The Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
at UT Southwestern Medical Center is one of the premier centers in the nation for the study and treatment of cancer. Our commitment to furthering the science of cancer research has enabled the cancer program to achieve dramatic results in UT Southwestern laboratories and health-care facilities.
Established in 1989 through a generous gift from Dallas philanthropist Harold C. Simmons, the Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center offers a broad-based collection of cancer programs, each providing a wide range of patient-care services. The program receives significant support from the most prestigious cancer research institutions in the nation: the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, the National Institutes of Health, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center draws upon strong representation from physicians and researchers in medical, radiation and surgical oncology, and our specialists are respected by their peers as authorities in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of cancer, including:
