Serving patients across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware
The Abramson Cancer Center is dedicated to serving the needs of the 13 counties that comprise our catchment area, including:
- Six counties in southeastern Pennsylvania (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Montgomery, and Philadelphia)
- Six counties in southern New Jersey (Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex)
- One county in Delaware (New Castle)
These 13 counties have a population of over 8 million residents and account for over 85 percent of Abramson Cancer Center patients. About one-sixth of cancer center patients live in Philadelphia County. The Abramson Cancer Center catchment area guides our central effort to build clinical programs and facilitate research relevant to its residents, identify key constituents for engagement, and guide dissemination of evidence-based practices and policies to reduce the cancer burden.
Cancer InFocus™: Visualizing cancer trends and community risk
Explore our catchment area with Cancer InFocus™.
This tool allows for data mapping to examine cancer incidence and mortality alongside population demographics, social determinants of health, and behavioral and environmental risk factors. Data can be viewed at either the county or census tract level.
We hope this resource gives you a better understanding of the cancer burden within our catchment area. In addition to creating customized maps, users can download variable definitions and data citations. If you have any questions or feedback, please email Samuel.Takvorian@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.