U.S. News Names the Best Centers for Mesothelioma Care in 2026

Treatment & Doctors

Written by Travis Rodgers | Edited by Amy Edel

For the twelfth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report named the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston the No. 1 hospital for cancer care in the country. U.S. News based this year’s 2026-2027 Best Hospitals for Cancer list on an evaluation of nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City holds onto the No. 2 spot again, praised for its research advances and patient outcomes. Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic Rochester held onto the No. 3 and No. 4 spots, respectively. Massachusetts General Hospital climbed to No. 5.

U.S. News’s evaluation process considered patient outcomes, hospital structure and process, expert opinion, patient experience and transparency. These rankings help people diagnosed with cancer find hospitals with strong safety records, skilled specialty teams and access to services such as hospice and palliative care.

“Rankings like these can give patients and families a helpful starting point when they’re looking at their options after a mesothelioma diagnosis. They can highlight hospitals with strong cancer programs and help people learn more about the specialists and resources available there,” Jose Ortiz, medical outreach liaison at The Mesothelioma Center, shares with us. “Our Medical Outreach team can help patients explore those options and connect them with experienced mesothelioma specialists at many of these renowned cancer centers.”

Top 10 Cancer Hospitals

Following the top 5, Johns Hopkins Hospital ranked No. 6 in the 2026-2027 cancer hospital rankings. The remaining hospitals in the top 10 bring highly ranked cancer programs to several regions of the country, from Baltimore and Philadelphia to Chicago, Palo Alto and San Francisco. Mount Sinai Hospital and UCSF Medical Center tied for the No. 10 spot this year.

Top 10 Cancer Hospitals

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City
Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center, Boston
Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
Hospitals of the University of Pennsylvania-Penn Presbyterian, Philadelphia
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago
Stanford Hospital at Stanford Health Care, Palo Alto, California
(Tie) Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, and UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco

These cancer centers offer access to advanced treatments, clinical trials and specialists who treat complex cancers. For people with mesothelioma, a hospital’s experience with rare cancers can be an important factor when choosing where to pursue care. These rankings and NCI designations give patients and families additional information to consider when evaluating mesothelioma treatment plan with more confidence.

Cancer Hospitals Ranked 12 to 20

Northwestern Memorial Hospital now holds the top cancer ranking in Illinois, while the University of Chicago Medical Center ranks No. 15 nationally. The University of Chicago is one of several major cancer centers in this group with extensive experience treating complex cancers.

The Next 10 Hospitals

City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California
New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell, New York City
Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Hospitals, New York City
University of Chicago Medical Center
Cleveland Clinic
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
Houston Methodist Hospital
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles

The 12 to 20 rankings include several major cancer centers with extensive experience treating complex cancers. The group includes both dedicated cancer centers and large academic hospitals, reflecting the range of programs that U.S. News recognizes for cancer care.

2026-2027 Best Hospitals Honor Roll

U.S. News & World Report also released its yearly Best Hospitals Honor Roll, which recognizes hospitals for excellence across a wide range of specialties, procedures and conditions. Unlike the cancer rankings, the Honor Roll looks at a hospital’s performance across many areas of care, so some hospitals appear on both lists.

Mayo Clinic-Rochester, for example, ranked No. 4 for cancer care and also earned a place on the Honor Roll. Mayo Clinic-Florida in Jacksonville made its first appearance on the Honor Roll, while Cleveland Clinic, Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles also returned to the list this year.

2026-2027 Honor Roll Hospitals

Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles
Cleveland Clinic
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Houston Methodist Hospital
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Mayo Clinic-Arizona, Phoenix
Mayo Clinic-Florida, Jacksonville
Mayo Clinic-Rochester, Minnesota
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City
New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell, New York City
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago
NYU Langone Hospitals, New York City
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
Stanford Health Care-Stanford Hospital, Palo Alto, California
UC San Diego Health-La Jolla, San Diego
UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Los Angeles
UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco
University of Michigan Health-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor

This list spotlights hospitals that deliver excellent care across a wide range of conditions, not just one specialty. That approach helps people find hospitals suited to complex health needs, especially when they’re facing a serious diagnosis like mesothelioma.

The 2026-2027 Honor Roll includes 20 hospitals from across the country. Facilities from Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas all earned this distinction. U.S. News lists Honor Roll hospitals alphabetically rather than by rank, since each one excels across many areas of care.