The Nevada Cancer Research Foundation is a non-profit research organization centrally located just North of University Medical Center on South Rancho Drive and Palomino Lane. The Foundation's membership is comprised of over 50 oncologists working and seeing patients throughout Nevada. The Foundation works primarily with University Medical Center, Sunrise Hospital, Sunrise Children's Hospital, Renown Regional Medical Center, Mountain View Hospital, Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare, Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center and VA Southern Nevada Healthcare Systems.

Our Administrative Office is located at:
601 S. Rancho Dr., C-26
Las Vegas, Nevada 89106

The NCRF is a Community Clinical Oncology Program also referred to as a CCOP. A Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP) combines the expertise of community physicians with ongoing national research projects. The CCOP introduces the newest clinical research findings and procedures into community settings. The Nevada Cancer Research Foundation is a non-profit CCOP made up of hospitals, doctors and health professionals dedicated to improving the care of cancer patients in Nevada.

HOW DOES A CCOP WORK?

The Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP) was established by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in 1983. Through this program, community physicians work with scientists conducting NCI-supported clinical trials. Clinical trials are research studies conducted with patients or with healthy people. They are designed to answer specific questions about the effectiveness of new ways to prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat cancer.

Participation in the CCOP benefits patients and physicians in the community and scientists in research centers. The program helps in the transfer of the latest research findings to the community level. The CCOP increases the number of patients and physicians who can participate in clinical trials operated at major research centers and allows scientists to conduct large-scale prevention and control studies.