OUR MISSION 
John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center is a cancer research institute dedicated to the understanding and curing of cancer in order to eliminate patient suffering worldwide. Our mission is accomplished through innovative clinical and laboratory research and the education of the next generation of surgical oncologists and scientists.  read more...  

EVENTS 
Here Comes the Sun. May is Melanoma Awareness Month. The John Wayne Cancer Institute and Bloomingdale's are hosting an exclusive shopping event on Saturday, May 18 in support of the Institute's Melanoma Research Program.

NEWS HEADLINES

• Dr. Julie Billar, current Auxiliary breast fellow of the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center, presented a poster and research outcomes on the topic at the 14th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons this month in Chicago.
   
• John Wayne Cancer Institute's Dr. Junko Ozao-Choy Presented Finding on a Melanoma Drug that Can Boost Survival Rates
    
• John Wayne Cancer Institute Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program is the Only ACGME Accredited Program for Complex Surgical Oncology in California 

EDUCATION & TRAINING 
The John Wayne Cancer Institute offers a comprehensive set of highly respected postdoctoral training programs, ranging from its Society of Surgical Oncology-approved breast oncology and surgical oncology programs, to its lab-based translational science fellowships, to its clinically oriented neurosurgical fellowship.