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The charity was founded 1911 [4] as the Society for the Prevention and Relief of Cancer, by Douglas Macmillan following the death of his father from the disease. In 1924, the name was changed to the National Society for Cancer Relief, which it retained until 1989 when it was changed to Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund, later changed again to Macmillan Cancer Relief.
In 1979 Northridge Hospital and Valley Hospital in Van Nuys created a joint parent company – HealthWest. HealthWest expanded to become a multi-hospital nonprofit. [ 2 ] In 1988, HealthWest merged with the Lutheran Hospital Society of Southern California, the parent company of California Hospital Medical Center , to form UniHealth. [ 3 ]
The primary sponsor of the center is the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation (JCCF), [2] a 501(c)(3) entity (established in 1945). [6] The center employs over 500 physicians and scientists, who engage in clinical activities (i.e., cancer treatment), education, research (basic and clinical), and cancer prevention. [1] [2] [7]
The new facility is led by Dr. Chanita Hughes-Halbert, who serves as the Associate Director for Cancer Equity. Having conducted extensive research on Black communities, Dr. Hughes-Halbert has shed ...
The academic enterprise at Cedars-Sinai has research centers covering cardiovascular, genetics, gene therapy, gastroenterology, neuroscience, immunology, surgery, organ transplantation, stem cells, biomedical imaging, and cancer, with more than 500 clinical trials and 900 research projects currently underway (led by 230 principal investigators).
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