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Mills Breast Cancer
Institute is committed to:
- Providing patients with comprehensive
treatment tailored to their
needs.
- Creating an environment where
patients and families find the
support and resources they need
to heal and cope with breast
cancer.
- Offering patients access to
advanced technology an the latest
treatments through translational
and clinical research.
- Attracting top physicians
and researchers to form an internationally
recognized institute dedicated
to the early detection and effective
treatment of breast cancer.
- Integrating comprehensive
patient care and state-of-the-art
research on breast cancer in
one institute to foster interdisciplinary
collaborations.
- Promoting breast cancer awareness
through public education and
advocacy.
- Training the next generation
of physicians and scientists
to address current and future
challenges in breast cancer.
- Encouraging entrepreneurial
development of novel technologies
and treatments.
Mission
Mills Breast Cancer Institute is
dedicated to the diagnosis, prevention
and treatment of breast cancer through
collaborative research and excellence
in patient care.
Vision
Mills Breast Cancer Institute
will be a national leader in patient
care and breast cancer research,
advancing scientific knowledge
as we seek new treatments and
a cure.
Joint Partnership
Mills Breast Cancer Institute
is an innovative partnership that
combines advanced diagnostic and
treatment services from Carle
Clinic with comprehensive hospital
services provided by Carle Foundation
Hospital. MBCI brings together
Carle and University of Illinois
researchers who conduct translational
and clinical studies that provide
patients with state-of-the-art
breast cancer care.
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In 1991,
when Ms. Mills should have
been dancing at a New Year’s
Eve party, she was instead
reeling with the news: She
had breast cancer. Ever
a survivor, the Champaign-Urbana
businesswoman, along with
her husband, Doug, vowed
that night that they would
not let the disease beat
her. After aggressive treatment,
the cancer went into remission
and Ms. Mills was cautiously
optimistic that she had
won. But 10 years later,
it returned – this
time on her shoulder.
Determined
to take her fight against
the disease to another level,
Doug and Linda Mills donated
$10 million to The Carle
Foundation to build Mills
Breast Cancer Institute.
Their goal was to provide
residents of east central
Illinois with the highest
level of breast cancer care
while searching for new
treatment options –
and maybe even a cure.
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