The Huntsman Cancer Center Hospital opened

In 2004, The Huntsman Cancer Center Hospital opened featuring first full-field digital mammography unit, first PET/CT imaging unit, and first facial prosthetics lab in the Mountain West. In 1997, Jon M. Huntsman pledged $125 million to fund cancer research and construct the Huntsman Cancer Hospital. The Huntsman Cancer Institute, at the University of Utah, is a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center created in 1995 with a $100 million donation from the Jon M. Huntsman family to create a world-class cancer center.

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