[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 26, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E123]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING CITY OF HOPE

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                             HON. JUDY CHU

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 26, 2011

  Ms. CHU. Mr. Speaker, today I pay tribute to City of Hope for 
reaching a milestone achievement, as its doctors performed their 
10,000th bone marrow transplant, on January 13, 2011. City of Hope is 
one of the first biomedical research institutions in the world to reach 
this milestone. They give people battling diseases like leukemia, 
lymphoma and myeloma with a second chance at life.
  City of Hope is a biomedical research, treatment and education center 
located in my district, the 32nd California Congressional district. 
Since its founding in 1913, City of Hope has achieved numerous 
scientific breakthroughs and pioneered many lifesaving procedures that 
benefit patients worldwide. It is one of only 40 comprehensive cancer 
centers, the highest designation bestowed by the National Cancer 
Institute.
  This institution is a pioneer in the field of bone marrow 
transplantation. In the nearly 35 years since City of Hope physicians 
performed one of the nation's first successful bone marrow transplants, 
the institution has helped transplantation evolve into a gold standard 
treatment for several diseases.
  Bone marrow or stem cell transplants typically include intensive 
high-dose chemotherapy and radiation, followed by weeks or even months 
of recovery in the hospital. The return on these hundreds of hours of 
treatment is the possibility of a renewed life cured of the disease.
  City of Hope scientists continue to make transplants safer and more 
effective, and help extend the length and quality of patients' lives. 
New transplant procedures are improving cure rates, extending the 
procedure to older patients and expanding the use of transplants to 
diseases beyond leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma. As an example, 
researchers at City of Hope are developing a transplant based gene 
therapy for AIDS-related cancers that may be able to treat both the 
cancer and the HIV infection.
  Today, City of Hope has one of the largest and most successful bone 
marrow transplant programs in the country. It is because of their 
dedicated physicians, nurses, and researchers who have helped 
transplantation evolve from an investigational procedure into a 
lifesaving treatment for people here and around the world.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in recognizing City 
of Hope for reaching their 10,000th bone marrow transplant and 
providing hope to so many cancer patients--and their loved ones--
worldwide.

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