The National Cancer Institute (NCI) first designated the UNC Lineberger
Comprehensive Cancer Center in 1990. A designation awarded to only forty
Comprehensive Cancer Centers nationwide, UNC Lineberger is the only
public Comprehensive Cancer Center in North Carolina to have this designation.
Facilities receiving designation status from NCI must:
Demonstrate expertise in three areas: laboratory, clinical, and
behavioral and population-based research;
Initiate and conduct early-phase,
innovative clinical trials and participate in the NCI’s cooperative
groups by providing leadership and recruiting patients for trials; and
Conduct activities in outreach and education and provide information
on advances in healthcare for both healthcare professionals and the
public.
The
NCI’s website provides an accurate, up-to-date listing of all designated
cancer centers. To view the listing, click the logo.
For more information about the NCI, visit its website: www.cancer.gov.
