Skin Cancers

domain

Cancers of the skin, including melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, and cutaneous squamous and basal cell carcinomas.

102

Centers

3,844

Active Trials

463

NIH Grants

$26.1B

NCI Funding

General Cancer Types(157)

NameCenters
Melanoma102
Metastatic Melanoma93
Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v764
Mucosal Melanoma59
Metastatic Non-Cutaneous Melanoma57
Non-Cutaneous Melanoma57
Merkel Cell Carcinoma52
Uveal Melanoma44
Cutaneous Melanoma43
Pathologic Stage III Cutaneous Merkel Cell Carcinoma AJCC v825
Locally Advanced Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma23
Stage III Uveal Melanoma AJCC v719
Acral Melanoma15
Low-CSD Melanoma14
Ocular Melanoma13
Locally Advanced Melanoma9
Pathologic Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v87
Locally Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma6
Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer5
Melanoma (Skin Cancer)4
Melanoma Negative for nRAS4
Metastatic Ocular Melanoma4
Clinical Stage IIB Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v83
Clinical Stage IIC Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v83
Merkel Cell Carcinoma of Skin3
Stage IIIb-d Malignant Melanoma3
Stage IV Malignant Melanoma3
Subcutaneous Tumor3
Advanced Acral Melanoma2
Advanced Basal Cell Carcinoma2
Advanced Metastatic Melanoma2
Advanced NRAS/BRAFT wt Cutaneous Melanoma2
Basal Cell Cancer2
Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck2
BRAF or NRAS Mutant Metastatic Melanoma2
Ciliary Body and Choroid Melanoma, Small Size2
Clinical Stage IA Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v82
Clinical Stage IB Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v82
Clinical Stage IIA Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v82
Cutaneous Malignancy2
Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma2
Cutaneous Melanoma, Stage III2
Cutaneous Melanoma, Stage IV2
Cutaneous or Subcutaneous Lymph Node2
Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck2
Cutaneous Tumor2
Metastatic Intraocular Melanoma2
Percutaneous Tumor Ablation2
Stage I Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip2
Stage II Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip2
Stage II Melanoma2
Stage III Skin Melanoma2
Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma2
Stage IV Intraocular Melanoma2
Stage IV Resectable Melanoma2
Subcutaneous Tumors2
Unresectable Cutaneous Melanoma2
Advanced Mucosal Melanoma1
Basal Cell Carcinoma (Unresectable or Metastatic)1
BCC - Basal Cell Carcinoma1
Cancer, Other Than Non-melanoma Skin Cancer1
Conjunctival Melanoma1
Cutaneous Angiosarcoma1
Cutaneous Basal Cell1
Cutaneous Melanocytic Neoplasm1
Cutaneous Neoplasm1
Dermatologic Complication1
Dermatologic Conditions1
Familial Atypical Multiple Mole-Melanoma1
Large Cutaneous Melanocytic Nevi1
Locally Advanced Mucosal Melanoma1
Locally Advanced or Metastatic Basal Cell Carcinoma1
Locally Advanced or Metastatic Melanoma1
Locally Advanced Refractory/Recurrent Melanoma1
Melanoma - Currently Enrolling1
Melanoma Recurrent1
Melanoma Syndrome1
Melanoma, Cutaneous1
Melanoma, Mucosal1
Melanoma, Uveal1
Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Unspecified1
Metastatic Acral Melanoma1
Metastatic Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck1
Metastatic Melanoma Stratified by MHC-II Expression1
Metastatic Uveal Melanoma (UM)1
Metastatic, Stage III or Stage IV, Melanoma1
Neurocutaneous Melanocytosis1
Newly Diagnosed or Recurrent Metastatic Melanoma Patients1
Nodular Basal Cell Carcinoma1
Pathologic Stage I Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v81
Pathologic Stage IA Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v81
Pathologic Stage IB Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v81
Pathologic Stage II Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v81
Pathologic Stage IIA Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v81
Pathologic Stage IIB Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v81
Pathologic Stage IIC Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v81
Primary Uveal Melanoma (UM)1
Relapsed, Refractory Melanoma1
Stage 0 Melanoma1
Stage 0 Skin Melanoma1
Stage I Melanoma1
Stage I Skin Melanoma1
Stage IA Skin Melanoma1
Stage IB Skin Melanoma1
Stage II Skin Melanoma1
Stage IIA Melanoma1
Stage IIA Skin Melanoma1
Stage IIB Melanoma1
Stage IIB Melanoma (Locally Advanced)1
Stage IIB Skin Melanoma1
Stage IIC Melanoma1
Stage IIC Melanoma (Locally Advanced)1
Stage IIC Skin Melanoma1
Stage III Acral Lentiginous Melanoma AJCC v71
Stage III and IV Melanoma1
Stage IV Acral Lentiginous Melanoma AJCC v6 and v71
Stage IV Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck1
Stage IV Melanoma (Limited, Resectable)1
Stage IVA Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip1
Stage IVB Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip1
Stage IVC Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip1
Superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma1
The Families or Next of Kin of Patients Treated at MSKCC for Non-cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the1
Unresectable Acral Melanoma1
Unresectable Mucosal Melanoma1
Unresectable Stage III Cutaneous Melanoma1
Unresectable Stage III or Stage IV Malignant Melanoma or Other Solid Tumor Malignancies1
Unresectable Stage IV Cutaneous Melanoma1
Unresectable/Metastatic Melanoma1
Advanced Cutaneous Melanoma of the Extremity—
Cutaneous Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm—
Cutaneous Mature T-Cell and NK-Cell Neoplasm—
Cutaneous Melanoma by AJCC v6 Stage—
Cutaneous Melanoma by AJCC v8 Clinical Stage—
Cutaneous Melanoma by AJCC v8 Pathologic Stage—
Cutaneous Melanoma of the Extremity—
Cutaneous Merkel Cell Carcinoma by AJCC v7 Stage—
Cutaneous Merkel Cell Carcinoma by AJCC v8 Clinical Stage—
Cutaneous Merkel Cell Carcinoma by AJCC v8 Pathologic Stage—
Cutaneous Precancerous Condition—
Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma—
Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma by AJCC v8 Stage—
Head and Neck Mucosal Melanoma by AJCC v7 Stage—
High-CSD Melanoma—
Locally Advanced Ocular Melanoma—
Melanoma in Intermittently Sun-Exposed Skin—
Metastatic Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma—
Mouse Cutaneous Tumors of Hematopoietic Origin—
PRO-CTCAE Cutaneous Adverse Event—
Recurrent Ocular Melanoma—
Regimen Used to Treat Melanoma—
Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders, CTCAE 5.0—
Stage I Cutaneous Melanoma AJCC v7—
Stage III Cutaneous Merkel Cell Carcinoma AJCC v7—
Unresectable Ocular Melanoma—
Uveal Melanoma by AJCC v7 Stage—
Uveal Melanoma by Gene Expression Profile—

