University of Arizona Cancer Center – North Campus

This 82,000-square-foot outpatient care facility opened in 2007 with state-of-the-art equipment and highly specialized professionals to diagnose and treat patients. Our multidisciplinary patient-care teams includes internationally-renowned medical, hematological, radiation and surgical oncologists as well as nurse practitioners, nurse coordinators, research specialists, psychiatrists, social workers, patient advocates, nutritionists, pharmacists and genetic counselors. Its UA main campus research affiliate, the UA Cancer Center was created out of the Division of Hematology and Oncology in 1976, received its first support grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in 1978, became an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center in 1990, is now one of 45 nationally and remains the only one with headquarters in Arizona. Drawing faculty from 14 academic departments and five colleges, the center has 73 research labs where about 300 physicians and scientists conduct collaborative research. It has developed a range of new cancer treatment and preventive agents and also has spun off more than 15 companies.

About the Center