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National Comprehensive Cancer Network
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The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is an alliance of 33cite-ref-1-1-0[1] cancer centers in the United States, most of which are designated by the National Cancer Institute (one of the U.S. National Institutes of Health) as comprehensive cancer centers. It is a non-profit organization with offices in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. John W. Sweetenham, MD, FRCP, FACP, FASCO, from UT Southwestern Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, is chairman of the NCCN Board of Directors.cite-ref-2-2-0[2] It publishes a peer-reviewed medical journal called Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

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History

The NCCN was publicly announced in 1995.cite-ref-0-3-0[3]

The first edition of the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network was published in 2003.cite-ref-0-3-1[3]

NCCN Member Institutions

Experts from the 33 NCCN Member Institutions are recognized for dealing with complex, aggressive, or rare cancers.cite-ref-1-1-1[1]

The 33 NCCN Member Institutions are:

• O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital/The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
• The UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

See also
References

Inline references

cite-note-1-11. "NCCN Member Institutions". Retrieved November 20, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
cite-note-2-22. "About NCCN". Retrieved March 23, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
cite-note-0-33. "NCCN History". National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Retrieved May 18, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

Miscellaneous

• citerefwood-eh2004Wood EH (July 2004). "The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)". J Med Libr Assoc. 92 (3): 382–3. PMC 442186.
• "New developments from National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) outlined recently" Physician Law Weekly August 1, 2007
• "New Guidelines Updates from National Comprehensive Cancer Network"Cancerwatch Online (March 2004) 13(3)
• citerefmustianmorrowcarrollfigueroa-moseley2007Mustian KM, Morrow GR, Carroll JK, Figueroa-Moseley CD, Jean-Pierre P, Williams GC (2007). "Integrative nonpharmacologic behavioral interventions for the management of cancer-related fatigue" (PDF). Oncologist. 12 (Suppl 1): 52–67. doi:10.1634/theoncologist.12-S1-52. PMID 17573456.
• "NCCN and ACS Team Up to Provide Easy to Understand Information on Cancer Treatment Options" Archived September 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• National Comprehensive Cancer Network - Physician Website Archived June 30, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network - Patient Website