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Arizona outpatient cancer center to light a ‘lantern of hope’

Arizona outpatient cancer center to light a ‘lantern of hope’


December 17, 2010
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Construction of the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center in Gilbert, Ariz., is under way. Located on the Banner Gateway Medical Center campus near Phoenix, the three-story, 131,000-sf outpatient facility will house radiation oncology, outpatient imaging, multi-specialty clinics, infusion therapy, and various support services. Cannon Design incorporated a signature architectural feature called the “lantern of hope” for the $90 million facility.

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