University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center

**Semantic type:** Health Care Related Organization

**Definition:** The vision of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer as a major public health problem by providing the highest quality of life for people diagnosed with cancer, while advancing the understanding of cancer and translating this knowledge into improved prevention, detection, treatment, and survivorship. It was designated as an NCI cancer center in 1971.

**Synonyms:** - UAB CCC - UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center