Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center is one of the nation's premier facilities for cancer treatment and research. It is one of only 45 National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. The Cancer Center provides a positive environment for treatment, cure, and recovery for patients with all forms of cancer. Patients receive technologically...
Norris Cotton Cancer Center is named for the late Senator Norris Cotton who represented New Hampshire in the United States Congress from 1947 to 1974. He was instrumental in securing a $3 million federal grant in 1970 to build rural New England's first regional cancer center. When it opened its doors in 1972, the Cancer Center consisted of a two-story underground facility for radiation therapy...