. ▁Joh ns bury , ▁Verm ont , ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁partner ▁hosp it als ▁throughout ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁and ▁Verm ont . ▁ ▁Mission ▁▁ ▁The ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁Center ▁is ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁causes ▁of ▁cancer , ▁to ▁translate ▁new ▁knowledge ▁into ▁better ▁treatment , ▁to ▁provide ▁effective ▁and ▁comp ass ion ate ▁clin ical ▁care ▁that ▁impro ves ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁cancer ▁patients ▁and ▁families , ▁and ▁to ▁educ ate ▁communities ▁about ▁effective ▁choices ▁to ▁prevent ▁cancer . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Center ▁provides ▁access ▁to ▁research - based ▁care , ▁advanced ▁techn ologies , ▁and ▁clin ical ▁tri als ▁for ▁patients ▁throughout ▁northern ▁New ▁England . ▁ ▁Can cer ▁care ▁▁ ▁More ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁cancer ▁special ists ▁at ▁Nor ris ▁Cot ton ▁Can cer ▁Center ▁work ▁in ▁teams ▁to ▁treat ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁patients ▁per ▁year ▁with ▁all ▁types ▁of ▁cancer , ▁using ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁techn ologies ▁in ▁di agnostics ▁and ▁imag ing ; ▁medical , ▁radiation ▁and ▁surg ical ▁on col ogy ; ▁b one ▁mar row ▁trans plant ation ; ▁and ▁imm un other apy . ▁▁ ▁In ▁all , ▁the ▁Center ▁has ▁ 2 5 ▁separate ▁programs ▁for ▁tre ating ▁different ▁can cers . ▁ ▁These ▁include : ▁ ▁Blood ▁& ▁Mar row ▁Trans plant ation ▁Program ▁Bre ast ▁Can cer ▁Program ▁End ocr ine ▁T um ors ▁Program ▁Es oph age al ▁Can cer ▁Program ▁Famil ial ▁Can cer ▁Program ▁Gast ro int est inal