Kuwait Cancer Control Center Explained

Kuwait Cancer Control Center
Coordinates:	29.3251°N 47.9032°W
Location:	Shuwaikh, Kuwait City
Country:	Kuwait
Beds:	200
Opened:	1968

The Kuwait Cancer Control Center or KCCC (Arabic: مركز الكويت لمكافحة السرطان) is a comprehensive center dedicated to the purpose of providing Cancer Care across the State of Kuwait. KCCC has been serving the Kuwaiti cancer population since 1968. With over 600 highly qualified oncology staff, KCCC is a 200-bed hospital complex located in Shuwaikh. The center is made up of seven buildings, each specialized in a treatment area of cancer:

• Radiotherapy Building
• Hussain Makki Juma Center for Specialized Surgery
• Faisal Sultan Bin Essa Center for Radiodiagnosis and Radiotherapy
• Sheikha Badriya Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah Center for Oncology and Stem Cell Transfusion
• Palliative Care Center
• Yacoub Behbehani Laboratory Building & Bone Marrow Transplantation Center
• NBK Pediatric Hospital

References

• Web site: About the Kuwait Cancer Center. Kuwait Cancer Center.
• http://wikimapia.org/12460513/KCCC-Kuwait-Cancer-Control-Center
• 15608473 . 10.1159/000081914 . 14 . Renal cell carcinoma: the experience of Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Kuwait . 2005 . Med Princ Pract . 1–5 . Thotathil . ZS . Varghese . A . Ragheb . A. free .
• Web site: KCC. Arab Times Online.
• https://web.archive.org/web/20130317013716/http://www.aperio.com/sites/default/files/articles/0712_Kuwait.pdf
• http://www.ilshayeb.com/?p=7638
• Web site: KCC. Kuna.
• https://web.archive.org/web/20131229152936/http://www.bndq8.com/kuwaitcancercontrolcenter/