An NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center is one of a select few institutions in the United States to earn designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute, one of the National Institutes of Health.
We are one of only 41 in the nation and four in the southeast to be awarded this highest distinction by the NCI.
To achieve designation as Comprehensive Cancer Center, centers must be found through a rigorous evaluation to be among the nation’s leaders in all types of cancer research, treatment, prevention, and outreach/education.
They must demonstrate strength, depth, innovation and commitment in these areas:
- Basic research in the laboratory
- Translational research that takes discoveries from the lab to clinical care
- Clinical research including patient studies called clinical trials
- Cancer prevention research and programs
- Cancer information services
- Community education and outreach
- Training of the next generation of physicians, researchers, nurses and other cancer professionals
In addition, the NCI’s Cancer Advisory Board, appointed by the President of the United States, must recommend approval for comprehensive designation.
Centers must report their progress and activities every year, and are thoroughly re-evaluated every three to five years to ensure that these strict standards continue to be met.
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