Participating Centers

The Cancer Research Alliance® the nation's leading cancer centers collaborating to raise funds for ground- breaking research that will accelerate us towards cures for cancer. This alliance makes us a formidable force in the fight against cancer. By activating people across America and partnering with socially responsible business, we believe we can change the face of cancer forever.

Since its founding in 1947, Dana-Farber has been committed to providing cancer patients with the best treatment available today while developing tomorrow's cures through cutting-edge research. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute provides expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases.

At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, our interdisciplinary teams of world-renowned scientists and humanitarians work together to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Our researchers, including three Nobel laureates, bring a relentless pursuit and passion for health, knowledge and hope to their work and to the world.

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute has made a lasting commitment to the prevention and cure of cancer, working tirelessly in the areas of patient care, research and education to advance one step further in fighting this disease.

The Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at The University of Iowa is dedicated to bringing world class research and cancer care to Iowa, the Midwest, and beyond. Holden Cancer Center coordinates all cancer-related research, education, and patient care throughout the University of Iowa by faculty from 38 departments in six colleges, as well as UI Hospitals and Clinics.

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center is committed to reducing cancer occurrence and death in North Carolina and the nation through research, treatment, training and outreach. Our faculty are international leaders in cancer research, treatment and prevention. UNC Lineberger faculty provide compassionate, multidisciplinary cancer care, conduct leading-edge research into the causes of cancer, direct statewide programs in cancer prevention and train future physicians, nurses, scientists and public health professionals.

The Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Georgetown University Medical Center and Georgetown University Hospital, seeks to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer through innovative basic and clinical research, patient care, community education and outreach, and the training of cancer specialists of the future. Lombardi is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the nation's capital.

America's first cancer center founded in 1898 by Dr. Roswell Park, Roswell Park Cancer Institute was one of the first cancer centers in the country to be named a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and remains the only facility with this designation in upstate New York. Over its long history, Roswell Park Cancer Institute has made fundamental contributions to reducing the cancer burden and has successfully maintained an exemplary leadership role in setting the national standards for cancer care, research, prevention and education.

The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University is committed to being a national leader in the battle to overcome cancer. To this end, Chicago's Lurie Cancer Center is dedicated to scientific discovery, advancing medical knowledge, providing compassionate, state-of-the-art cancer care, and training the next generation of clinicians and scientists.

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute is a world-class healthcare enterprise focused on improving the lives of cancer patients. The OSUCCC - James is dedicated to translating research into high-quality patient care and educational programs for residents of central Ohio and beyond.

M. D. Anderson, one of the most expansive and advanced cancer centers in the world, is a leading cancer resource from prevention to treatment and survivorship. The institution has the largest clinical research program in the nation. Its discoveries have led to new treatment standards worldwide, yet there is no "standard" treatment at M. D. Anderson as every patient receives customized care.

The UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is an interdisciplinary initiative that combines basic science, clinical research, epidemiology/cancer control, and patient care throughout the University of California, San Francisco. The Center's mission is the discovery and evolution of new ideas and information about cancer, from the research to the clinical implementation phases of cancer control.