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KU Cancer Center director tells House health committee center has expanded patient care and research
Summary
Dr. Roy Jensen told the House Health Committee that the University of Kansas Cancer Center has grown from about 1,700 new patients in 2004 to roughly 8,500 today, increased annual research funding from about $14 million to roughly $90 million and operates more than 700 clinical trials; a new consolidated building is on schedule and expected to open in about two years.
Dr. Roy Jensen, director of the University of Kansas Cancer Center, told the Committee on House Health and Human Services on Feb. 4 that the center’s patient volume and research portfolio have grown substantially over two decades.
Jensen said the center had about 1,700 new patients in 2004 and now sees roughly 8,500 new patients a year, representing more than a third of cancer patients in its regional catchment. He told the committee the center’s research funding rose from about $14 million annually in 2004 to…
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