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1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010
626-256-HOPE (4673)
1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010
626-256-HOPE (4673)
A National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Deliver Hope
Deliver Hope
Approximately 10.5 million Americans have cancer today and nearly 1.5 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in 2007. Earlier detection and improved treatment have helped improve cancer survival rates for the second consecutive year, but there is still much work to be done.
That's where City of Hope comes in. Ranked as one of "America's Top Cancer Hospitals" by U.S.News & World Report, City of Hope is a new model cancer center, combining leading edge science with compassionate care.
We need your help to find a cure. Explore this site to learn more about City of Hope, hear about starswho are delivering hope and how you can help.
Stars Delivering Hope Over the years, celebrities have lent their tremendous support to City of Hope. Check out their inspiring messages and stories to see how they're helping to deliver hope.
Sheryl Crow
Listen to a special message from Sheryl Crow.
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Gavin DeGraw
Listen to a special message from Gavin DeGraw.
Hear message >>
Miley Cyrus
See what Miley Cyrus is doing to deliver hope.
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Celebrity Softball
See how country stars like
Carie Underwood and Vince Gill
deliver hope.
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Lounge for Life
Check out what Star 98.7 FM in Los Angeles is doing to deliver hope.
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Songs of Hope
See what the stars at Songs of Hope did to deliver hope.
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Sheryl Crow
Listen to a special message from Sheryl Crow.
Hear message >>
Gavin DeGraw
Listen to a special message from Gavin DeGraw.
Hear message >>
Miley Cyrus
See what Miley Cyrus is doing to deliver hope.
Read more >>
Celebrity Softball
See how country stars like
Carie Underwood and Vince Gill
deliver hope.
Read more >>
Lounge for Life
Check out what Star 98.7 FM in Los Angeles is doing to deliver hope.
Read more >>
Songs of Hope
See what the stars at Songs of Hope did to deliver hope.
Read more >>
Cancer Facts
Although cancer rates have declined in recent years due to earlier detection and awareness, millions are still inflicted with the disease today.
City of Hope aims to find the cures.
Here are some sobering facts on cancer:
Cancer is the #1 killer of Americans under 85, recently surpassing heart disease. Approximately 10.5 million Americans have cancer today. Nearly 1.5 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in 2007. 1IN 3 WOMEN ... 1 IN 2 MEN ... will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Learn more about cancer >>
How You Can Deliver Hope
We need your help to continue critical research, education and treatment in the fight against cancer.Learn more about thethemany ways you can help deliver hope below.
Makea Donation
Makea Donation
Donate Online Now- Donate securely online to City of Hope 's world-class research, education and treament programs. Planned Giving - Learn about bequests, annuities, outright gifts, and many other types of major gifts. Donate in Someone's Honor or Name- Make a general donation or send a gift card in someone's name, memory, or honor. Donate Blood or Bone Marrow- Donate blood or bone marrow and you can save a life.
Get Involved
Events- Search our online calendar for special events and seminars open to the public nationwide. Join a Group- Learn about and join one of the many groups across the country that support City of Hope.
Walk for Hope
to Cure Breast Cancer- Participate in our largest public event, Walk for Hope, which takes place in several states every year. Volunteer- Discover the manyways to volunteer for City of Hope no matter where you live.
Corporations & Employees
Corporate Involvement- Learn about and support the companies who are giving back to City of Hope. Workplace and Automatic Giving- Donate from each paycheck via workplace giving, or if your company does not offer the program, via automatic deductions from your bank account.
Stars Delivering Hope
Over the years, celebrities have lent their tremendous support to
City of Hope
. Check out their inspiring messages and stories to see how they're helping to deliver hope.
Sheryl Crow
Listen to a special message from Sheryl Crow.
Hear Message
Listen to a special message from Sheryl Crow.
Hear Message
Gavin DeGraw
Listen to a special message from Gavin DeGraw.
Hear Message
Listen to a special message from Gavin DeGraw.
Hear Message
Miley Cyrus
See what Miley Cyrus is doing to deliver hope.
Read More
See what Miley Cyrus is doing to deliver hope.
Read More
Celebrity Softball
See how country stars like Carie Underwood and Vince Gill deliver hope.
Read More
See how country stars like Carie Underwood and Vince Gill deliver hope.
Read More
Lounge for Life
Check out what Star 98.7 FM in Los Angeles is doing to deliver hope.
