On Dec. 4, 2024, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced approved of AstraZeneca’s blockbuster drug Imfinzi…
On Apr. 6, 2022, a new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology showed that women receiving certain…
On Jun. 3, 2019, the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) announced it had received a $12 million grant from…
On Jun. 5, 2018, a new flagship cancer center was established as the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer…
On Feb. 28, 2014, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published Immunization Practices Advisory Committee…
In 2014, Siteman Cancer Center performed the world’s first MRI-guided radiation therapy treatment, allowing for visualized and adaptable…
On Jan. 10, 2012, the Norris Foundation made a $15 million commitment toward construction of the Harlyne J….
In 1999, the Eppley Cancer Center became a National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated cancer center. NCI grant funding…
On Mar. 4, 1991, researchers reported that post-operative (adjuvant) radiation therapy and chemotherapy were found to improve survival…
In 1985, Lumpectomy plus radiation therapy was found equivalent to mastectomy for early breast cancer. Lumpectomy followed by…
In 1974, the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at the University of Texas (UT) Health Science Center…
In 1972, a prototype linear accelerator at Washington University – St. Louis was produced by radiation clinicians and…
In 1966, Washington Univesrity – St. Louis physician Carlos Perez, MD, initiated a program for the training of…
In 1924, Leo Rigler was appointed associate professor of radiology at the University of Minnesota. Rigler obtained full…