In 2001, the Holden Cancer Center at University of Iowa received National Cancer Institute (NCI) Comprehensive Center designation. The Center is dedicated to bringing the finest cancer care and research to Iowa and beyond. Holden ensures that all the cancer research, clinical service, and education at Iowa are interdependent.

Holden draws on the expertise of `170 investigators from 41 departments at the University of Iowa. Clinical care, including cancer care, is provided by experts in more than 200 medical specialties at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

Over the past five years, Holden received more than $70 million in total funding from the NCI to support cutting-edge research. When combined with private donations and other grants, that level of support helps to draw the world’s best cancer researchers and physicians to our center.