San Antonio Cancer Institute
type: Concept
broader: major hospitals and treatment centers
definition: THE SAN ANTONIO Cancer Institutes (SACI) represents the combined cancer research programs of two institutions located in San Antonio, Texas: the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) and the Cancer Therapy and Research Center (CTRC), a nonprofit corporation and freestanding outpatient clinic founded in 1974. The SACI was formed to foster integration of the outpatient cancer services and basic, preclinical, and clinical research programs supported by the CTRC with the scientific and academic programs at UTHSCSA. The CTRC is a nationally known treatment center that registers over 100,000 patient visits annually. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; San Antonio Cancer Institute]

organizations
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: San Antonio Cancer Institute

major hospitals and treatment centers
type: Concept
narrower: San Antonio Cancer Institute