Carolinas Medical Center's Blumenthal Cancer Center holds accreditation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer as an approved Teaching Hospital Cancer Program and is a member in good standing with the Association of Community Cancer Centers. In addition, Blumenthal Cancer Center works in partnership with the large National Cancer Institute (National Institutes of Health) sponsored study groups including the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ASOSOG), National Surgical Adjuvant Breast Project (NSABP), Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB), Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG), Children's Oncology Group (COG), and Gynecological Oncology Group (GOG).