Our multidisciplinary cancer care teams collaborate to develop personalized treatment plans. Your team includes doctors, nurses, pharmacists, radiation therapists, and other healthcare professionals.
BREAKING BARRIERS TO BEAT CANCER
About the Cancer Center
Nationally Recognized Cancer Care
When faced with cancer, you want the best chance for an excellent outcome. UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is breaking barriers to beat cancer through a commitment to excellence in cancer care.
A U.S. News & World Report best hospital in cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, ENT, geriatrics, neurology and neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, and pulmonology and lung surgery.
Meet Our Team and Specialists
About NCI designation
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and partners with leading organizations like the Commission on Cancer, NCCN, and AACI to deliver top-tier cancer care, research, and clinical trials.
Why choose UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Collaborative approach
Advances in research
Our physicians conduct clinical research and collaborate closely with laboratory scientists, ensuring that new drugs, advanced biotechnologies and other treatments developed in the lab can move quickly to the clinic to benefit patients.
Education and outreach
Our population sciences and health disparities research has resulted in critical education and outreach programs to close gaps in cancer outcomes for diverse populations.
Support services for patients
Our patient support services are designed to meet the needs of the whole patient with high-quality, comprehensive care at the time of diagnosis, during treatment and after treatment is completed.
Research Highlights
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center attracts more than $100 million annually in funding for research to find better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer.
New Liver Cancer Therapy
Two new gene therapy studies discover potential new treatments for liver cancer
Prostate Cancer Therapy
High-intensity focused ultrasound technique is a game changer; dramatically reducing recovery time and side effects
Top research grant
National Cancer Institute awards UC Davis hematologist a prestigious research grant
Awards and Recognitions
Ranked high-performing in colon cancer surgery
U.S. News & World Report rated UC Davis Medical Center high performing in colon cancer surgery.
Nationally ranked #37
The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is Sacramento’s only NCI-designated center, offering early-stage clinical trials and the latest diagnosis and treatment options. Our oncologists have extensive expertise with uncommon cancers and are highly skilled in minimally invasive techniques, including robotic-assisted surgery.
Member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the world’s leading cancer centers.
Accredited cancer programs
Cancer programs at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center are accredited by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons. Cancer programs, like those at the cancer center, voluntarily participate in the commission’s Approvals Program and meet 36 standards of quality patient care.
Recognized as a hospital with a great oncology program
UC Davis Health has earned national recognition from Becker’s for their work in cancer care. Our programs offer leading-edge clinical trials and pioneer research discoveries that expand access to care and enhance patient outcomes.
Ranked high-performing in prostate cancer surgery
U.S. News & World Report rated UC Davis Medical Center high performing in prostate cancer surgery.
World-class cancer care
One of ~56 U.S. cancer centers designated “comprehensive” by the National Cancer Institute.
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