The Bay Area Tumor Institute

The Bay Area Tumor Institute is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to improving the rates of cure and disease-free survival for cancer patients, while discovering more effective and humane ways to deliver cancer care via participation in the nation’s most scientifically advanced community-based effort to cure, control and prevent cancer.  The Institute serves cancer patients, those at “high risk” for developing cancer, and medical professionals who treat cancer patients. Major cancer services of the Institute include:

COVID-19 is an Emerging, Rapidly Evolving Situation,
for more information on:

• What people with cancer should know:  www.cancer.gov/coronavirus
• The latest research information from NIH:  www.nih.gov/coronavirus
• The latest public health information from CDC: 

• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Interim Guidance for Administrators of US Institutions of Higher Education

Cancer Research Programs

The Bay Area Tumor Institute’s NCORP (National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program) provides cancer specialists and their patients in the East Bay with the most advanced investigational Cancer Treatments approved by the National Cancer Institute, as well as opportunities for populations “at risk” to participate in Cancer Prevention, Symptom Management, and Cancer Care Delivery Trials.

Informational Resources for Cancer Patients

Cancer patients will find important information in the online Cancer Patient Guide, which teaches patients to empower themselves. The Institute promotes minority group participation in cancer research and prevention trials.

Education Program for Nurses and Nursing Students

Nurses, nursing students, and other healthcare professionals can obtain advanced professional training through Continuing Education Programs for East Bay oncology nurses.  Oncology educational content is also available to pre-licensure student nurses through a BATI/Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) online course.  Please see Nursing Education for more information.

Awards

Since 2005, the Bay Area Tumor Institute has received an annual award of excellence from the National Cancer Institute for providing advanced anti-cancer therapies to patients, often years before these treatments become commonly available. We invite you to see the Awards section of this website to learn more.

Progress Report 2022-2023

1972 - 2023: 50+ Years of Service to East Bay Cancer Patients through Clinical Research, Professional Education, and Consultation. Download Report (pdf).

Make a Donation

Please join in our mission to improve the early diagnosis, advanced investigational treatment, survivorship and prevention of childhood and adult cancers.