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.
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Founding Era Institution Kind All Cancer Research and Treatment Centers
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1. National Cancer Institute (Wikipedia)
WikipediaNational Cancer Institute, founding year, era
August 5, 1937: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the National Cancer Institute Act
National Cancer Institute, founding year, kind
August 5, 1937: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the National Cancer Institute Act
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