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The UW Carbone Cancer Center was unanimously awarded the top rating by the NCI after our most recent designation review

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Providing cancer care to more than 31,000 people annually through prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship care

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Chosen as 1 of 5 institutions to lead a national consortium to conduct multiple phase I and II clinical trials of cancer chemopreventive agents

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COVID-19 Update Letter from Dr. Howard Bailey, Director of the UW Carbone Cancer Center

Dr. Howard Bailey, the Director of the UW Carbone Cancer Center

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World-Class Cancer Care & Research

Our Mission

UW Carbone Cancer Center is committed to defeating cancer through rapid application of groundbreaking research, prevention, and treatment.

Our Vision

UW Carbone Cancer Center will be the driving force for research, prevention, and treatment initiatives critical to defeating cancer in Wisconsin and around the world.

About the University of Wisconsin Cancer Center

Established in 1938, the Carbone Cancer Center was the first cancer research center founded by a university in the United States. Even now, our faculty, scientists, researchers, and support staff give of themselves day-to-day with a shared dream of defeating cancer worldwide.
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Ways to Give

The UW Carbone Cancer Center is recognized throughout the Midwest and the nation as one of the leading innovators in cancer research and quality patient care. Your support is critical to our efforts; your donation enables our researchers to explore new ideas and develop better methods of diagnosing, treating, and preventing cancer.
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Clinical Trials

The University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center’s greatest strength is its involvement in groundbreaking clinical trials or research studies conducted to answer specific scientific questions about new ways to prevent, diagnose, detect, and treat cancer.

 

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Our Networks

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The UW Carbone Cancer Center is a member of the NCCN, a not-for-profit alliance of 28 leading cancer centers devoted to patient care, research, and education. NCCN and its member institutions are dedicated to improving and facilitating quality, effective, efficient, and accessible cancer care so patients can live better lives.

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Established in 1973 as one of the first six university-based comprehensive cancer centers in the nation by the National Cancer Institute, the UW Carbone Cancer Center is Wisconsin’s only comprehensive cancer center.

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Our unique partnership between UW Health and the University of Wisconsin is about getting the right information to help create precise health approaches and care for patients.

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Working at UWCCC

Located on the UW–Madison campus on the shores of Lake Mendota, the UW Carbone Cancer Center is primed for uniting physicians and scientists as they implement new discoveries into innovative ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer.