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Here’s the short list of West Coast heavyweights for cancer care, based on the latest U.S. News rankings and NCI designations: UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco, CA) — #7 nationally for cancer. NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Becker's Hospital Review +1 Stanford Health Care (Stanford, CA) — #9 nationally for cancer. NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Becker's Hospital Review +1 City of Hope (Duarte/Irvine, CA) — tied #10 nationally for cancer. NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Becker's Hospital Review +1 UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles, CA) — #13 nationally for cancer. NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Becker's Hospital Review +1 Cedars-Sinai (Los Angeles, CA) — #18 nationally for cancer. NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Becker's Hospital Review +1 USC Norris at Keck Medicine of USC (Los Angeles, CA) — #25 nationally for cancer. NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Becker's Hospital Review +1 OHSU Knight Cancer Institute (Portland, OR) — tied #27 nationally for cancer. NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Becker's Hospital Review +1 Fred Hutch Cancer Center / UW Medicine (Seattle, WA) — tied #35 nationally for cancer. NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center (UW/Fred Hutch/Seattle Children’s consortium). Becker's Hospital Review +1 UC San Diego Health – Moores Cancer Center (San Diego, CA) — #41 nationally for cancer. NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Becker's Hospital Review +1 Why these: They combine high national performance in outcomes and expert opinion (per U.S. News 2025–2026) with NCI “Comprehensive” status, which signals depth in research, trials, and multidisciplinary care. Becker's Hospital Review +1 If you tell me the cancer type and how far you’re willing to travel, I’ll narrow this to the best-fit center and flag active clinical trials.