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Monday, March 18, 2013  The eight-story facility includes a new home for the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center.

Monday, February 18, 2013  Construction of a new in-patient unit is expected to begin in 2013 and is estimated to cost $7.2 million.

Friday, September 28, 2012  Busy women in need of a breast cancer screening can schedule late-night and weekend mammograms at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center in Columbia.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  Money raised in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure funds mammograms for women who can't afford them.

Sunday, March 25, 2012 

Monday, November 21, 2011  A little pink ink is going to help cancer patients at Lake Regional Cancer Center in Osage Beach.

Tuesday, October 04, 2011  Oncologist cites a high death rate from breast cancer in Mid-Missouri.

Friday, December 10, 2010  Study: Herceptin plus Tykerb help women with early breast cancer more than either drug alone

Tuesday, September 14, 2010  Construction has begun in Columbia on a $203 million University Hospital expansion that will include a new cancer treatment center.

Friday, May 21, 2010  The new Ellis Fischel Cancer Center got a second chance for funding in Columbia.

Thursday, May 06, 2010  This year, the Missouri House once again approved the $31 million appropriation to fund the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. Last week, the Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee took it out, leaving Columbia lawmakers exasperated.

Thursday, April 29, 2010  A Missouri Senate committee has voted against funding to build a replacement for the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center in Columbia.

Friday, February 27, 2009  Luetkemeyer wants stimulus money to help pay for renovations at a Columbia cancer center.