Regional AffiliatesThe UWCCC has established alliances with several community hospitals that extend its quality patient care and access to clinical trials:

• Beloit Memorial Hospital, Beloit• FHN Leonard C. Ferguson Cancer Center, Freeport, IL• Swedish American Hospital, Rockford, IL• UW Cancer Center Johnson Creek, Johnson Creek (a

partnership among Fort HealthCare, UW Health Partners Watertown Regional Medical Center and UW Health)

• UW Cancer Center Riverview, Wisconsin Rapids

Outreach ClinicsThe Cancer Center offers outreach programs to regional facilities in:

• Antigo (radiation oncology)• Beaver Dam (medical oncology) • Mauston (medical oncology)• Monroe (medical oncology)• Portage (medical oncology)• Reedsburg (medical oncology)• Richland Center (medical oncology)• Wausau (radiation oncology)

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology OutreachUWCCC offers pediatric hematology/oncology outreach programs in:

• Appleton• Rockford, IL

Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG)GOG is one of the National Cancer Institute’s funded cooperative cancer research groups devoted solely to gynecologic cancer research. The UWCCC extends the ability to participate in GOG clinical trials to:

• Aspirus Regional Cancer Center, Wausau• Froedtert Hospital & Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee• Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha

Radiation Therapy Group (RTOG)RTOG is one of the National Cancer Institute’s funded cooperative cancer research groups devoted solely to radiation therapy research. The UWCCC extends the ability to participate in RTOG clinical trials to:

• Aspirus Regional Cancer Center, Wausau• Beloit Memorial Hospital, Beloit• FHN L.C. Ferguson Cancer Center, Freeport, IL• Langlade Hospital, Antigo• Mercy Health System, Janesville• John T. Vucurevich Cancer Care Institute, Rapid City, SD• Turville Bay, Madison• UW Cancer Center Johnson Creek, Johnson Creek• UW Cancer Center Riverview, Wisconsin Rapids

Children’s Oncology Group (COG)COG is a National Cancer Institute-supported clinical trials cooperative group devoted to childhood cancer research. The UWCCC extends the ability to participate in COG clinical trials to:

• Gundersen Lutheran, La Crosse

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG)ECOG, through National Cancer Institute funding, conducts nationwide clinical trials in all types of cancer. The UWCCC extends the ability to participate in ECOG to:

• Aspirus Regional Cancer Center, Wausau • Aurora HealthCare Network - Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinics:

Sheboygan, Two Rivers and Marinette, Aurora Medical Center in Summit, Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay

• Aurora Advanced HealthCare Inc, - Aurora Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn, Burlington, Glendale, Mequon, Franklin, Good Hope, Kenosha, Menomonee Falls, Racine, St. Lukes, Waukesha and Wauwatosa

• Columbia St. Mary’s, Milwaukee and Ozaukee• Dean Clinic, Madison• FHN Leonard C. Ferguson Cancer Center, Freeport, IL• Fox Valley Hematology and Oncology, Appleton• Mercy Health System, Janesville• Swedish American Hospital, Rockford, IL• UW Cancer Center Johnson Creek, Johnson Creek• UW Cancer Center Riverview, Wisconsin Rapids

Wisconsin Oncology Network (WON)This regional network was established to allow community health centers to enroll patients in select cancer clinical trials that are open to the UWCCC:

• Aspirus Regional Cancer Center, Wausau • Aurora Advance Healthcare• Aurora Health Care Network• Bellin Memorial Hospital, Inc., Green Bay• Columbia St. Mary’s, Milwaukee and Ozaukee• Dean Clinic - Hematology & Oncology, Madison• FHN Leonard C. Ferguson Cancer Center, Freeport, IL• Fox Valley Hematology and Oncology, Appleton• Gundersen Lutheran, La Crosse• Holy Family Memorial Hospital, Manitowoc• John T. Vucurevich Cancer Care Institute, Rapid City, SD• Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield• Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee• Mercy Health System, Janesville• St. Vincent’s Regional Cancer Hospital, Green Bay• UW Carbone Cancer Center Clinic, 1 S. Park, Madison• UW Cancer Center Johnson Creek, Johnson Creek• UW Cancer Center Riverview, Wisconsin Rapids• Waukesha Memorial Hospital (Oconomowoc and Waukesha)

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More than 30,000 cancer patients are seen annually at the UW Carbone Cancer Center and affiliated locations throughout Wisconsin and northern Illinois.

Wisconsin

FreeportRockford

Illinois

Rapid City, South Dakota

UWCCCWauwatosa

Elkhorn Racine

Franklin

Kenosha

Mequon

Burlington

Glendale

MenomoneeFalls

Ozaukee

Janesville

Milwaukee

Wausau

LaCrosse

Summit

Appleton

Wisconsin Rapids

Sheboygan

JohnsonCreek

Two Rivers

Madison

Marinette

Waukesha

Oconomowoc

Beaver Dam

Mauston

Portage

ReedsburgRichland Center

Antigo

Monroe

Marshfield

Green Bay

Beloit

ManitowocManitowoc

Outreach Clinics

Regional Affiliates

ECOG

WON

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology OutreachCOGGOGRTOG

Affiliations and partnerships

• Developed tomotherapy – a specialized form of radiation therapy targeting cancer cells, avoiding other cells and organs

