About Yale Cancer Center

About us

Yale Cancer Center combines a tradition of innovative cancer treatment and quality care for our patients. A National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer center for over 30 years, Yale Cancer Center is one of only 39 Centers in the nation and the only comprehensive center in Southern New England. Led by Dr. Richard L. Edelson, the physicians, nurses, scientists, and staff at Yale Cancer Center dedicate themselves to provide the finest quality care. Patients at Yale Cancer Center benefit from the collaboration between scientists and physicians at Yale University School of Medicine and the Yale-New Haven Hospital. This partnership enables the Center to provide the best approaches for detection, diagnosis, and treatment for the disease.