The NCCCP is a network of 30 community hospitals in 22 states supporting cancer research and enhancing cancer care for patients close to home.

Most cancer patients are diagnosed and treated at community hospitals. The National Cancer Institute Community Cancer Centers Program (NCCCP) is expanding cancer research and bringing advanced cancer treatments to patients in community hospitals in rural, suburban and inner-city areas.  More...

"I chose to participate in a clinical trial because it was a way to get involved in cutting-edge research."
Cancer survivor Tom Rodabaugh and his wife Vickie Rodabaugh, NCCCP St. Francis Cancer Center, Grand Island, Nebraska

Voices from the Community 
Patients and caregivers at NCCCP hospitals speak of the benefits of cancer research opportunities in their communities.

Better Cancer Care. Close to Home. 
At NCCCP Cancer Centers, government stimulus funding is creating jobs including Nurse Navigators, who guide patients through the complexities of cancer care.

NCI is not adding new sites to the NCCCP network at this time

If new opportunities arise for extending the network, an open competition will be held via a request for proposals. The RFP will be published on FedBizOpps (https://www.fbo.gov/), posted to this website, broadcast to the RSS feed (which has an email option), and distributed through other mechanisms in an effort to inform the largest number of possible candidates for participation in the program.

NCI adds 14 new sites to the NCCCP network.
April 2010

With stimulus funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the NCCCP expanded from 16 hospitals to 30 hospitals in 2010. The 30 NCCCP sites are located in 22 states.

Progress from the Program

NCI launched the NCCCP in 2007 to explore the best methods to provide patients with access to advanced cancer treatments and early-phase clinical trials at community hospitals. Learn about the NCCCPs progress and best practices, and download practical resources for use in any community cancer setting.