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UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
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UCLA Cancer Hotline
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If you have been diagnosed with cancer and are interested in clinical trials, call the:
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If you would like a cancer screening or general health care, call the:
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UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
8-684 Factor Building
Box 951781
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1781
Phone: (310) 825-5268
Fax: (310) 206-5553
E-mail: jcccinfo@mednet.ucla.edu
Use the above information to contact JCCC's administrative offices. You will not be able to make an appointment or access other patient services through these offices. To do so, visit our Cancer Hotlines.

Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation at UCLA
8-950 Factor Building
Box 951780
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1780
Phone: (310) 206-0675
Fax: (310) 206-5553
E-mail: jccfinfo@mednet.ucla.edu

For website-related questions or comments, e-mail jcccwebmaster@cancer.mednet.ucla.edu or call (310) 206-4430.

UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center is internationally renowned for innovative cancer research and the best in cancer diagnosis, treatment and prevention in Los Angeles and Southern California.]

History

In the late 1960s, a group of scientists and volunteers at UCLA came together to develop a cancer center they hoped would become renowned for excellence in research, education and patient care.

In 1976, the cancer center at UCLA was designated "comprehensive" by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Of the 63 NCI cancer center programs nationwide, only 41 receive the gold-star comprehensive status. UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) receives this honor for maintaining the highest standards of excellence in patient care, education, basic science, clinical research and cancer prevention.

JCCC Today

JCCC has established an international reputation in a number of areas, such as:

Developing new cancer therapies
Providing the best in experimental and traditional treatments
Expertly guiding and training the next generation of medical researchers
Numerous successful targeted therapies were developed based on basic science done in UCLA laboratories and later clinical research with UCLA patients. A few of the more well-known therapies include:

Herceptin, a targeted breast cancer drug and the first approved treatment that attacks cancer at its genetic roots
Gleevec, a once-a-day pill that targets a common form of adult leukemia called chronic myelogenous leukemia, or CML
Sprycel, also a pill that targets CML
Tarceva, a targeted lung cancer drug
Avastin, a targeted drug for colorectal cancer, lung cancer and breast cancer
These treatments are just the most well-known of our JCCC firsts.

With a membership of more than 350 physicians and scientists, JCCC is one of the largest comprehensive cancer centers in the nation. We handle more than 20,000 patient visits per year and conduct hundreds of clinical trials, providing the latest in experimental cancer treatments. Our depth lets us offer a wide array of benefits to patients.

For more information, please contact us at jcccinfo@mednet.ucla.edu.

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