Henry Ford Health System to build $110M cancer center

Henry Ford Health System will build a $110-million cancer center in Detroit as part of a $500-million expansion and neighborhood improvement project spanning 300 acres, officials said Monday.

The planned five-story, 144,000 square-foot cancer center in the city's New Center neighborhood will include a rooftop garden and skywalk to connect it to Henry Ford Hospital. The center will consolidate cancer care services on the hospital's south campus near West Grand Boulevard and north of I-94. Officials expected to break ground in spring 2016 and open the center in summer 2018.

Along with the cancer center, future projects call for green space, commercial, retail and housing development. Within the 300-acre neighborhood, Henry Ford will invest in roughly 30 acres, and continue to work to attract businesses, like Cardinal Health, and other developments to the area.

http://www.freep.com/story/money/bus...roit/72961132/

start building it now!

I wonder how much will 'spill over' effect there will be on the other side of the Lodge?

There is M-1 and the 'development action' on Woodward by New Center and now this on the other side of the Lodge.

Will this spur development say west of 3rd [[between 3rd and the Lodge)?

Cancer,so many suffer so others can make millions.

I had an acquaintance now passed on that was a world renowned blood specialist,his crew of cancer researchers were brought into this country to work for a well known cancer institute,some of them were trained on equipment that only 5 in the world were qualified to use.

In 6 month's he finished the research that they had determined would take 4 years to accomplish so they paid him $250,000 a year to stay home and be able to retain his name on the roster for funding.

He did not stay home though,he flew around the world saving those of rare blood diseases that were determined not worth saving or could not afford to live.

One of his crew went on to head up a university cancer research center where he is no longer throttled as he was before,he has saved many lives of those who were told they had month's to live.

90% politics and the rest is actual research.

I think it's great that they're creating this facility, but almost more for the fact that it will create numerous jobs in the construction and fill in a large part of Detroit.

What I hate seeing are the large number of corporate cancer centers being built across the country for profit at such a phenomenal cost to erect and maintain when money could be better spent to stop or slow down the incidence of cancer with the knowledge we have of what are causing the cancer problems.

We know of a vast majority of problems that cause cancer. We don't always know how to treat them or cure them, but we're willing, because of profits to house cancer patients. Why aren't we spending the money, or a portion of it to merely fix some of the obvious problems that are causing the cancer.

I've lost a number of friends that have died of cancer that could be traced directly to the source of the disease, but rarely see any attempt to stop the practice that produces it.

Like they say, there's a lack of money to be made from a healthy population.

I'm not sure I get the criticism. I don't believe 110M is that much money for such a center.

As far as stopping cancer, I assume that American Cancer Society, public health, etc. is doing all they can to get people to stop those types of behavior, e.g., smoking, sun, bad diets, etc. which may contribute to cancer in some or most people.

There are some cancers obviously caused by things like tobacco, asbestos, etc. but we are trying to control them.

I'm not saying that the center shouldn't be built, and no, that doesn't sound like a lot of money for a facility of that size and the number of people it will employ.

But there are numerous cancers other than the obvious ones you mentioned that we are aware of and essentially ignore, even though we know we could prevent them rather than treating them if we simply acknowledged them and addressed them.

I don't mean to state that this new facility won't be good for Detroit, I'm merely someone that thinks that you should, when possible, search for the core of the problem, fix it, and then not have to spend so much energy and resources addressing it after the damage has been done.

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I'm not saying that the center shouldn't be built, and no, that doesn't sound like a lot of money for a facility of that size and the number of people it will employ.

But there are numerous cancers other than the obvious ones you mentioned that we are aware of and essentially ignore, even though we know we could prevent them rather than treating them if we simply acknowledged them and addressed them.

I don't mean to state that this new facility won't be good for Detroit, I'm merely someone that thinks that you should, when possible, search for the core of the problem, fix it, and then not have to spend so much energy and resources addressing it after the damage has been done.

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Okay.

But other than prostate tests, breast exams, colonoscopy, using care in the sun, avoiding asbesto and tobacco, etc. etc. what more can we do??? Maybe follow a diet lower in red meats?

Otherwise most other cancers are, as best I can tell, completely beyond the control of the individual.

Many deadly cancers, e.g., brain, pancreas, etc. are all cancers over which humans have no control.

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We know of a vast majority of problems that cause cancer. We don't always know how to treat them or cure them, but we're willing, because of profits to house cancer patients. Why aren't we spending the money, or a portion of it to merely fix some of the obvious problems that are causing the cancer.

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What? And put everyone out of a job?

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I'm not sure I get the criticism. I don't believe 110M is that much money for such a center.

As far as stopping cancer, I assume that American Cancer Society, public health, etc. is doing all they can to get people to stop those types of behavior, e.g., smoking, sun, bad diets, etc. which may contribute to cancer in some or most people.

There are some cancers obviously caused by things like tobacco, asbestos, etc. but we are trying to control them.

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Hence the research aspect,cancer already exists,if you find out how the cells attack you then have the cure,but monetary wise some feel it is more profitable to throttle that part.

So would threads or conversations like this be considered a thread jack?

Not sure,maybe it is good to discuss not only the aspect of new development but the company behind that,which kinda determines the stability of the future of the city.

So if a hedge fund decides to open a chain of gentleman clubs in the city in theory it would be a good thing,10 clubs,200 employees,buildings rehabilitated,millions invested.

But is it a good fit? So it all kinda goes hand in hand.

Actually, sorry hybridy. I guess I did thread jack your thread. Got a bit carried away with my own agenda.

does this affect the MDOT plans to widen I-94?