National Comprehensive Cancer Network

NCCN
FormationJanuary 31, 1995 (1995-01-31)
TypeNon-profit
PurposeCancer research and education
HeadquartersPlymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
Board Chair
John W. Sweetenham
Websitenccn.org

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is an alliance of 33[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.[2] It publishes a peer-reviewed medical journal called Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

  1. ^ "NCCN Member Institutions". Retrieved November 20, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  2. ^ "About NCCN". Retrieved March 23, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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