The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of two cancer centers in Northern

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...

designated by the federal government's

National Cancer Institute The National Cancer Institute (NCI) coordinates the United States National Cancer Program and is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of eleven agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. T ...

for its ability to contribute to the nation's cancer research and serve as a major source of new knowledge on cancer treatment, diagnosis and prevention. It was founded in 1991 and received its NCI designation in 2002, and was promoted to "comprehensive" status in 2012. It is part of the UC Davis Medical Center in

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, CA. The center offers patients access to more than 150 clinical trials at any given time through a research program that includes more than 280 scientists. It was the first major cancer center to establish a formal research partnership with a national laboratory. The research programs at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center include biomedical technology,

molecular oncology Molecular oncology is an interdisciplinary medical specialty at the interface of medicinal chemistry and oncology that refers to the investigation of the chemistry of cancer and tumors at the molecular scale. Also the development and application ...

, comparative oncology, cancer therapeutics,

prostate cancer Prostate cancer is cancer of the prostate. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancerous tumor worldwide and is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related mortality among men. The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system that su ...

, and cancer health disparities and population science. UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center receives more than $100 million in research funding annually. The clinical center was opened in 2000. It encompasses 110,000 square feet and treats about 90,000 cancer patients annually. The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is a member of the California Cancer Consortium and Association of American Cancer Institutes.

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