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OU Cancer Institute nears opening
University of Oklahoma officials on Tuesday celebrated the construction mid-point on the $120 million OU Cancer Institute.
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The 210,000-square-foot building will include the latest generation of proton radiation therapy and the state’s only cancer Phase I Clinical Trials Center.
It also will have outpatient clinical programs; multidisciplinary, organ-site based oncology clinics; chemotherapy infusion facilities; traditional radiation and brachytherapy options; and comprehensive diagnostic imaging services. An array of patient and family support services will be offered, as well as a conference center and cancer patient resource center.
The building also will house physician offices and administrative offices.
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The structure is set to open next November on the OU Health Sciences Center campus, offering research, education, treatment and prevention.
Officials are seeking designation as a National Cancer Institute, the gold standard for cancer research and care in the United States, OU officials said. The new seven-story building will also include the state’s only center for conducting Phase 1 clinical trials for cancer treatment. OU President David Boren said the institute will be a place of healing.
"It’s inspiring,” he said. "This is an institute that will change the lives of people.”
Funding includes donations and grants, state appropriations and revenue from the state tobacco tax.
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