What is National Cancer Institute designation?
The National Cancer Act of 1971, enacted as part of the nation’s war on cancer, established the Cancer Centers Program of the National Cancer Institute. This branch was charged with developing a network of distinguished cancer-research organizations characterized by scientific excellence and the ability to bring a diversity of research approaches to bear on the problem of cancer. In 2002 UC Davis Cancer Center became the nation’s 61st National Cancer Institute center. According to the NCI, its designated centers “are the major sources of new knowledge relating to the nature of cancer and of new and more effective approaches to prevention, diagnosis and therapy.
