Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center

The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University (Lurie Cancer Center) is a non-profit cancer research center located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine and the Feinberg School of Medicine. The center was established in 1974 and was designated as a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Lurie Cancer Center's physicians and scientists are faculty members at Northwestern University and collaborate with other academic units across the university. They provide their expertise and knowledge to patients at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Ann & Robert H. Children's Hospital of Chicago, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, and the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. Lurie Cancer Center is a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network and a member of the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium. The center was dedicated through a gift of endowment from the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Foundation in 1991. It treats nearly 17,000 new patients each year.