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Cancer Center at the Burnham Institute

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Cancer Center at the Burnham Institute Definition

The Cancer Center at The Burnham Institute represents one from eight basic science Cancer Centers sponsored by the NCI. Center received NCI designation in 1981. Major research topics include: strategies for preventing tumor metastasis, methods for blocking tumor angiogenesis, strategies for triggering apoptosis, study of mechanisms of chemoresistance and radioresistance, use of natural products in cancer prevention, and technologies for tumor-targeted therapy.

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