On Jul. 21, 2004, Project BioShield Act of 2004 was signed by President George W. Bush. The Act…
On Jun. 3, 2004, the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Annual Report to the Nation found cancer incidence and…
In 2004, data from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study show that women who take estrogen in combination…
In 2004, the world’s first use of low-dose radioactive palladium ‘seeds’ as used to treat breast cancer patients…
On Dec. 12, 2002, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced that a clinical trial had shown that reducing…
On Jul. 22, 2002, Amgen announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Aranesp (darbepoetin…
On Jun. 12, 2002, President George W. Bush signed the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response…
On Jun. 12, 2002, the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act (P.L. 107-188) was passed…
On Sept. 4. 2001, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the American College of Radiology Imaging Network launched…
In August 2001, the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center was named an National Cancer Institute (NCI) -Designated Cancer…
In 2001, the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) earned the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) highest distinction as a Comprehensive…
In 2001, the Fred Hutchinson Business Alliance announced that the 2001 E. Donnall Thomas Medal of Achievement would…
In 2001, the Regional Cancer Coalitions of Georgia were created by the General Assembly and Governor to ensure…
In 2001, The J.P. McCarthy Cord Stem Cell Bank at the Karmanos Cancer Institute was founded as a…
On Apr. 21, 1999, nuclear chemist Darleane C. Hoffman, a chemistry professor of the graduate school at the…
On Jan. 10, 2012, the Norris Foundation made a $15 million commitment toward construction of the Harlyne J….
In 2000, the Fred Hutchinson Business Alliance announced that the E. Donnall Thomas Medal of Achievement was awarded…
On Dec. 8, 1999, the National Cancer Institute published the Atlas of Cancer Mortality, 1950-94, showing the geographic…
In 1999, the Fred Hutchinson Business Alliance announced that the 1999 E. Donnall Thomas Medal of Achievement would…
On Sept. 14, 1998, researchers from the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (BCPT) published a full report and update…
On Jul. 29, 1998, the Stamp Out Breast Cancer stamp was first issued. The driving force behind the…
On Jun. 16, 1998, University of Washington Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) and Seattle Children’s announced…
In 1998, the Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act (MQSA) was passed by the U.S. Congress and continued the…
In 1998, The Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center received a $5 million gift from local philanthropist Henrietta Lee which…
In 1998, Tamoxifen, created with the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line established by Karmanos, was revealed to reduce…
On Jul. 29, 1997, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) released information that nuclear testing during the 1950s could…
In 1997, IsoRay was founded in Richland as a spin-off from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to…
In 1997, Dr. Leland Hartwell became the new President and Director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center….
In 1997, The Fred Hutchinson Business Alliance announced that the E. Donnall Thomas Medal of Achievement would be…
On Mar. 26, 1996, the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital opened their expanded facilities that included…