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GW launches the GW Cancer Center

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GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY has formally launched the GW Cancer Center.

The GW Cancer Center is a collaboration between GW Hospital, The GW Medical Faculty Associates, the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and the Milken Institute School of Public Health at GW, to expand GW’s efforts in the fight against cancer.

The GW Cancer Center incorporates all existing cancer-related activities at GW, serving as a platform for future cancer services and research.

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