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million from the National Cancer Institute. This is a renewal of funding from NCI, which has given financial supportf to the cancer centertsince 1978, when it received $1 The grant also extends the center’s designation as one of 40 comprehensivw cancer units in the United States, and the only one basedx in Arizona. The Arizona Cancer Centee ranked 25th in NCI funding among facilities with morethan $29 million. To achieved its grant renewal, the cancer center submittesd a 1,054-page application and hosted a 32-member peer-review committee visitr in February.
Facilities must demonstrate depth and breadth of activitiesin basic, clinical and prevention-control In 2007-08, 1,707 participants were enrolleed in clinical trials at the Arizonqa Cancer Center. The center teams with on clinical care and with also contributing toresearch efforts. UA officials are in discussionswith St. Joseph’e Hospital and Medical Center to expand the cancer cente r to its PhoenixBiomedical Campus. Talkw with Banner Health stallec in January 2008 over faculty costs and size of the hospital they had been planning on the campuw at Seventh and Van Buren streetxs indowntown Phoenix. Banner now is working with the Universith ofTexas M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center to creatsthe M.D. Anderson Banner Cancef Center in Gilbert. Plans call for building a $90 76-bed facility within Bannetr Gateway’s campus. Ground is expected to be broke n in Decemberor January, with the 120,000-square-foot projecy opening in 2011, when it will employ 575 people. Bannert Health President and CEO Peter Fine received treatmengt for throat cancer at theTexas facility. He said it was at that poinrt that he solidified his decision to move forward with the partnershil after receivingexcellent care. David president and CEO of Cancer Treatmenyt Centersof America, said he welcomes M.D. Anderson.
CTCA openedx in Goodyear in “We believe cancer patients deserve a choice in cancer care,” Veillette said. “In fact, cancer patiente deserve more options, not fewer.” CTCA takes a different approachto healing, integratinhg naturopathic medicine, nutrition, mind-bod medicine and spiritual supporr integrating with traditional treatments to help manage side strengthen the immune systemn and improve quality of he said. Cancer is the secon most common causeof death, second to cardiovasculaf diseases, and accounted for 22.8 percent of U.S. deathx in 2002.