Press Releases
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Nevada Cancer Institute Names Head of Early Phase Clinical Trials
LAS VEGAS, NEV. December 2004 – The Nevada Cancer Institute recently named Dr. Sunil Sharma as Chief of the Section of Gastrointestinal Oncology and of the Clinical Phase I Unit.
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Brighton Collectibles raises $21,500 for Nevada Cancer Institue
LAS VEGAS, NEV. December 2004 – Nevada Cancer Institute announced today they received a $21,500 gift from Brighton Accessories and the local Brighton Collectibles Stores licensed and operated by Bribor LLC and the Borsack Family.
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$3.7 Million Raised at Nevada Cancer Institute’s ’Rock for the Cure’ Fund-Raising Event
LAS VEGAS, NEV. November 2004 - The Nevada Cancer Institute raised $3.7 million at their third annual fund-raising gala, "Rock for the Cure: An Electric Garden Party," held Thursday at Caesars Palace, surpassing last year's $2.6 million.
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Lance Armstrong Foundation Partners With Nevada Cancer Institute
AUSTIN, TEX. October 1, 2004 - The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) announced today a five-year, $500,000 gift to the Nevada Cancer Institute (NVCI) to establish the Lance Armstrong Foundation Survivorship Center at the Institute.
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Nevada Cancer Institute Director Attracts International Conference to Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NEV. October 2004 - The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation's (MARF) First International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma begins today at the MGM Grand. The symposium will conclude on Sunday, October 16.
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The Greenspun Family Foundation Become Visionary Founders of Nevada Cancer Institute
LAS VEGAS, NEV. October 2004 - The Greenspun Family Foundation has become a Visionary Founder of the Nevada Cancer Institute through their gift of $5 million. The gift will help fund cancer-related research, education, support and treatment initiatives.
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Avon Walk For Breast Cancer Awards $50,000 To The Nevada Cancer Institute
LAS VEGAS, NEV. September 2004 - The Nevada Cancer Institute (NVCI) was awarded $50,000 at this year's Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Los Angeles, an event that helps raise money for breast cancer education and research.
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Nevada Cancer Institute Welcomes Philanthropists Alfred and Claude Mann to Board of Directors
LAS VEGAS, NEV. September 2004 - Nevada Cancer Institute today named husband and wife, Alfred and Claude Mann to its Board of Directors. Mr. Mann, a member of the Forbes 400, is well known for his vision, innovation, entrepreneurial and business success as well as his philanthropic commitment to improving healthcare throughout the world.
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Clark County Commission Clears the Way for Lance Armstrong and Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope™
LAS VEGAS, NEV. September 2004 - The Board of Clark County Commissioners yesterday approved a resolution in support of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Tour of Hope™ bicycle cavalcade making a stop on the famed Las Vegas Strip. Led by cancer survivor and Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong, the Tour of Hope will ride down Las Vegas Boulevard South between Harmon Avenue and Buccaneer Bay Drive an escort by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
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Nevada Attracts Prominent Scientist
LAS VEGAS, NEV. May 7, 2004 - Nevada has attracted its first active member of the National Academy of Sciences, David Ward, who will serve as deputy director for the Nevada Cancer Institute (NVCI).
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Heather and Jim Murren Receive Larry King Cardiac Heart Award
LAS VEGAS, NEV. March 2004 – Heather and Jim Murren recently received the Larry King Cardiac Heart Award from CNN on-air talent Larry King’s Larry King Cardiac Foundation (LKCF).
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Nevada Cancer Institute Names Prominent Researcher Director
LAS VEGAS, NEV. January 2004 – Nevada Cancer Institute (NVCI) President Heather Murren today announced Nicholas J. Vogelzang, M.D., a nationally-recognized leader in oncology research, as the institute’s first director.
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