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Fast Facts
- One of 41 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers, with only four in the southeast.
- A member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a non-profit alliance of 21 of the world's leading cancer centers who have come together to improve care for cancer patients everywhere.
- Nearly 300 investigators in seven research programs
- More than $150 million in annual research funding
- Currently ranked 7th in competitively awarded NCI grant support
- Consistently ranked among the best places for cancer care by U.S. News and World Report
- Recognized by Child magazine as one of the nation’s best childhood cancer programs and best children’s hospitals overall.
- More than 30,000 new cancer patients since its establishment in 1993
- About 4,000 new cancer patients each year, and more than 65,000 outpatient visits annually
- Wide-range of promising new therapies available in clinical trials (about 200 open to accrual at any given time)
- One of a select few centers to hold agreements with the NCI to conduct Phase I and Phase II clinical trials, where innovative therapies are first evaluated in patient
