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As of November 2024, there are 57 Comprehensive Cancer Centers, 8 Clinical Cancer Centers, and 7 Basic Laboratory Cancer Centers. [1] Almost all are associated with a university. Receiving the NCI-designation places cancer centers among the top 4 percent of the approximately 1,500 cancer centers in the United States.
There are currently 72 so-designated centers; 9 cancer centers, 56 comprehensive cancer centers, and 7 basic laboratory cancer centers. NCI supports these centers with grant funding in the form of P30 Cancer Center Support Grants to support shared research resources and interdisciplinary programs.
New York Cancer Hospital – founded in 1884 as the first cancer hospital in the USA [2] Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center; Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Atlanta - Opened in 2012 in Goodyear, Arizona [3] Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Chicago - Opened in 1988 in Zion, Illinois [4]
In 2024, the center ranked first in California and fifth nationwide in National Cancer Institute (NCI) research grants. [13] In 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report "America’s Best Hospitals" survey ranked UCSF 7th for cancer care. [14]
In 1996, the center's name was changed to the Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center (UMGCC) in recognition of a $10 million gift by its namesake benefactors: Baltimore philanthropists Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum and in 2008, was selected to be a designated cancer center by the NCI becoming 1 of 64 centers throughout the United States ...
The University of Virginia Cancer Center was founded in 1984 and has been NCI-designated since 1987. [7] This status is reviewed every five years. [ 8 ] Its comprehensive designation became effective February 1, 2022.
In 2019, JTCC received approval from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as a member of the NCI-approved Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. [6] The partnership focuses on advancing research and treatment in breast cancer, cancer prevention and control, experimental therapeutics and molecular oncology.
The Cancer Information Service (CIS) is a program of the National Cancer Institute that provides a telephone hotline for people to receive information on cancer care, prevention, research, and clinical trials.