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Fast Facts
- One of 40 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers, and the only one in Tennessee that conducts research and cares for adults and children with cancer.
- 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 researchers and physician-scientists in seven research programs, plus an additional 120 clinicians who see cancer patients
- More than $150 million in annual research funding
- Currently ranked in the top 10 in competitively awarded NCI grant support
- About 4,500 new cancer patients each year, and more than 65,000 outpatient visits annually
- Wide-range of promising new therapies available in clinical trials (about 120 open to accrual at any given time)
- Only center in the country with a comprehensive program for cancer survivors regardless of age, type of cancer or where they received their oncology treatment
