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Official Opening of the Cancer Detection Clinic for Women

A black and white photo of a group of women on a staircase. Two rows of young women in nurses uniforms line the sides, while three older women, elegantly dressed, stand in the centre.

Date: April 7, 1948.
Credit: The Miss Margaret Robins of Women’s College Hospital, Graduate nurses’ collection, NUR-30.

The Cancer Detection Clinic officially opened on April 7, 1948 at Women’s College Hospital (WCH).

WCH’s Dr. Marion Hilliard (centre) and Bette Sandiford, President of the WCH Board (right), welcomed Dr. Elise L’Esperance (left). Dr. L’Esperance was the guest of honour. She was the founder of the Strang Cancer Prevention Center at the New York Infirmary – the inspiration for the CDC.