Excellence in Research, Patient Care and Education The Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is one of seven sites in the world participating in a clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of an anti-cancer vaccine in reducing the risk of breast cancer recurrence. The vaccines, composed of GP2 or AE 37 peptides of the HER2\neu protein, a cancer protein found in 60 to 70 percent of breast cancers, and GM-CSF, an FDA-approved drug that stimulates bone marrow to make new blood cells. more >>    make a gift >> The Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is among an elite group of U.S. cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute as comprehensive – indicating excellence in research, patient care and education. Comprehensive Cancer Center News Research Suggests Doctors Should Consider Kidney-Sparing Surgery WINSTON-SALEM, N.C – A study of almost 1,500 kidney cancer patients treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center suggests that surgery to spare as much kidney tissue as possible may improve overall survival in patients who also have reduced kidney function at the time their cancer is diagnosed. The finding is significant because both kidney cancer and decreased kidney function appear to be increasing. Full Story Surgical Treatment Provides New Option for Some Colorectal Cancer Patients Blackstock Named Chair of Radiation Oncology Wake Forest Baptist Radiation Oncologist Receives Prestigious Award

Log On to Keep Your Friends and Family Updated Highlights Ten cancer specialists named "America's Top Doctors for Cancer" Center is one of only five in NC designated Blue Distinction Center for Complex and Rare Cancers(sm) View a brief video on the DETECT Study. Comprehensive Cancer Center opens IBU (Integrated Brachytherapy Unit) - one of only five units in North America Patients at Comprehensive Cancer Center are treated by multidisciplinary teams of physicians, bringing together the expertise of many to offer the most effective treatment plans Wake Forest Baptist offers more cancer-related clinical trials than any other hospital in western N.C. Wake Forest Baptist is home to North Carolina’s first Gamma Knife, a non-invasive stereotactic radiosurgical tool used to treat benign and malignant brain tumors How You Can Help