The UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center
The UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center is the official cancer center of New Mexico, and the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in a 500-mile radius. Its 136 clinical faculty include cancer surgeons in every specialty, adult and pediatric hematologists/medical oncologists, gynecologic oncologists and radiation oncologists. They, along with more than 600 other cancer healthcare professionals (nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists, navigators, psychologists and social workers), provide treatment to more than 51% of New Mexico’s cancer patients from all across the state. They also partner with community health systems statewide to provide cancer clinical trials and care closer to home. In FY2026, they treated more than 14,000 patients in more than 105,000 ambulatory clinic visits, in addition to in-patient hospitalizations at UNM Hospital. A total of 1,845 patients participated in 189 cancer clinical trials to study new cancer treatments that include tests of novel cancer prevention strategies and cancer genome sequencing. The 123 cancer research faculty affiliated with the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center were awarded $30.5 million in federal and private grants and contracts for cancer research projects in 2025. Since 2020, the physicians, scientists and staff have provided education and training experiences to more than 750 high school, undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral fellowship students in cancer research and cancer health care delivery. UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center maintains strong community partnerships to ensure active community engagement in establishing research priorities to address differences in cancer health outcomes. Through its basic, translational, clinical and cancer delivery research, which is focused on New Mexico’s unique populations, the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center helps to improve cancer prevention, screening, treatment and survivorship for patients across the nation.
To learn more about the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center visit our website, or call the UNM Cancer Center Clinic at 505-272-4946.
The UNM Cancer Center is the only cancer center in the state of New Mexico that is designated by the National Cancer Institute. We are one of only 58 NCI-designated Comprehensive cancer centers in the nation. Comprehensive designation is the highest federal designation and rating for cancer centers.