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Yale Cancer Center (YCC) is one of only 56 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the nation and the only such center in Connecticut. Cancer treatment for patients is available at Smilow Cancer Hospital through 13 multidisciplinary teams and at 15 Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Centers in Connecticut and Rhode Island. Comprehensive cancer centers play a vital role in the advancement of the NCI’s goal of reducing morbidity and mortality from cancer through scientific research, cancer prevention, and innovative cancer treatment.

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Yale Cancer Center Study Offers Clue to Why Some Young Women Develop Breast Cancer

January 10, 2022

New research led by Yale Cancer Center reveals young women with breast cancer and a family history of the disease, but no high penetrance germline mutations, have an increased number of rare germline variants in cancer relevant genes

FDA Approvals Signify a Successful 2021 in Lung Cancer, But Resistance to Available Therapies Remains a Top Concern

December 21, 2021

The FDA approvals of several targeted therapies, such as sotorasib, amivantamab-vmjw, and mobocertinib, as well as immunotherapeutic strategies, such as adjuvant atezolizumab, represent significant advances made in 2021 for the treatment of patients with non–small cell lung cancer.

Yale Cancer Center Researchers Show Receptor Structure Reveals New Targets for Cancer Treatment

December 10, 2021

Two new studies by Yale Cancer Center reveal the structure of the molecule known as anaplastic lymphoma kinase, which is a driver of several cancers, including pediatric neuroblastoma, B-cell lymphomas, and myofibroblast tumors.

Yale Cancer Center Study Reveals New Pathway for Brain Tumor Therapy

June 17, 2021

Researchers show the nucleoside transporter ENT2 may offer an unexpected path to circumventing the blood-brain barrier and enabling targeted treatment of brain tumors with a cell-penetrating anti-DNA autoantibody.

Yale Cancer Center Study Shows Cognitive Impairment for Survivors of Many Pediatric Cancers

May 14, 2021

In a new study led by Yale Cancer Center, researchers report many survivors of childhood cancers receive systemic therapies associated with cognitive effects and chronic health conditions that may impact long-term cognitive outcomes with downstream effects on education, employment, and income.