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CHARITIES
NVCI is working harder than ever
coordination of their care under one roof. This
team. It is the single largest dedicated medical
to meet its mission of reducing the
proven treatment model gives our patients,
research facility in the state.
burden of cancer for Nevada, the nation
their family members and friends full
and the world.
confidence that we are delivering the most
In this last year alone, we added many
efficient, well-coordinated, and personalized
The future of modern medicine and the
new renowned physicians and researchers to
care available today. NVCI is also proud to
quality of healthcare in any community is tied
our faculty, employed new therapies and
offer our patients unique access to more than
to the education of men and women who
treatment approaches, opened new offices to
70 clinical trials at our flagship facility. These
demonstrate the intellectual curiosity and drive
better serve our population, and embarked on
novel drugs and procedures, not otherwise
required to advance scientific knowledge.
innovative research projects designed to help
available in Nevada, give patients new
That’s why NVCI recently launched its first
detect cancer earlier, treat it more effectively
options for treatment and are at the heart of
fellowship program, which accepted its
and improve the lives of those living with the
NVCI’s mission to find more effective
inaugural round of trainees from the University
disease. Although we have accomplished a
therapies for cancer care.
of Nevada School of Medicine last year. NVCI is also collaborating with local educational
lot during our short history, our work is far from finished. We are committed to further MICHAEL JORDAN CELEBRITY INVITATIONAL
advancing
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Exceptional Education
cancer
care
through
Pioneering Research
institutions to train nurses and allied healthcare
our
As a research-driven institution, NVCI is
professionals in oncology care and research
our
committed to helping improve patient
support—two areas of critical importance to
our
outcomes by answering important questions
our state’s effort to mature into a world class
educational programs, which together will
about the genesis and progression of specific
destination for cancer care. In addition to
ultimately save more lives every day.
cancers. Our committed team of researchers is
training the next generation of professionals,
making important contributions to science that
NVCI is also committed to strengthening the
will, ultimately, lead to more targeted and
community through cancer-related seminars,
innovative
treatment
pioneering
research
programs, efforts,
and
Innovative Treatment Since opening in 2005, NVCI has treated
effective therapies that increase long-term
continuing medical education, support groups,
more than 15,000 patients from across the
survivorship and cure rates. NVCI’s Ralph and
and educational programs for all Nevadans.
state, the region and the country. Through our
Betty Engelstad Cancer Research Building
Along with our many community
multidisciplinary approach to cancer care, we
contains more than 187,000 square feet
partners and you, NVCI is working toward a
strive to significantly ease the already
dedicated exclusively to research and designed
future where cancer is no longer defined by
overwhelming burden of a cancer on our
to house up to 40 individual laboratories as well
the lives it affects, but rather the fight we
patients by keeping the communication and
as shared resources to support the efforts of our
wage to defeat it.