| 1950s |
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Use of radiation to cure Hodgkin’s disease (Dr. Vera Peters) |
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| 1950s |
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Introduction of lumpectomy for breast cancer (Dr. Vera Peters) |
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| 1952 |
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Use of cobalt radiotherapy units for cancer (Dr. Harold Johns) |
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| 1961 |
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Discovery of blood forming stem cells enabling bone marrow transplants (Dr. Ernest McCulloch and Dr. James Till) |
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| 1984 |
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First cloning of the T-cell receptor genes, significant in the field of immunology (Dr. Tak Mak) |
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| 1996 |
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Chemotherapy treatment for hormone-resistant prostate cancer (Dr. Ian Tannock and Dr. Malcolm Moore) |
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| 2001 |
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Discovery that a protein called Interleukin 13 fuels the growth of Hodgkin’s lymphoma (Dr. Tak Mak) |
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| 2002 |
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Description of the role of IRAK-4, an immune molecule, critical for first-line defense against infections (Dr. Wen-Chen Yeh, Dr. Tak Mak and Dr. Pam Ohashi) |
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| 2002 |
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Identifying gene clusters using micro-array technology that are involved in lung cancer (Drs. Denis Wigle, Igor Jurisica, Jim Woodgett, Shaf Keshavjee, Gail Darling, Frances Shepherd, and Ming Tsao) |
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| 2003 |
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Demonstrating that dense breast tissue, a major risk factor in breast cancer, is mainly determined by genetic factors (Dr. Norman Boyd) |
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| 2003 |
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Developing a method for detecting gene mutations that enhance care for families with retinoblastoma (Dr. Brenda Gallie) |
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| 2006 |
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Cancer stem cells isolated in colon cancer (Dr. John Dick) |
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| 2007 |
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Cancer stem cells isolated in head & neck cancers (Dr. Laurie Ailles) |
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