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At Vanderbilt-Ingram, the human touch is crucial. Here, David Johnson, M.D., chats with breast cancer survivor Janice Ingram. (photo by Francis Gardler)
1993 Year the Cancer Center was established
1995 Year the center received its first NCI designation
2001 Year the center became Tennessee's only designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
7 Number of research programs
$130.5 million Total annual cancer-related NIH funding in 2006
173% Growth in cancer-related NIH funding since 1994
$59.8 million Total NCI funding in 2006
603% Growth in NCI funding since 1994
31,576 Number of new cancer patients since 1993
3,818 Number of new cancer cases in 2005
57,816 Outpatient cancer clinic visits/treatments each year
225,000 Volunteers enrolled in large epidemiologic cohort studies
14 in 5 states Members in Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Affiliate Network