Fundação Antonio Prudente - A.C. Camargo Cancer Center

A.C.Camargo Cancer Center is an integrated Cancer Center for diagnosis, treatment, education and research. Since its foundation on April 23rd 1953, A.C.Camargo has made significant and ongoing contributions to the fight against cancer and it is recognized internationally as a reference institution. Like the leading cancer centers around the world, A.C.Camargo Cancer Center has adopted an operating model that integrates cancer diagnosis, treatment, education and research. This represents an advance in the concept of healthcare in the field of oncology, enabling the deepening of the knowledge about the disease and stimulating innovation. At A.C.Camargo Cancer Center, the patient is initially evaluated by a multidisciplinary group of specialists and then passes through an integrated process of care, from diagnosis to rehabilitation. The protocols of these procedures are based on scientific evidence. Doctors and scientists work together to develop research that will be applied in oncology in the future. This results in the utilization of the best therapeutic alternatives and, consequently, to an increase in cure rates and patient survival. In the area of education, the institution trains specialists who are capable of sharing knowledge and contributing to the evolution of the fight against disease. And at the center of everything, is the patient. This is the concept of A.C.Camargo Cancer Center