CPMC Foundation Invest in Cancer Research and Treatment

Thanks to visionary philanthropic partners, CPMC cancer patients get the expertise of an academic medical center combined with the compassion and convenience of their local community hospital. Learn more about cancer programs where your gift can have a direct impact.

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Giving Opportunities in Cancer Research and Treatment

• CPMC's Cancer Center — Directed by Mohammed Kashani-Sabet, M.D., offers patients a "whole person" approach focused on all aspects of healing including diagnosis, patient navigation, treatment, recovery and survivorship.
• Radiation Oncology - CPMC’s John Lee, M.D. specializes in the treatment of prostate cancer, brain tumors, gynecologic oncology, and breast cancer. “Technology is constantly changing,” Dr. Lee says. “The True Beam Accelerator has made a huge impact in providing greater accuracy and quality of life. And there is another new platform called Vision RT that CPMC hopes to implement soon for breast cancer that is quicker, more accurate and safer.”
• Cancer Avatar Research Project — Scientists at CPMC's Research Institute are developing a new approach to move beyond the current paradigm for treating cancer to precision therapies based on your own genetic profile.
• Cancer Patient Navigator Program — Patients and their healthcare team have access to dedicated nurse navigators helping each step of the way from diagnosis through treatment and survivorship.
• Center for Melanoma Research and Treatment — Medical Director Mohammed Kashani-Sabet, M.D. is a renowned dermatologist and recipient of the Humanitarian Award from the Melanoma Research Foundation for exemplary patient care, research and scientific leadership.
• Gynecologic Oncology — Dr. John Chan's research efforts — funded in part by philanthropy — give gynecologic cancer patients at CPMC access to more clinical trials than any other medical center on the West Coast.
• Notkin Family Breast Cancer Recovery Program — Shelby and Michelle Notkin understand the necessity for breast cancer patient recovery programs, beginning with diagnosis, through treatment and survivorship.
• Dr. Goodson Breast Cancer Research Fund — Dr. Goodson’s research — made possible with philanthropy — has linked common environmental toxins to breast cancer.

Program Highlights

• U.S. News and World Report ranked CPMC as High Performing in Colon Cancer Surgery.
• CPMC patients with stage 4 melanoma have a 5-year survival rate that is nearly double that of the national average.
• Gynecologic cancer patients at CPMC have access to more clinical trials than any other medical center on the West Coast.
• CPMC offers a neuro-oncology program with leading-edge brain tumor research.