Comprehensive cancer center
Comprehensive Cancer Center is a designation given by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to institutions dedicated to research in the development of more effective approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.
Overview[edit | edit source]
A Comprehensive Cancer Center must demonstrate depth and breadth in laboratory, clinical, and population-based research, with substantial transdisciplinary research that bridges these scientific areas. Next to this, a Comprehensive Cancer Center must also be engaged in professional and public education and dissemination of clinical and public health advances.
Designation[edit | edit source]
The designation of a Comprehensive Cancer Center is given by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NCI-designated Cancer Centers are a group of 71 cancer research institutions in the United States, characterized by scientific excellence and the capability to integrate a diversity of research approaches to focus on the problem of cancer. They are the backbone of NCI's programs for studying and controlling cancer.
Research[edit | edit source]
Comprehensive Cancer Centers conduct a combination of basic, clinical, and population-based research, and are dedicated to the development of more effective approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. They also provide patient care services such as oncology, radiation therapy, and surgical oncology.
Education and Dissemination[edit | edit source]
Comprehensive Cancer Centers are also engaged in professional and public education, and the dissemination of clinical and public health advances to the community they serve. They provide training for health professionals and education on cancer prevention to the public.
See Also[edit | edit source]
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institutes of Health
- Cancer prevention
- Cancer diagnosis
- Cancer treatment
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