The Wichita Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP), which first received funding by NCI in 1983, comprises two major community hospitals - Via Christi Regional Medical Center and Wesley Medical Center - and also has affiliations with the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Wichita State University, Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, and 11 other sites across Kansas. Through this consortium, the CCOP includes 11 medical oncologists; 6 radiation oncologists; 2 gynecologic oncologists; 1 pediatric oncologist; and 16 surgeons, urologists, and primary care physicians who have completed training on protection of research subjects. The program receives patient referrals from more than 175 additional physicians.