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The Fox Chase Mission
Fox Chase Cancer Center's mission is to reduce the burden of human cancer. Fox Chase's activities include basic, clinical and prevention research; detection and treatment of cancer; and community outreach programs.
About Us
Fox Chase Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit institution formed in 1974 by the union of American Oncologic Hospital (the nation's first cancer hospital, established in 1904) and the Institute for Cancer Research (founded in 1927).
Fox Chase's 100-bed hospital is one of the few facilities in the country devoted entirely to cancer care. In September 2000, the Hospital of Fox Chase Cancer Center became the nation's first comprehensive cancer center and Pennsylvania's first hospital to receive Magnet status for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, which renewed this honor in 2004.
About 170 clinical trials of new prevention, diagnostic and treatment techniques are under way at any one time. Fox Chase is also involved in developing trials to test new agents that may prevent cancer in high-risk individuals. Combining research in many disciplines with patient care enables Fox Chase to translate new research findings into medical applications that may become models for improved cancer care.
Fox Chase is structured around three divisions: medical science, basic science and population science.
- Medical science is committed to providing excellent patient care and conducting a broad-based program of clinical research, including clinical trials.
- The division of basic science is renowned worldwide for its work in understanding both normal and abnormal cell growth and development.
- The goal of the division of population science is to identify people at high risk of cancer and to develop strategies to reduce these risks through programs of prevention and early detection.
To read more, click here for a full fact sheet on Fox Chase Cancer Center.