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|OrganizationName=Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center
{{promotional|date=May 2019}}
|OrganizationType=Non-profit (Sub-organization)
{{Infobox hospital
|Mission=To prevent cancer in the community and transform cancer patient care through scientific discovery. The mission is accomplished through exceptional research, care, and education efforts aimed at understanding cancer mechanisms, developing new treatments, and providing comprehensive care.
| Name = Alvin J. Siteman<br>Cancer Center
|ParentOrganization=Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
| Location = [[St. Louis]]
|Employees=600
| State = Missouri
|OrganizationExecutive=Director
| country = US
|Services=Cancer treatment; Research; Prevention; Education; Community outreach
| Type = Specialist
|HeadquartersLocation=38.63853, -90.26336
| Speciality = [[Cancer]]
|HeadquartersAddress=4921 Parkview Place, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States
| Affiliation = [[Barnes-Jewish Hospital]], [[Washington University School of Medicine]]
|Website=https://siteman.wustl.edu/
| Founded = 1999
}}
| publictransit = {{rint|bus|1}} [[MetroBus (St. Louis)|MetroBus]]<br>{{rint|light rail|1}} {{RouteBox|Red|Red Line (St. Louis MetroLink)|red|white|bold=}} {{RouteBox|Blue|Blue Line (St. Louis MetroLink)|blue|white|bold=}}<br>At [[Central West End station]]
| Website = {{URL|http://www.siteman.wustl.edu}}
|}}
 
The '''Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center''' at [[Barnes-Jewish Hospital]] and [[Washington University School of Medicine]] is a cancer treatment, research and education institution with six locations in the [[St. Louis]] area. Siteman is the only cancer center in [[Missouri]] and within 240 miles of St. Louis to be designated a [[Comprehensive Cancer Center]] by the [[National Cancer Institute]] (NCI).<ref>{{cite news | last = VandeWater | first = Judith | title = St. Louis cancer center achieves highest designation | newspaper = St. Louis Post-Dispatch | date = 4 January 2005 | url = http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-7767343_ITM | accessdate = 27 June 2012}}</ref> Siteman is also the only area member of the [[National Comprehensive Cancer Network]],<ref>{{cite web | title = NCCN Member Institutions | publisher = National Comprehensive Cancer Network | url= http://www.nccn.org/members/network.asp | accessdate = 27 March 2012 }}</ref> a nonprofit alliance of 32 cancer centers dedicated to improving the quality and effectiveness of cancer care.<ref>{{cite news | title = Siteman joins cancer center alliance | newspaper = St. Louis Business Journal | date = 21 March 2006 | url = http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2006/03/20/daily21.html | accessdate = 29 June 2012}}</ref>
The '''Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center''' at [[Barnes-Jewish Hospital]] and [[Washington University School of Medicine]] is a cancer treatment, research and education institution with six locations in the [[St. Louis]] area. Siteman is the only cancer center in [[Missouri]] and within 240 miles of St. Louis to be designated a [[Comprehensive Cancer Center]] by the [[National Cancer Institute]] (NCI).<ref>{{cite news | last = VandeWater | first = Judith | title = St. Louis cancer center achieves highest designation | newspaper = St. Louis Post-Dispatch | date = 4 January 2005 | url = http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-7767343_ITM | accessdate = 27 June 2012}}</ref> Siteman is also the only area member of the [[National Comprehensive Cancer Network]],<ref>{{cite web | title = NCCN Member Institutions | publisher = National Comprehensive Cancer Network | url= http://www.nccn.org/members/network.asp | accessdate = 27 March 2012 }}</ref> a nonprofit alliance of 32 cancer centers dedicated to improving the quality and effectiveness of cancer care.<ref>{{cite news | title = Siteman joins cancer center alliance | newspaper = St. Louis Business Journal | date = 21 March 2006 | url = http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2006/03/20/daily21.html | accessdate = 29 June 2012}}</ref>