With an NCI designation, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center can greatly expand Florida's access to cutting-edge cancer research and treatment. Florida currently lacks adequate access to cancer research and treatment for a state of nearly 19 million people.
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Florida needs a second National Cancer Institute Designated Cancer Center. With an NCI designation, Sylvester can expand Florida's access to cutting-edge research and treatment. Learn more.
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What is the National Cancer Institute?


The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is one of 27 Institutes and Centers that comprise the U.S. National Institutes of Health, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NCI supports 65 NCI-designated cancer centers across the nation actively engaged in cutting-edge research to reduce cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality.


NCI-designated cancer centers play a vital role and in discovering the nature of cancer and in developing new and more effective approaches to cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Additionally, these centers deliver medical advances to patients and their families, educate health care professionals, and treat underserved populations.


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Why does Florida need a second NCI-designated cancer center?


Florida lacks adequate access to cancer research and treatment for a state of nearly 19 million people. Currently, Florida has only one NCI-designated cancer center, while other states with populations of 10 million or more have multiple NCI-designated cancer centers: California has 10, New York has six, Pennsylvania has five, and Texas has three.


South Florida, where a third of the state's population resides, needs its own NCI- designated cancer center. An NCI designation would allow the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine to greatly expand Florida's access to cutting-edge cancer research and novel treatment options.


Nearly 20 percent of South Florida's population is made up of elderly, retired residents who are at higher risk of developing cancer, and a large minority population faced with unique concerns about cancer, including higher incidence rates barriers to early detection. A second NCI-designated cancer center would mean greater access to cutting-edge cancer treatment and clinical trials for all of Florida's residents, including the most vulnerable populations in their home region.