National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is an alliance of 32 cancer centers in the United States, most of which are designated by the

National Cancer Institute The National Cancer Institute (NCI) coordinates the United States National Cancer Program and is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of eleven agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ...

(one of the U.S.

National Institutes of Health The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH (with each letter pronounced individually), is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in the late ...

) as

comprehensive cancer center NCI-designated Cancer Centers are a group of 71 cancer research institutions in the United States supported by the National Cancer Institute. Program Three designations are recognized: Comprehensive Cancer Centers, Clinical Cancer Centers, and B ...

s. It is a

non-profit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

with offices in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. John W. Sweetenham, MD, FRCP, FACP, FASCO, from UT Southwestern Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, is chairman of the NCCN Board of Directors. It publishes the peer-reviewed medical journal ''

Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network The ''Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network,'' established in 2003, is a monthly peer review, peer-reviewed medical journal of oncology and the official journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). It is published by ...

''.

NCCN Member Institutions

Experts from the 32 NCCN Member Institutions are recognized for dealing with complex, aggressive, or rare cancers. The 32 NCCN Member Institutions are: * Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania * Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and

Washington University School of Medicine Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) is the medical school of Washington University in St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1891, the School of Medicine has 1,260 students, 604 of which are pursuing a medical degree with ...

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCCC) is an NCI-designated Cancer Center in Cleveland, Ohio affiliated with Case Western Reserve University. It was founded in 1987. CCCC employs over 370 faculty members. It is a collaborative organization with t ...

University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, ...

and

Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the United States, U.S. U.S. state, state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along ...

City of Hope National Medical Center City of Hope is a private, not-for-profit clinical research center, hospital and graduate school located in Duarte, California, United States. The center's main campus resides on of land adjacent to the boundaries of Duarte and Irwindale, with ...

* Dana-Farber/ Brigham and Women's Cancer Center , Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center *

Duke Cancer Institute The Duke Cancer Institute (DCI) is a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, research facility, and hospital. The center is part of the Duke University School of Medicine and Duke University Health System located in Durha ...

* Fox Chase Cancer Center * Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center * Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center *

Huntsman Cancer Institute Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) is an NCI-designated cancer research facility and hospital located on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center i ...

at the

University of Utah The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the flagship institution of the Utah System of Higher Education. The university was established in 1850 as the University of De ...

* Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center * Mayo Clinic Cancer Center * Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center * Moffitt Cancer Center * O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at

University of Alabama at Birmingham The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a public research university in Birmingham, Alabama. Developed from an academic extension center established in 1936, the institution became a four-year campus in 1966 and a fully autonomous univ ...

* Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center *

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is a cancer research and treatment center located in Buffalo, New York. Founded by surgeon Roswell Park in 1898, the center was the first in the United States to specifically focus on cancer research. The ...

* St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center * Stanford Cancer Institute * The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute * The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins *

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (colloquially MD Anderson Cancer Center) is a comprehensive cancer center in Houston, Texas. It is the largest cancer center in the U.S. and one of the original three comprehensive cancer centers ...

UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of two cancer centers in Northern California designated by the federal government's National Cancer Institute for its ability to contribute to the nation's cancer research and serve as a major source o ...

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center The Rebecca and John Moores Cancer Center is the region's only NCI-designated Cancer Center in La Jolla, California, part of UC San Diego Health and affiliated with the University of California San Diego. It is supported, in part, by the National ...

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center The Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) is a cancer research center at University of California, Los Angeles. History The center was originated by UCLA scientists and volunteers who began working together in the late 1960s.UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is an NCI-designated Cancer Center, affiliated with the UCSF School of Medicine and the UCSF Medical Center The University of California, San Francisco Medical Center is a research and tea ...

University of Colorado Cancer Center The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is the academic health sciences campus in Aurora, Colorado that houses the University of Colorado's six health sciences-related schools and colleges, including the University of Colorado School ...

University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center is a cancer research and treatment institution based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. The Rogel Cancer Center is affiliated with the University of Michigan and Michigan Medicine. History The ...

University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC) is a comprehensive cancer center in Wisconsin, as designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the lead federal agency for cancer research. It is an integral part of both the Universi ...

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern or UTSW) is a public academic health science center in Dallas, Texas. With approximately 18,800 employees, more than 2,900 full-time faculty, and nearly 4 million outpatient vi ...

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Nashville, TN. It is part of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The Vanderbilt Cancer Center was established in 1993 and received its initial NCI design ...

Yale Cancer Center Yale Cancer Center (YCC) was founded in 1974 as a result of an act of Congress in 1971, which declared the nation's "war on cancer". It is one of a network of 51 Comprehensive Cancer Centers designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).Curr ...

/Smilow Cancer Hospital

References

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"New developments from National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) outlined recently"
''Physician Law Weekly'' August 1, 2007
"New Guidelines Updates from National Comprehensive Cancer Network"
''Cancerwatch Online'' (March 2004) 13(3) *{{cite journal , vauthors=Mustian KM, Morrow GR, Carroll JK, Figueroa-Moseley CD, Jean-Pierre P, Williams GC , title=Integrative nonpharmacologic behavioral interventions for the management of cancer-related fatigue , journal=Oncologist , volume=12 , issue=Suppl 1 , pages=52–67 , year=2007 , pmid=17573456 , doi=10.1634/theoncologist.12-S1-52 , url=http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.org/content/12/suppl_1/52.full.pdf
"NCCN and ACS Team Up to Provide Easy to Understand Information on Cancer Treatment Options"

External links

National Comprehensive Cancer Network - Physician WebsiteNational Comprehensive Cancer Network - Patient Website
Cancer organizations based in the United States Medical and health organizations based in Pennsylvania

NCCN Member Institutions

See also

References

External links