[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 15, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S742]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         CITY OF HOPE MILESTONE

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I want to recognize the important 
work and accomplishments of City of Hope as it reaches its 10,000th 
bone marrow transplant, becoming one of the first institutions in the 
world to reach this milestone.
  Founded in 1913, City of Hope has helped to improve the quality of 
life for thousands of men, women, and children by leading research to 
develop new treatments and cures for cancer, diabetes, and other life-
threatening diseases.
  Nearly 35 years ago, City of Hope helped pioneer the development of 
bone marrow transplantation as a treatment for diseases such as 
leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma; this January, City of Hope performed 
its 10,000th transplant.
  City of Hope performed its first successful bone marrow transplant in 
1976 on a college student from Indiana who was diagnosed with acute 
myeloid leukemia. Thanks to City of Hope's pioneering bone marrow 
transfer program, the college student's cancer has remained in 
remission for more than 35 years, allowing him to live a full life. 
More than three decades later, City of Hope performed its 10,000th bone 
marrow transplant on January 13, 2011 on a patient battling leukemia.
  About 500 bone marrow transplants procedures are now performed each 
year, and each year thousands of cancer survivors and their families 
attend a bone marrow transplant reunion coordinated by City of Hope. 
This reunion serves as a celebration of life and the positive changes 
that City of Hope's Bone Marrow Transplant program have created in the 
lives of so many cancer patients and their families, who truly found 
their hope again when they turned to City of Hope.
  I invite all of my colleagues to join me in commending City of Hope 
for reaching its 10,000th bone marrow transplant and for its dedication 
to the advancement of health care services.

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