Sylvester Research

With more than 250 physicians and scientists dedicated to cancer care and research, Sylvester is leading the search for a cancer cure. Every day, our physicians and scientists within the cancer center’s site disease groups and multidisciplinary research programs, are discovering exciting new breakthroughs that are quickly transforming the way cancer patients are diagnosed and treated.

Multidisciplinary Research Programs

Scientists at Sylvester are grouped into seven multidisciplinary research programs:

• Biobehavioral Oncology Program
• Molecular Oncology and Experimental Therapeutics Program
• Tumor Immunobiology Program
• Viral Oncology Program
• Breast Cancer Program
• Cancer Epidemiology & Prevention Program
• Genitourinary Malignancies Program

To learn more about research at Sylvester, search our Research Knowledgebase.

Treatment Approach

Sylvester uses a targeted, “site-based” approach to treating cancer. Multidisciplinary teams of dedicated, board-certified physicians with expertise researching and treating specific cancer sites oversee patient care. Learn more about Sylvester’s 15 site disease groups.