Top Centers for Skin Cancers(102)

Ranked by research excellence score (trials · grants · publications). Methodology →

#CenterScore
1
UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA
NCI Comprehensive
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2
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
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3
University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO
NCI Comprehensive
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4
Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL
NCI Comprehensive
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5
Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
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6
Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar InstitutePhiladelphia, PA
NCI Basic_laboratory
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7
Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH
NCI Comprehensive
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8
Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ
NCI Comprehensive
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9
Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
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10
Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL
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11
The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME
NCI Basic_laboratory
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12
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ
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13
Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON
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14
Tampa General Hospital Cancer InstituteTampa, FL
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15
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
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16
UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA
NCI Comprehensive
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17
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA
NCI Comprehensive
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18
Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA
NCI Comprehensive
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19
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
—
20
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
—
21
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI
NCI Comprehensive
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22
Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA
NCI Comprehensive
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23
Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO
NCI Comprehensive
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24
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC
NCI Comprehensive
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25
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN
NCI Comprehensive
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26
Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT
NCI Comprehensive
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27
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
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28
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN
NCI Comprehensive
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29
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
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30
UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA
NCI Comprehensive
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31
Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
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32
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
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33
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX
NCI Comprehensive
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34
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA
NCI Comprehensive
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35
Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC
NCI Comprehensive
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36
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL
NCI Comprehensive
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37
Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX
NCI Comprehensive
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38
Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY
NCI Comprehensive
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39
Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY
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40
Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA
NCI Comprehensive
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41
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH
NCI Comprehensive
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42
Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN
NCI Comprehensive
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43
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI
NCI Comprehensive
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44
OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR
NCI Comprehensive
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45
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA
NCI Comprehensive
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46
Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphis, TN
NCI Comprehensive
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47
O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL
NCI Comprehensive
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48
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT
NCI Comprehensive
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49
Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH
NCI Comprehensive
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50
UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL
NCI Clinical
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51
Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY
NCI Comprehensive
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52
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA
NCI Comprehensive
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53
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY
NCI Comprehensive
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54
University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA
NCI Comprehensive
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55
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN
NCI Comprehensive
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56
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL
NCI Clinical
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57
Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC
NCI Clinical
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58
The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ
NCI Comprehensive
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59
UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA
NCI Comprehensive
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60
Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI
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61
Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA
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62
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA
NCI Comprehensive
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63
UK Markey Cancer CenterLexington, KY
NCI Comprehensive
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64
UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA
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65
Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY
NCI Clinical
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66
Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA
NCI Comprehensive
—
67
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC
NCI Comprehensive
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68
Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC
NCI Comprehensive
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69
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA
NCI Basic_laboratory
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70
Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE
NCI Clinical
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71
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA
NCI Comprehensive
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72
University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer CenterBaltimore, MD
NCI Comprehensive
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73
The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS
NCI Comprehensive
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74
Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK
NCI Clinical
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75
University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL
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76
University of Hawai‘i Cancer CenterHonolulu, HI
NCI Clinical
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77
GW Cancer CenterWashington, DC
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78
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa Jolla, CA
NCI Basic_laboratory
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79
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM
NCI Comprehensive
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80
UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR
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81
Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA
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82
Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI
NCI Comprehensive
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83
Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX
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84
Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY
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85
Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA
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86
University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH
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87
Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX
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88
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL
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89
UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY
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90
Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA
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91
Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO
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92
Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
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93
The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT
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94
University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR
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95
Cardinal Bernardin Cancer CenterMaywood, IL
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96
Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY
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97
Upstate Cancer CenterSyracuse, NY
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98
University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX
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99
Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA
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100
BC CancerVancouver, BC
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101
Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed BethesdaBethesda, MD
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102
Louisiana Cancer Research CenterNew Orleans, LA
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