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Traumatic Childhood Events May Increase Risk for Long-Term Health Effects in Breast Cancer Survivors

Childhood trauma can increase a breast cancer survivor’s chance of experiencing more severe and longer-lasting treatment-related anxiety, depression and fatigue, as well as reduced cognitive function, years after cancer treatment has ended,...
12-Nov-2024 3:50 PM EST Add to Favorites

KU Cancer Center Leads National Trial Testing Vaccine for Colon Cancer in People with Lynch Syndrome

A researcher at The University of Kansas Cancer Center is leading a national clinical trial to test a combination vaccine to prevent colon cancer in people with Lynch syndrome.
23-Oct-2024 2:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Study Finds Opt-Out Treatment Helps Smokers Quit, Even Those with Low Motivation

Study Finds Opt-Out Treatment Helps Smokers Quit, Even Those with Low Motivation
18-Oct-2024 12:25 PM EDT Add to Favorites

A Precision-Medicine Initiative Sponsored by the National Cancer Institute Aims to Improve Treatment for the Most Common Form of Leukemia in Adults

The University of Kansas Cancer Center is part of the myeloMATCH trial, a large, coordinated effort to improve patient outcomes through targeted treatments for people with acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome.
23-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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New Study Aims to Improve Bladder Cancer Treatment with High-Dose Intravenous Vitamin C

Researchers at The University of Kansas Cancer Center have secured a $3.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study high-dose intravenous Vitamin C for treating muscle-invasive bladder cancer. This type of cancer occurs when cancer...
12-Aug-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Anthony Sung, MD, named director of Center for Survivorship and Patient-Oriented Research

Anthony Sung, MD, has been named the A. Drue Jennings Professor in Medical Oncology and the director of the Center for Survivorship and Patient-Oriented Research at The University of Kansas Cancer Center.
23-Jul-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

NIH renews COBRE grant for Kansas Institute for Precision Medicine

The Kansas Institute for Precision Medicine (KIPM) will continue its mission to improve health care by training physicians and scientists in precision medicine and supporting their research, thanks to a renewed Centers of Biomedical Research...
14-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

KU Cancer Center Researcher Secures $1.4M Grant to Develop Peptide Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Benyi Li, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Urology and member of The University of Kansas Cancer Center, has received a nearly $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop a short peptide-based therapy for prostate cancer...
29-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Triple-Threat

Triple-negative breast cancer expert Dr. Priyanka Sharma discusses latest research and clinical trial efforts.
18-Jul-2018 1:35 PM EDT

Getting Survivorship Care Planning Off the Page and Into Practice

Jennifer Klemp, PhD, MPH, director of cancer survivorship and an associate professor at The University of Kansas Cancer Center, is interviewed by Oncology Nursing News. In this interview, Klemp offers insights on some of the critical issues that...
31-Oct-2016 9:30 AM EDT

Rewriting the Book on Chemo-Resistant Cancers with a DNA Library

KU Cancer Center researcher is finding out why ovarian cancer is resistant to certain types of chemo to eventually identify a different drug target.
30-Jun-2015 5:05 PM EDT

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The University of Kansas Cancer Center is a world-class, community-based, NCI-designated comprehensive cancer research and care partnership spanning two states and involving collaboration among researchers, physicians and cancer support professionals. The University of Kansas Cancer Center is transforming cancer research and clinical care by linking our innovative approach to drug discovery, delivery and development to our nationally accredited patient care program. Our partnership includes cancer research and health care professionals associated with the University of Kansas Medical Center and The University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, The University of Kansas in Lawrence, the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita, The Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Children's Mercy and members of the Masonic Cancer Alliance.