National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated cancer centers divide into three categories: Basic Laboratory Cancer Centers, Cancer Centers, and Comprehensive Cancer Centers.
Basic Laboratory Cancer Centers are primarily focused on laboratory research and often conduct preclinical translation while working collaboratively with other institutions to apply these laboratory findings to new and better treatments. These centers generally do not provide patient care, although they might be able to direct you to a center that does.
Cancer Centers are institutions that conduct cancer research and also provide patient care. They are recognized for their scientific leadership, resources, and the depth and breadth of their basic, clinical, and/or prevention cancer research.
Comprehensive Cancer Centers provide all that you would find at a cancer center. However, they provide an added depth and breadth of research, as well as substantial transdisciplinary research, which bridges different scientific areas.
Alabama
Birmingham
O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Arizona
Tucson
Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona
Comprehensive Cancer Center
California
Duarte
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
La Jolla
Moores Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Salk Institute Cancer Center
Basic Laboratory Cancer Center
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Basic Laboratory Cancer Center
Los Angeles
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California at Los Angeles
Comprehensive Cancer Center
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Orange
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Irvine
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sacramento
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California at Davis
Comprehensive Cancer Center
San Francisco
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California at San Francisco
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Stanford
Stanford Cancer Institute (SCI), Stanford University
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Colorado
Aurora
University of Colorado Cancer Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Connecticut
New Haven
Yale Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine
Comprehensive Cancer Center
District of Columbia
Washington
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Florida
Tampa
Moffitt Cancer Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Miami
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Cancer Center
Georgia
Atlanta
Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Hawaii
Honolulu
University of Hawaii Cancer Center
Cancer Center
Illinois
Chicago
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University
Comprehensive Cancer Center
The University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Indiana
Indianapolis
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
West Lafayette
Purdue University Center for Cancer Research
Basic Laboratory Cancer Center
Iowa
Iowa City
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Kansas
Kansas City
The University of Kansas Cancer Center, The University of Kansas
Cancer Center
Kentucky
Lexington
Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky
Cancer Center
Maine
Bar Harbor
The Jackson Laboratory Cancer Center
Basic Laboratory Cancer Center
Maryland
Baltimore
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University
Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Massachusetts
Boston
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cambridge
David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Basic Laboratory Cancer Center
Michigan
Ann Arbor
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Detroit
The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Rochester
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Missouri
St. Louis
Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Nebraska
Omaha
Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, Nebraska Medicine and the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)
Cancer Center
New Hampshire
Lebanon
Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
New Jersey
New Brunswick
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
Comprehensive Cancer Center
New Mexico
Albuquerque
University of New Mexico Cancer Research and Treatment Center, University of New Mexico
Comprehensive Cancer Center
New York
Buffalo
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Cold Spring Harbor
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer Center
Basic Laboratory Cancer Center
New York City
Albert Einstein Cancer Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Cancer Center
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Cancer Center
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Durham
Duke Cancer Institute, Duke University Medical Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Winston-Salem
Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ohio
Cleveland
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Stephenson Cancer Center, The University of Oklahoma
Cancer Center
Oregon
Portland
Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Pennsylvania
Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Philadelphia
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Cancer Center
The Wistar Institute Cancer Center
Basic Laboratory Cancer Center
Pittsburgh
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
South Carolina
Charleston
Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina
Cancer Center
Tennessee
Memphis
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Nashville
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Texas
Dallas
Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Houston
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine
Comprehensive Cancer Center
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center
San Antonio
Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio, University of Texas Health Science Center
Cancer Center
Utah
Salt Lake City
Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Virginia
Charlottesville
University of Virginia Cancer Center
Cancer Center
Richmond
Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University
Cancer Center
Washington
Seattle
Fred Hutchinson/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Wisconsin
Madison
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
Comprehensive Cancer Center