Health Care — Stanford / Palo Alto, CA NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center, top-10 national U.S. News ranking for cancer, large clinical-trial portfolio and advanced precision/immune therapies. Stanford Health Care +1 City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center — Duarte (Los Angeles area), CA NCI-designated and recently ranked among the nation’s top cancer hospitals; strong transplantation, hematologic malignancy and personalized-medicine programs. City of Hope UCLA Health — Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) — Los Angeles, CA Longstanding NCI-designated comprehensive center with broad specialty programs and many clinical trials. Cancer.gov +1 USC Norris / Keck Medical Center (USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center) — Los Angeles, CA One of the oldest NCI-designated centers, strong multidisciplinary care and clinical research. Cancer.gov +1 UC San Diego — Moores Cancer Center — La Jolla / San Diego, CA San Diego’s only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center; ranked regionally and active in trials and precision oncology. Cancer.gov +1 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center / Seattle Cancer Care Alliance — Seattle, WA Washington state’s NCI-designated leader, major research center (immunotherapy, bone-marrow transplant) and large trial portfolio. Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium +1 OHSU Knight Cancer Institute — Portland, OR NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center, noted for precision oncology and regional leadership between Seattle and Sacramento. Cancer.gov UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center — Sacramento / Northern CA NCI-designated center serving inland northern California with strong clinical-trial access and population-health programs. Cancer.gov +1 Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute — Los Angeles area, CA Large academic medical center with high U.S. News ratings and strong multidisciplinary cancer programs (noting: Cedars is a nationally ranked center even if its exact NCI status differs from the NCI-designated list). Cedars-Sinai +1 If you want a shorter list targeted to your needs, tell me one of the following and I’ll pick the best 2–3 options right away (with the exact reasons and links): • Your city or ZIP (so I can pick closest top centers), or • The cancer type (e.g., pancreatic, breast, leukemia — some centers have nationally recognized specialty programs), or • Whether clinical trials / transplantation / CAR-T / proton therapy is a priority. If you’d prefer, I can also pull the current U.S. News top-50 cancer centers and highlight just the West-Coast entries (with citations). Which would you like next?