On Apr. 27, 2003, Stanford researchers found that Wnt genes, first discovered as critical genes in cancer, are…
On Apr. 24, 2003, the National Cancer Institute, CDC, AHRQ, and SAMHSA, in collaboration with the American Cancer…
In Sept. 2003, Emory’s Winship Cancer Institute opened a new, 280,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility, adding new research and high-tech…
On Mar. 5, 2003, taking daily aspirin for as little as 3 years was shown to reduce the…
In 2003, China granted the world’s first regulatory approval of a gene therapy product, Gendicine (Shenzhen SiBiono GenTech),…
In 2003, Yale Cancer Center partnered with the National Cancer Institute to create the first cooperative training program…
In 2003, the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) was created at the University of Montreal…
On Dec. 1, 202, Sidney Kimmel, founder and chairman of Jones Apparel Group, donated $150 million for cancer…
On Oct. 31, 2002, National Cancer Institute (NCI) researchers announced they had discovered that a molecule best known…
On Oct. 29, 2002, an international research consortium launched a $100 million public-private effort to create the next…
On Oct. 16, 2002, patterns of proteins found in patients’ blood may help distinguish between prostate cancer and…
On Sept. 19, 2002, a new approach to cancer treatment that replaced a patient’s immune system with cancer-fighting…
On Jul. 17, 2002, A National Cancer Institute funded trial showed that postmenopausal women who used estrogen replacement…
On Jul. 2, 2002, the University of California, Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center announced it had received National Cancer…
On May 19, 2002, researchers from the National Cancer Institute reported that the molecularly targeted drug bevacizumab slowed…
On May 14, 2002, President George W. Bush signed the Hematologic Cancer Research Investment and Education Act of…
On May 14, 2002, the International Genomics Consortium (IGC) selected Phoenix for its headquarters. The mission of the…
On Feb. 1, 2002, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug Gleevec, formerly known as…
On Jan. 22, 2002, Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach became the twelfth director of the National Cancer Institute…
On Mar. 26, 2005, The University of Southern California/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles announced a $15…
In 2002, Stanford researchers became the first to use gene expression profiling to predict cancer outcomes. The research…
In 2002, digital diagnostic technology was developed with the creation of AQUA (Automated Quantitative Analysis) at Yale Cancer…
In 2002, the Nevada Cancer Institute (NVCI), founded in 2002 and located in Summerlin, was a non-profit organization…
In 2002, the Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine, now known as the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive…
On Nov. 28, 2001, researchers discovered the E6 and E7 gene in HPV virus, linking cervical cancer cell…
On Sept. 10, 2001, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) launched the Consumer Advocates in Research and Related Activities…
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…
On Jul. 24, 2001, the largest-ever prostate cancer prevention study was launched by the National Cancer Institute and…
On May 24, 2001, Dr. Eldon Jupe and a team of Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) researchers found…