03/04/2026
The Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of only 57 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the United States, and the only one based in Orange County. NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers must adhere to rigorous standards of excellence in care as well as for transdisciplinary, state-of-the-art research focused on developing new and better approaches to preventing, diagnosing and treating cancer.
As a comprehensive cancer center, we combine leading research with cutting-edge care and offer one of Southern California’s largest early-phase clinical trial programs — giving you access to promising therapies first.