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M. D. Anderson's 60th Anniversary Texas Legislature Celebrates Senate Concurrent Resolution Big Future Plans Anniversary Gala |
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In 1941, World War II was raging in Europe, Citizen Kane was in movie theatres, and a state cancer hospital was born by an act of the Texas Legislature. The M. D. Anderson Hospital for Cancer Research of The University of Texas started out in temporary quarters on the Baker estate near downtown Houston. Back then, little was known about how cancer started or spread, and only a handful of treatments were available. Cancer survival rates were a dismal 25%.How far we've come since then!
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2001: A Cancer Odyssey 
In 2001, M. D. Anderson has much to celebrate. In the last 60 years, half a million people have come through our doors looking for hope – and found it. Cancer survivor rates have reached 60%. We've trained over 40,000 cancer professionals who work all over the world. Our researchers have paved the way for an impressive arsenal of modern cancer treatments. Since 1941, our mission has remained the same: to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation and the world. Sixty years is a long time, but we've only just begun to Make Cancer History. 