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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 Shows Breast Cancer Detected Earlier in States with Expanded Medicaid Coverage

July 09, 2020

In a new study by Yale Cancer Center, researchers have demonstrated that in states with expanded Medicaid coverage through the Affordable Care Act a higher percentage of women with breast cancer had their disease diagnosed at an early stage.

Dr. Petrylak on the Results of the EV-103 Trial in Bladder Cancer

May 01, 2020

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, professor of medicine and urology, co-leader, Cancer Signaling Networks, Yale Cancer Center, and 2017 Giant of Cancer Care® in Genitourinary Cancers, discusses the results of the phase 1b/2 EV-103 trial in bladder cancer.