Yale Cancer Center

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Yale Cancer Center
Geography
Location	New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Organization
Type	Specialist
Affiliated university	Yale School of Medicine Yale School of Public Health
Services
Speciality	Cancer
History
Opened	1974
Links
Website	yalecancercenter.org
Lists	Hospitals in Connecticut

Yale Cancer Center (YCC) was founded in 1974 as a result of an act of Congress in 1971, which declared the nation's "war on cancer". It is one of a network of 56 Comprehensive Cancer Centers designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Currently directed by Dr. Eric Winer,^[1] the Cancer Center brings together the resources of the Yale School of Medicine (YSM),^[2] Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH), and the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH).