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UVA Cancer Center Listed Among Tops in the Nation

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UVA Cancer Center Listed Among Tops in the Nation

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW/BECKER’S HOSPITAL REVIEW) – A week after similar acclaim for the UVA Health orthopedics program, Becker’s Hospital Review has named UVA Cancer Center to its 2024 list of 100 hospitals and health systems with great oncology programs.
“These institutions have garnered national acclaim for advancing cancer care via their cutting-edge clinical trials and life-changing research,” the national healthcare publication’s editors wrote in the list’s introduction. “

The publication spotlighted UVA Cancer Center’s 50% increase in patient volume since 2014 and a nearly 500% rise in research participation, backed by $77 million in annual research funding, which has included groundbreaking research on prostate and nerve sheath cancers.
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