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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2004 96(3):171-172; doi:10.1093/jnci/96.3.171
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America’s First Cancer Center Celebrates Centennial

Karen Kreeger

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In 1904, a handful of businessmen and physicians noted an increase in the number of cancer deaths in Philadelphia, so they created the American Oncologic Hospital. Little did they know that a century later what they established would have a resounding worldwide effect on cancer research and treatment.


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  		The American Oncologic Hospital, established in 1904 in Philadelphia, was the nation’s first hospital solely devoted to cancer care.

 
"We have the original charter signed in 1904, and the central messages are extraordinary," said Robert C. Young, M.D., president of the Fox Chase Cancer Center, as he read the hospital’s mission from the original manuscript: "The maintenance of a hospital for the study of the cause, treatment, and prevention of cancer and other tumors and the dissemination of knowledge of these subjects for the treatment and care of persons affected with cancer and other tumors. The benefits shall be . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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