On Mar. 22, 2006, the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington School of Medicine in St. Louis announced it had been accepted into The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), an alliance of the world’s leading cancer centers. The designation allowed Siteman Cancer Center access to and the ability to further improve cancer care guidelines.

With this addition, NCCN now includesd 20 centers dedicated to improving the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of oncology practice so patients can live better lives.