NORRIS COTTON CANCER CENTER

'NCCC' is the comprehensive cancer center at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. It is New Hampshire's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center.
Mark A. Israel, formerly of UCSF, is a molecular biologist and pediatric oncologist who serves at NCCC Director.
Surgical oncologist, Burton L. Eisenberg, formerly of Fox Chase Cancer Center, is the deputy director.
The six associate directors are Nancy A. Speck, Allen J. Dietrich, Joshua Hamilton, Ira Byock, Marc Gautier and Robert Gerlach. The portfolio of Speck, a molecular biologist interested in haematopoeisis, is basic sciences. Dietrich, a family medicine practitioner and researcher in cancer screening and early detection, supervises populaton sciences. Hamilton, who works on the effects of arsenic in carcinogenesis, supervises shared resources. Practitioner Ira Byock is in charge of cancer survivorship and palliative care. Hematologist Marc Gautier oversees regional clinical affairs. Robert Gerlach supervises administration.
NCCC research is conducted in 6 scientific programs. Cancer Control is directed by James Sargent, a pediatrician with a research program on the effect of watching smoking in the movies. Cancer Epidemiologist and Chemoprevention is jointly directed by Ethan Dmitrovsky, an oncologist and researcher on the mechanisms of lung carcinogenesis and acute promyelocytic leukemia, and Margaret Karagas, a cancer epidemiologist. Cancer Mechanisms is directed by Charles Brenner, a geneticist and biochemist interested in enzyme function in tumor suppression. Molecular Therapeutics is directed by Alan Eastman, a pharmacologist interested in action of chemotherapy agents vis a vis the cell division cycle. Immunology and Cancer Immunotherapy is directed by Randolph J. Noelle, an immunologist who has made strides toward the development of cancer immunotherapeutics. Radiobiology and Bioengineering is co-directed by Keith D. Paulsen, an engineer who develops new breast imaging technologies, and Harold M. Swartz, an electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopist who develops novel approaches to measure oxygen in tumors and for animal tumor imaging.

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★ Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC)