UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center joins National Comprehensive Cancer Network
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has become the newest National Comprehensive Cancer Network member institution.
NCCN is a not-for-profit alliance of 31 leading cancer centers devoted to patient care, research and education. Experts from these cancer centers contribute to the creation of NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.
“We are very happy to welcome UC Davis into our network of highly respected institutions devoted to improving outcomes for people with cancer through transparent, evidence-based, expert recommendations and education,” Robert W. Carlson, MD, CEO of NCCN, said in a press release. “UC Davis leverages strengths in innovative cancer care models and technologies, precision therapeutics, transformative imaging, and mitigation of cancer risks and disparities to reduce the cancer burden in their region and beyond. The physicians, scientists and public health experts at UC Davis share NCCN’s commitment for making cancer discoveries and delivering them quickly to patients.”
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is the only NCI-designated center serving the Central Valley and inland Northern California. More than 6 million people live in that region.
“We are extremely pleased to become a member of NCCN, collaborating with many of the nation’s leading cancer centers in enhancing and facilitating exceptional cancer care,” Primo “Lucky” Lara Jr., MD, director of UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, said in the release. “It is truly an honor to be part of such an impactful alliance.”