Overview

The Sarah Cannon Cancer Center

The Sarah Cannon Cancer Center (SCCC) is a network of 9 affiliated medical facilities in Tennessee and Southern Kentucky that provides diagnosis and treatment to cancer patients. Our network is composed of physicians and teams who care for cancer patients throughout the region. This allows our patients treatment and medical care in a community setting close to home. All of our facilities operate cooperatively to provide state-of-the-art diagnostic tests as well as the latest treatment modalities.

Through the work of The Sarah Cannon Cancer Center and its network of over 100 medical oncologists, gyn-oncologists, hematologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists and surgeons in 2 states, more patients are benefiting from life saving cancer diagnosis and treatment. The Sarah Cannon Cancer Center Network diagnosed and treated over 4000 newly diagnosed cancer patients last year.

The Sarah Cannon Cancer Center has grown to become the largest community based, privately funded, diagnostic and treatment center in the country. The network of facilities operates cooperatively to provide state-of-the-art diagnostic tests as well as the latest treatment modalities.

Through its affiliation with Sarah Cannon Research Institute, SCCC helps its patients gain access to research studies and oncology clinical trial programs. Annually, over 1,400 patients are participating in the treatment protocols established by our Nashville cancer center.

Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI)

SCRI, an industry leader in clinical trials, is dedicated to advancing solutions for patient care through clinical research. It is the largest community-based program in the nation, conducting clinical trials in ten therapeutic areas through its affiliation with a powerful network of hundreds of physicians. Additionally, it offers management, regulatory and other research support services to drug development sponsors and strategic investigator sites across the country.

The Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation

The Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation is a public charity committed to funding programs that provide the greatest benefit to cancer patients and their families. By supporting new programs in cancer research, education, and patient and family services, the foundation honors the memory of Sarah Cannon, a cancer patient herself, who created the beloved character “Minnie Pearl.”