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National Cancer Institute bestows official designation
on Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
The Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center has been recognized
as a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Cancer
Center, a mark of distinction given to a select group of
cancer centers nationwide.
George Weiner, MD, director of the UI Cancer Center, said
NCI designation will allow the UI Cancer Center to
contribute even more through excellence in cancer patient
care, research and education.
"This is a very exciting recognition that opens a lot of
new doors for us and for our patients, people like Dale
Anderson and Gordon York (see related stories)," he said.
"NCI-designated Cancer Centers collaborate to perform
progressive cancer research and to move this research from
the laboratory into clinical trials and into clinical
practice. We are excited about being recognized as one of
this elite group of cancer centers."
As an NCI-designated Cancer Center, the UI Cancer
Center's team of specialists will share findings and
breakthroughs in the treatment and understanding of cancer
with researchers and specialists from other NCI
institutions.
Advanced technologies, novel therapies, and new
techniques will be supported through additional funding that
the NCI provides to its designated cancer centers.
Combined with private donations and other grants, this
funding will enhance the UI Cancer Center's commitment to
recruit the most prestigious physicians, medical
professionals and scientists in the field, Weiner said.
Similarly, NCI designation will benefit the next
generation of doctors and cancer specialists. Students will
receive richer training experiences and opportunities to
better prepare them for their careers, Weiner said.
Established in 1980, the UI Cancer Center is the only
Center with NCI designation in Iowa, and one of only 60
nationwide. The UI Cancer Center includes 100 clinical
faculty and 140 researchers from 29 departments and seven
colleges within UI.
For more information, patients and families should call
the UI Health Access toll-free number, 800-322-8442, and ask
for the UI Cancer Center. For consultation and referral,
physicians should call UI Consult, 888-322-8442.
Easy access to cancer information
Patients, their family members and friends, health care
providers, and others can access the latest information
about cancer through the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center's
Cancer Information Service.
Information specialists answer a nationwide toll-free
number, 1-800-237-1225, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CST) Monday
through Friday.
Services include:
- Personalized, confidential responses to questions
about cancer
- Free literature and pamphlets from a variety of
national organizations
- Research from medical journals, the Internet, and
national databases, including the National Cancer
Institute
Information includes:
- Screening, early detection, and cancer
prevention
- Cancer sites, treatment options, clinical trials
- Coping with cancer information
- Cancer statistics
- Iowa/Illinois county resources for patients with
cancer
- About the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
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