Cancer Research Center

The California Oncology Research Institute (CORI) is a committed, and professional cancer research center that is dedicated to curing cancer through innovative research, early detection, patient education, and state of the art treatments. Corigroup cares about establishing genuine relationships and treating patients as individuals. Their mission is your mission; to be treated with respect and dignity while providing the highest level of patient care. CORI believe that their patients are more than just a form of cancer.

They regard their patients as members their family. Corigroup's cancer research center boast an impressive board of cancer research specialists. Including, Anton J. Bilchik, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S. whose clinical interests cover surgical oncology, liver tumors/cancers, gallbladder and bile duct tumors/cancers, pancreas tumors/cancers, gastrointestinal tumors/cancers including stomach, intestines, colon and rectum, adrenal tumors/cancers and abdominal sarcomas. Research interests include molecular profiling, ultra staging of gastrointestinal malignancies, laparoscopy and vaccine therapy. Richard Essner, M.D., F.A.C.S. whose clinical interests include melanoma and other types of skin malignancies, head and neck cancers, endocrine cancers, surgery for metastatic cancers and molecular-based imaging for surgery. His research interests include cancer tumor biology, melanoma and other skin cancers, immunotherapy, molecular-based therapies and molecular imaging for cancer. Both of these key physicians are highly dedicated to look for a cure for cancer at their cancer research center. This cancer research center feels that one of the most important aspects in fighting and beating cancer is to educate their patients. The more you know about something, the more likely it is to figure out a way to beat it, overcome it, or destroy it. That is why the clinicians at the Corigroup cancer research center take the time to educate all their patients of their particular type of cancer, how it develops, what it is capable of and most importantly, how to beat it.

While there is currently not a cure or vaccine for cancer, the scientists at the Corigroup cancer research center are working tirelessly to find one. It is of utmost importance to be able to come up with a revolutionary product to help eradicate this deadly disease. Cancer is a class of diseases in which a particular group of cells displays uncontrolled division beyond the normal limits, invasion and sometimes spreads to other locations in the body. These three malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from being benign tumors, which are self limited and do not invade or metastasize. Most cancers form a tumor but some like leukemia do not. The branch of medicine that is concerned with the study, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer is called 'oncology', and that is what the specialists at the Corigroup cancer research center do. Cancer can affect people of all ages, including fetuses, but the risk for most varieties increases with age. Cancer cause about 13% of all human deaths, and according to the American Cancer Society, 7.6 million people died from cancer worldwide during 2007. If you or someone you know and love has been diagnosed with cancer, make your first move to call the Corigroup cancer research center. With their dedicated professionals, you are sure to feel safe with Corigroup as they will take care of you as if you were family.