Fox Chase Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
One of only 57 centers in the country to qualify for this highest level of designation
As a result, Fox Chase physicians and researchers are frequently involved in setting new guidelines for breakthrough medicine and comprehensive care. The National Cancer Institute (NCI), established under the National Cancer Institute Act of 1937, is the Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research and training. Fox Chase Cancer Center has the highest level of designation given by the NCI.
What's the Difference Between an NCI Cancer Center and an NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center?
An NCI-designated cancer center means that a center has met NCI standards for cancer prevention, clinical services, or research. A Comprehensive Cancer Center meets NCI standards in all three categories.
This NCI designation supports research, training, health information dissemination and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients. Fox Chase's three CORE research programs range from tackling mechanistic programs controlling nuclear function in our Nuclear Dynamic and Cancer Program, studying signaling processes, their cancer cell intrinsic adaption, and how they are affected by extrinsic cell-cell communication and components of the microenvironment in our Cancer Signaling and Microenvironment Program to disease management in our Cancer Prevention and Control program. These programs are made possible by our world-renowned researchers and the support of the NCI and donors. Learn more at cancer.gov
