What is a Comprehensive Cancer Center?

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has designated the Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University as a Comprehensive Cancer Center. This means that the Ireland Cancer Center has met standards of excellence established by NCI for research and clinical care.

• A full spectrum of state-of-the-art cancer care and services;
• High quality, integrated research activities from basic to clinical to prevention and control research;
• Information services to the public;
• Education and training for health research and health care professionals; and
• Various other outreach activities which impact on the communities and region that the Cancer Center services.