Organization: WOOD HUDSON CANCER RESEARCH LABORATORY
Mission: RESEARCH INSTITUTE DEDICATED TO THE DISCOVERY OF NEW KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION OF CANCER. ALL DISCOVERIES RESULTING FROM ONGOING RESEARCH ARE FREELY GIVEN TO THE SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL COMMUNITY THROUGH PROMPTLY REPORTED PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS. WOOD HUDSON APPROACHES THE CANCER PROBLEM THREE WAYS:1) STUDY OF CLINICAL CASES AND EXPERIMENTAL MODELS OF CANCER TO LEARN NEW METHODS OF CANCER PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT;2) STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES OF CANCER, PARTICULARLY FOOD AND DRINKING WATER CHEMICALS;3) AND PROVISION OF TRAINING AND "HANDS-ON" RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR TOMORROW'S SCIENTISTS AND PHYSICIANS THROUGH ITS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EDUCATION PROGRAM
Activities: THE STUDY OF CLINICAL CASES OF CANCER FOR NEW DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF TUMORS, EVALUATION OF CANCER INDUCING EFFECT OF POLLUTANTS, AND EDUCATION OF RESEARCH TECHNIQUES.
NTEE category: Medical Research
Secondary category: Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines