Excellence in Research, Patient Care and Education It isn’t often that the results of a phase III cancer clinical trial are so promising that the National Institutes of Health requests that the findings be made available to patients and physicians prior to the study results being published. However, such was the case of the North American Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Study sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and led by the cooperative group Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB). more >>    make a gift >> The Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is among only 1% 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 Free Skin Cancer Screening at Wake Forest Baptist on May 8      WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Dermatologists from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, as well as other dermatologists in the community, will conduct free skin cancer screenings on Thursday, May 8.      The screenings, which do not require an appointment, will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the dermatology clinic on the ninth floor of the Richard Janeway Clinical Sciences Tower at Wake Forest Baptist. Full Story Restorative Yoga Enhances Quality of Life for Breast Cancer Patients Dessert Auction to Benefit Komen NC Triad Race for the Cure® Torti to Become First Chief Scientist to the FDA New Treatments and Indications in the Application of Heated Chemotherapy for Advanced Abdominal Cancer

Log On to Keep Your Friends and Family Updated Highlights Comprehensive Cancer Center receives designation renewal from the NCI. 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) Dessert Auction to benefit Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure April 19th Hanes Mall 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