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Comprehensive Cancer Center |
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Director: Craig B. Thompson, M.D. |
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16th Floor Penn Tower 3400 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 |
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Tel: (215) 662-6065 |
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Fax: (215) 349-5325 |
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The Abramson Cancer Center of the University
of Pennsylvania is one of the leading NCI-designated
Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country. Located
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Abramson Cancer
Center was founded in 1973 and serves as the central
body for planning, facilitating, and promoting cancer
research, patient care, education, outreach and health
information services for the University of Pennsylvania,
including its School of Medicine and Health System.
The Cancer Center includes 299 members representing
41 departments and eight schools who come together
to create a highly interactive community that facilitates
collaboration. Leading-edge cancer research, spanning
basic, translational, clinical, and cancer control
and population sciences research is stimulated through
11 disease specific (e.g., Breast, Melanoma, Hematologic
Malignancies, Pediatric Cancers) and thematic-focused
(e.g., Immunobiology, Tumor Biology, Tumor Virology,
Radiation Biology, Cancer Control and Outcomes, Cancer
Epidemiology and Risk Reduction) Research Programs,
which are interdisciplinary and focused on pursuing
intra- and interprogrammatic collaborations, and 14
Shared Resources that support innovative cancer research.
The Cancer Center’s ability to develop and support
strong interdisciplinary programs in cancer research
is reflected in the steady growth of grant support
(research and training) awarded to its members. Cancer
Center members currently have research and training
grant funding in the amount of $125 million in annual
direct costs and $180 million in annual total costs.
The Cancer Center ranks 5th nationally in NCI funding,
and has been continuously funded by the NCI Centers'
Program since 1974.
The research base is complemented by a
comprehensive, nationally recognized clinical cancer
service that provides a full range of medical and supportive
services to patients with all kinds of cancer. In addition
to serving the tri-state region of Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Delaware, the Cancer Center serves as a
leading cancer referral center for the eastern seaboard
and beyond. This is reflected in the fact that Penn
has the largest market share in the region, and is
the dominant provider for multiple cancers, including
urologic, lung, head and neck, GI, GYN, and hematologic
malignancies/BMT. In light of the growth of the cancer
clinical service, construction has started on a $247
million Center for Advanced Medicine, an ambulatory
health care facility on the Penn health services campus.
This facility will house all the ambulatory cancer
programs of the Abramson Cancer Center, including disease
specific clinics (e.g., breast and gynecologic cancer),
as well as oncologic diagnostic testing and patient
support services. A new radiation oncology department
will be located in this building.
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