The John Stoddard Cancer Center is a part of Iowa Health-Des Moines, where a number of important treatment options and services originated.
It was the first cancer center in central Iowa to house all radiation oncology and ancillary services in one location.
Stoddard began offering intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in 2002, which allows them to precisely shape the radiation beam to maximize treatment of the tumor while minimizing exposure to the surrounding healthy tissue.
John Stoddard was an engineer (by training), a real estate developer and an entrepreneur by profession who amassed a large fortune, giving most of it away.
In 1990, his keen interest in medical care and compassion for others still compelled him to support the Iowa Methodist Medical Center’s new cancer center with a $4 million gift.