Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center

**Semantic type:** Health Care Related Organization

**Definition:** The Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center of Northwestern University is committed to the process of discovery, advancing medical knowledge, and providing compassionate, state-of-the-art cancer care and for training for the next generation of clinicians and scientists. The Center has major research strengths in breast, genitourinary, gastrointestinal, aerodigestive, neurologic, and gynecologic cancers, hematologic malignancies, and pediatric oncology. It was founded in 1974 and received its NCI-designated status in 1998.

**Synonyms:** - Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center - Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University