• Instrumental in Wisconsin law improving patient access to clinical trials

• Leading developer of virtual colonoscopy

• Two $7 million federal grants received to fund housing for interdisciplinary prostate and breast cancer research

• Established a palliative care unit at UW Hospital and Clinics

• Chosen to lead a consortium of five institutions to conduct multiple Phase I and II clinical trials of cancer chemopreventive agents

• Developed tamoxifen, one of the best therapies for treating and preventing breast cancer

• Introduced 5-Fluorouracil, which is widely used to treat breast, ovarian, stomach and colon cancers

• Developed the conceptual basis for combination drug therapy

• Led the first clinical trials with DFMO, a potential cancer-preventing agent that slows an enzyme involved in tumor growth

• Launched the world’s first test of “gene gun” technology in cancer patients

• One of three centers to participate in the national endostatin Phase I clinical trial

• Sponsored the nation’s first telephone-based cancer helpline, which has now become the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service

• First radiation oncology department in country to have CT/PET scanning for treatment planning

• Led the development of the Wisconsin Cancer Council and Wisconsin Cancer Pain Initiative

Wisconsin's only comprehensive cancer center as designated by the National Cancer Institute

Mission

An integral part of the UW School of Medicine

and Public Health, the UW Carbone Cancer

Center (UWCCC) unites more than 280

physicians and scientists who work together

in translating discoveries from research

laboratories into new treatments that benefit

cancer patients. Our patient care and clinical

research is conducted at UW Hospital and

Clinics and at the UW Carbone Cancer Clinic,

1 S. Park in Madison, WI.

Director

Howard Bailey, MD

For More Information

1111 Highland Avenue

Madison, WI 53705-2275

Information: (608) 263-8600

uwhealth.org/cancer

Leading Achievements

• 1940: The McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research founded on University of Wisconsin-Madison campus under the direction of Harold Rusch, MD.

• 1973: UWCCC established as one of the first university-based comprehensive cancer centers by the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Harold Rusch named the first UWCCC director.

• 1978-97: Paul P. Carbone, MD served as director of the UWCCC.

• 1989: UWCCC began regional cancer partnerships with hospitals throughout Wisconsin.

• 1997: John Niederhuber, MD named director. Among his major accomplishments was the merger of the UWCCC with the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research.

• 1998: The Wisconsin Oncology Network established to include community hospitals in UWCCC clinical trials.

• 2004: George Wilding, MD named UWCCC director.

• 2005: Ground broken on Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research (WIMR).

• 2006: Cancer Center is renamed the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center. The Cancer Center’s central research tower is named the Harold P. Rusch Translational Research Tower.

• 2006: UWCCC plays an important role in getting a bill passed in the Wisconsin Legislature which requires insurance companies to pay for routine care costs associated with cancer clinical trials.

• 2008: WIMR, focusing on translational research, opens in fall.

Multidisciplinary Cancer ClinicsThe UWCCC’s strength continues to lie in its “multidisciplinary” cancer clinics, where a medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, surgeon and other specialists work together in determining the best possible treatment for each patient. These clinics incorporate several disciplines to enhance patient care, including outstanding nursing, genetic counseling, social work, pathology, radiology, psychology and dietary evaluation.

The multidisciplinary cancer clinics include:

• Bone Marrow Transplant• Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors• Breast cancer• Esophageal cancer• Gastrointestinal cancer• Gynecologic cancer• Head and neck cancer• Lung cancer• Melanoma• Pediatric hematology and oncology• Sarcoma• Urologic cancer

Clinical TrialsClinical trials – testing promising new treatments – are among UWCCC’s greatest strengths. These research studies uncover answers to specific scientific questions about new ways to prevent, diagnose, detect and treat cancer and offer patients access to state-of-the-art therapies.

More than 250 clinical trials are available for patient enrollment at the UWCCC each year. For more information, contact Cancer Connect, (800) 622-8922. A complete listing of all clinical trials is also available at uwhealth.org/cancer.

Support Services The UWCCC offers a number of support services for cancer patients and family members:

• Cancer Connect, a toll-free phone service (see description below)

• Nutritional services• Genetic counseling• Social work• Oncology-specific psychology services• Certified pet visitation• Art therapy• Movement therapy classes• Patient library and education rooms• Disease-specific support groups• Integrative medicine, including healing touch and

acupuncture• Palliative care, including a specialized palliative care unit• Free wigs, turbans and scarves for patients• CareWear, a specialty store with products for individuals who

have had breast surgery or are receiving treatment for cancer• Smoking cessation services

Cancer Connect: Patient and Physician ResourceCancer Connect is staffed by oncology nurses and health educators who facilitate referrals to appropriate specialty clinics, act as patient navigators, and provide up-to-date information on clinical trials and other state-of-the-art treatment options at the UWCCC:

Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 am – 4 pm(800) 622-8922 or (608) 262-5223E-Mail: cancerconnect@uwcarbone.wisc.edu

History

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• More than 280 faculty in 55 departments and nine schools on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

• UWCCC sponsors eight research programs, which collaborate to perform basic research and translate new discoveries into clinical trials and patient care. Programs include:

- Cell Signaling - Cancer Control- Cancer Genetics - Chemoprevention- Experimental Therapeutics - Human Cancer Virology- Imaging and Radiation Sciences - Tumor Microenvironment

Faculty and Research Programs

Clinical Services