Ohio State's James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute is one of 10 nationally recognized cancer centers that comprise the Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers. Currently, Dennis Smith, chief operating officer of The James, is chairman of the alliance.
The Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers play a pivotal role in the National Cancer Program, which was enacted by Congress in 1971 to improve the detection, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
The Centers are the National Cancer Program's cornerstones for:
- deepening the understanding of the causes and cures for cancer
- developing new treatments for cancer
- disseminating this knowledge to the provider community at large.
The Centers' state-of-the-art therapies and research activities offer the greatest possibility for successful treatment of cancer patients. Much of the recent progress in understanding cancer's biology and effective treatment is directly attributable to the work of the Centers.
In recognition of their singular mission in treating only cancer patients, and often patients with the most intractable forms of the disease, the Centers have been afforded special status within the Medicare Program.
Founding the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, the Centers comprise a significant portion of the membership of National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. By virtue of their exclusive focus on cancer treatment, the Centers have been able to achieve very favorable outcomes for their patients.
Alliance members include:
The Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Fox Chase Cancer Center
UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
City of Hope
