Research and Treatment
City of Hope's institutional goals are the prevention, treatment and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases, including diabetes and HIV/AIDS. As such, City of Hope's programs include the fields of brain, breast, gastrointestinal, gynecologic, thoracic and urologic cancers, as well as leukemia, lymphoma, and diabetes. City of Hope has been designated a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute, a branch of the National Institutes of Health, part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
City of Hope is a bench to bedside institution. Faculty, residents, and fellows conduct biomedical research, treat patients and lecture medical students. Consequently, the medical center serves as a teaching hospital.
Industrial, institutional, and National Cancer Institute-approved external peer-reviewed clinical trials are conducted at City of Hope.
City of Hope is accredited by the Joint Commission, a private body which accredits over 17,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States.
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