THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO’S CANCER CENTER RECEIVES THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE’S HIGHEST COMPREHENSIVE DESIGNATION. CHERYL WILLMAN IS THE CENTER’S DIRECTOR AND C-E-O. SHE TELLS US WHAT IT MEANS TO GET THIS KIND OF DESIGNATION. IT’S SCIENCE THAT IMPACTS THE PEOPLE UNM SERVES, REDUCING THEIR CANCER BURDEN AND PROVIDER BETTER TREATMENT.
WILLMAN SAYS THERE ARE AROUND 15-HUNDRED CANCER CENTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND ONLY ABOUT 45 HAVE THE COMPREHENSIVE DESIGNATION.