Read More
Check out what Star 98.7 FM in Los Angeles is doing to deliver hope.
Read More
Songs of Hope
See what the stars at Songs of Hope did to deliver hope.
Read More
See what the stars at Songs of Hope did to deliver hope.
Read More
For 100 years, we’ve been a global leader in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and HIV/AIDS. Hope powers our dream of curing diseases that affect millions of people worldwide. We need help from people like you. Become a Citizen of Hope, and join us in the fight to save lives all over the world.
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When you support City of Hope, you help us shorten the time it takes to get from bold, innovative ideas to powerful new medical treatments. Make a gift online now.
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Ranked as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” in cancer by U.S.News & World Report, City of Hope is a pioneer in the fields of hematopoietic cell transplantation and genetics. Designated as a comprehensive cancer center, the highest honor bestowed by the National Cancer Institute, City of Hope's research and treatment protocols advance care throughout the nation.
NEWS & UPDATES
- One in a series of stories asking former patients to reflect upon their experience … Like many who face a cancer diagnosis, Kurt Deetz struggled at first with isolation, fear and depression. Told in 2009 that a malignant lump on his tonsil had spread to a lymph node, he worried about all that he would
- Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death among men in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society, and more than 29,000 will die of the disease this year alone. A new City of Hope study suggests those numbers could ultimately be brought down. In findings being presented today...
- Months after hearing the arguments and weeks before concluding its current session, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that human genes are a product of nature and are not patentable. In the court’s majority opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote: “A naturally occurring DNA segment is a product of...
- As City of Hope celebrates its 100th anniversary, we offer a four-part interview with Art Riggs, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research. Many of City of Hope’s best-known breakthroughs came through his lab. In this series, he casts an eye back to some of his greatest scientif...
- Patients struggling to overcome blood cancers face a wider threat than just the malignant cells menacing their bodies. They also face challenging — even life-threatening — treatment side effects. For many patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation, graft versus host disease (GVHD) ranks as one of the most ...
- Though endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological cancer, there are no screening tests for the disease and only limited treatments for women whose cancer isn’t eliminated through surgery or radiation. But new City of Hope research could ultimately pave the way both for targeted treatments and screening...
- For breast cancer patients whose disease has spread to local lymph nodes, treatment may entail surgical removal of those nodes to decrease the likelihood of recurrence. But that procedure also comes with the risk of lymphedema, a painful swelling of the arm caused by retained fluids. However, findings from a re...
- Understanding how cells repair DNA damage is key to revealing the role of BRCA1 and other tumor suppressors and to overcoming chemotherapy resistance in cancer. City of Hope research just published in Nucleic Acids Research sheds light on this topic and could lead to improved therapies. Principal investigator ...
- The discovery of genes that may increase a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer has resulted in potentially powerful tools to guide care – but like all new technologies, there’s a learning curve. Many physicians surveyed for a newly released City of Hope study said that, although they feel confident orderin...
- Smita Bhatia has watched pediatric patients defeat cancer, only to see many of them grow into adult survivors confronting new deadly opponents: secondary cancers and serious health problems resulting from the lifesaving but toxic therapies they received as children. Bhatia, M.D., M.P.H., is the Ruth Ziegler Cha...
- Our ability to maintain brain function and preserve learning and memory are at the core of City of Hope research just published in Molecular Cell Biology. Here, lead author Yanhong Shi, Ph.D., an associate professor in the departments of Neurosciences and Radiation Biology, explains the significance of her pape...
- Each year in the United States, lung cancer kills more people than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. When the least dangerous form of skin cancer is taken out of the equation, lung cancer is the second most-common cancer in both men and women, after prostate and breast cancer respectively. It’s also ...
- As City of Hope celebrates its 100th anniversary, we offer a four-part interview with Art Riggs, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research. Many of City of Hope’s best-known breakthroughs came through his lab. In this series, he casts an eye back to some of his greatest scientif...
- The importance of applying sunscreen to reduce the risk of skin cancer has been drilled into the public for the past few decades. Yet studies have shown that skin cancer rates continue to climb, with melanoma diagnoses rising nearly 2 percent a year since 2000. What are people doing wrong? Skin cancer expert Vi...
- The first question after a diagnosis of prostate cancer: Is the cancer slow-growing or fast-growing? A slow-growing prostate cancer can simply be monitored, enabling patients to avoid potential side effects of treatment for as long as possible. A fast-growing cancer demands immediate attention, regardless of th...
