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Photo of the Gordon R. Thomas and Evelyn Brandt Thomas Garden of Hope
The Gordon R. Thomas and Evelyn Brandt Thomas Garden of Hope, dedicated July 31, 2008 on the grounds of the SimmonsCooper Cancer Institute at SIU

Thomas Healing Garden Dedicated
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Memorial Gift to SCCI
Anna Woerner of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada has donated $250,000 to the SimmonsCooper Cancer Institute's research endowment fund in memory of her husband, Klaus Woerner, who died of cancer in 2005 at the age of 65. The gift also honors her parents, Wycliffe and Elizabeth Robbins, as well as her brother, Dr. K. Thomas Robbins, director of SCCI. More...

Cancer Institute Events
Denim and Diamonds logo8th Annual
Denim and Diamonds Gala
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Crowne Plaza Springfield

Tickets are $100 each. If you purchase a table of ten for $1,000, you will also gain admittance to the VIP Preview Reception and early auction bidding the night of the event. The proceeds from this elegant and fun evening benefit the SimmonsCooper Cancer Institute at SIU.

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Cancer Institute Newsletter
Summer 2008(pdf)

Web-based CME Programs
Clinical Cancer Genetics: Breast Cancer and Beyond
Matthew R. G. Taylor, MD, PhD
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center

Click here to register and see a schedule of upcoming web-based CME programs. Click here to access the program archives.