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.
The NCCN was publicly announced in 1995.[3]
The first edition of the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network was published in 2003.[3]
Experts from the 33 NCCN Member Institutions are recognized for dealing with complex, aggressive, or rare cancers.[1]
The 33 NCCN Member Institutions are:
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