Congressman Tim Holden presents check for $5.6 million to Cancer Institute

Congressman Tim Holden, presented a check for $5.6 million dollars to Hershey Medical Center's Penn State Cancer Institute. According to the story posted here http://www.ldnews.com/ci_7751485 the money is part of the U.S. Department of Defense Appropriations Act for 2008 that was approved several weeks ago.

The medical center is the only academic health center located in central Pennsylvania, serving close to 4.5 million people. As stated in the article: "The facility will have more space for clinical trials in the study of cancer, Paz said. Bringing cancer research and treatment together under one roof, he said, is important in raising the profile of the institute. "

Dr. Tom Loughran, the director of the cancer institute, stated Hershey Medical Center sees about 8,000 new patients diagnosed with cancer each year.

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