Cancer Research and Treatment Centers

Institutions organized specifically around cancer, typically combining laboratory research with direct patient treatment under one roof, a distinct institutional model from a general hospital or a general-purpose research institute. Belongs here: named cancer centers and cancer-focused research institutes such as Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center or the Institut Curie. Does not belong here: a general hospital or medical center that treats cancer patients alongside every other condition, grouped under hospitals and medical centers, or a general biomedical research institute with no specific cancer focus.