CONTRIBUTORS Brenda Boersma-Maland Li Gwatkin Abbie Harrison Al Kane Julia Langer Joseph Meyer Jennifer Michalowski Michael Miller Lianne Priede CENTER FOR CANCER RESEARCH The Nation’s Cancer Center As part of the federally funded National Cancer Institute (NCI), the Center for Cancer Research (CCR) is the nation’s cancer center. Located in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., our scientists are unlocking the mysteries of cancer and discovering new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat it. The CCR collaborates with academic and commercial partners and advocacy groups across the world in efforts to find treatments and cures for cancer through basic, clinical and translational research. Our physician-researchers translate these discoveries from the lab to the clinic, and we treat thousands of people from around the country every year with novel therapies through our clinical trials program at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. For more about our science, our training programs and our clinical trials, visit ccr.cancer.gov. The MISSION of CCR is to improve the lives of all cancer patients by solving important, challenging and neglected problems in cancer research and patient care through: • A world-leading basic, translational and clinical research and patient-care program • An institutional focus on high-risk and long-term projects, unmet needs and pursuit of unexplored ideas • Research to eliminate cancer health disparities • Leadership and coordination of national disease networks and development of technology resources for the cancer community • Partnerships with academic institutions, commercial entities and patient advocacy groups • Training of the next generation of a diverse and inclusive biomedical workforce
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