Latest news from NCI-Designated Cancer Centers on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/duke-cancer-institute/?sc=rsin /articles/duke-cancer-institute/?sc=rsin Tue, 05 Nov 2013 15:00:00 EST Among the research institutions the National Cancer Institute funds across the United States, it currently designates 68 as Cancer Centers. Largely based in research universities, these facilities are home to many of the NCI-supported scientists who conduct a wide range of intense, laboratory research into cancer's origins and development. This profile provides some history of the Duke Cancer Institute as well as a look at its current initiatives. NCI-Designated Cancer Centers /articles/uab-cancer-center-celebrates-grand-opening-of-modernized-facility/?sc=rsin /articles/uab-cancer-center-celebrates-grand-opening-of-modernized-facility/?sc=rsin Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:00:00 EST On Friday, Aug. 23, the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center celebrated the public grand opening of the renovated Lurleen B. Wallace Tumor Institute (WTI). NCI-Designated Cancer Centers /articles/uc-davis-patient-embraces-personalized-approach-to-lung-cancer-diagnosis/?sc=rsin /articles/uc-davis-patient-embraces-personalized-approach-to-lung-cancer-diagnosis/?sc=rsin Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:00:00 EST As a woman in her mid-forties who didn't smoke, Elizabeth Lacasia never expected to be diagnosed with lung cancer. But in 2006, after she developed a persistent and serious cough, a chest X-ray and CT scan revealed several tumors in her lower left lung. NCI-Designated Cancer Centers /articles/wear-your-vegetables/?sc=rsin /articles/wear-your-vegetables/?sc=rsin Wed, 04 Sep 2013 16:05:00 EST With skin cancer emerging as one of the world's most prevalent forms of cancer, researchers are using every tool at their disposal to fight this disease. The tool of choice for Sally Dickinson, PhD? Broccoli. NCI-Designated Cancer Centers /articles/dana-farber-harvard-cancer-center/?sc=rsin /articles/dana-farber-harvard-cancer-center/?sc=rsin Tue, 20 Aug 2013 10:00:00 EST Among the research institutions the National Cancer Institute funds across the United States, it currently designates 68 as Cancer Centers. Largely based in research universities, these facilities are home to many of the NCI-supported scientists who conduct a wide range of intense, laboratory research into cancer's origins and development. This profile provides some history of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center as well as a look at its current initiatives. NCI-Designated Cancer Centers /articles/ucccc-researchers-pinpoint-tumor-suppressor-gene-involved-in-acute-myeloid-leukemia/?sc=rsin /articles/ucccc-researchers-pinpoint-tumor-suppressor-gene-involved-in-acute-myeloid-leukemia/?sc=rsin Tue, 20 Aug 2013 10:00:00 EST Researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCCCC) have identified a gene that contributes to the development of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). This pivotal finding follows 40 years of University of Chicago research that has slowly unraveled the genetic basis of leukemia. NCI-Designated Cancer Centers /articles/national-cancer-institute-designated-cancer-center-featured-article-researchers-working-to-prevent-cancer-in-high-risk-populations/?sc=rsin /articles/national-cancer-institute-designated-cancer-center-featured-article-researchers-working-to-prevent-cancer-in-high-risk-populations/?sc=rsin Tue, 06 Aug 2013 10:40:00 EST Researchers at the University of Kansas Cancer Center's Cancer Control and Population Health program address the enormous health disparities common among American Indians and other populations at risk. NCI-Designated Cancer Centers /articles/nci-designated-comprehensive-cancer-center-profile-city-of-hope-comprehensive-cancer-center/?sc=rsin /articles/nci-designated-comprehensive-cancer-center-profile-city-of-hope-comprehensive-cancer-center/?sc=rsin Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:55:00 EST Among the research institutions the National Cancer Institute funds across the United States, it currently designates 68 as Cancer Centers. Largely based in research universities, these facilities are home to many of the NCI-supported scientists who conduct a wide range of intense, laboratory research into cancer's origins and development. This profile provides some history of the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center as well as a look at its current initiatives. NCI-Designated Cancer Centers /articles/national-cancer-institute-designated-cancer-center-featured-article-health-of-the-whole-why-treating-the-psychological-as-well-as-physical-aspects-of-cancer-matters/?sc=rsin /articles/national-cancer-institute-designated-cancer-center-featured-article-health-of-the-whole-why-treating-the-psychological-as-well-as-physical-aspects-of-cancer-matters/?sc=rsin Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:00:00 EST A thorough understanding of cancer treatments and the emotional aspects surrounding cancer are important in diagnosing depression in cancer patients. NCI-Designated Cancer Centers /articles/nci-designated-cancer-center-profile-university-of-new-mexico-cancer-center/?sc=rsin /articles/nci-designated-cancer-center-profile-university-of-new-mexico-cancer-center/?sc=rsin Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:00:00 EST Among the research institutions the National Cancer Institute funds across the United States, it currently designates 68 as Cancer Centers. Largely based in research universities, these facilities are home to many of the NCI-supported scientists who conduct a wide range of intense, laboratory research into cancer's origins and development. This profile provides some history of the University of New Mexico Cancer Center as well as a look at its current initiatives. NCI-Designated Cancer Centers /articles/national-cancer-institute-designated-cancer-center-featured-article-upmc-s-big-data-shows-promise-for-cancer-care/?sc=rsin /articles/national-cancer-institute-designated-cancer-center-featured-article-upmc-s-big-data-shows-promise-for-cancer-care/?sc=rsin Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:00:00 EST Just eight months after UPMC announced a $100 million, five-year project to create a novel warehouse of clinical and other data, UPCI researchers said they had found intriguing differences between some breast cancer patients which eventually could provide a roadmap for developing these targeted, personalized therapies. NCI-Designated Cancer Centers /articles/nci-designated-cancer-center-profile-cancer-therapy-research-center/?sc=rsin /articles/nci-designated-cancer-center-profile-cancer-therapy-research-center/?sc=rsin Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:15:00 EST Among the research institutions the National Cancer Institute funds across the United States, it currently designates 68 as Cancer Centers. Largely based in research universities, these facilities are home to many of the NCI-supported scientists who conduct a wide range of intense, laboratory research into cancer's origins and development. This profile provides some history of the Cancer Therapy & Research Center as well as a look at its current initiatives. NCI-Designated Cancer Centers /articles/national-cancer-institute-designated-cancer-center-featured-article-promising-target-found-in-treating-deadly-brain-cancer-at-uva/?sc=rsin /articles/national-cancer-institute-designated-cancer-center-featured-article-promising-target-found-in-treating-deadly-brain-cancer-at-uva/?sc=rsin Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:00:00 EST Researchers at the University of Virginia Cancer Center have identified a promising target for treating glioblastoma, one that appears to avoid many of the obstacles that typically frustrate efforts to develop effective treatments for this deadliest of cancers. NCI-Designated Cancer Centers /articles/nci-designated-comprehensive-cancer-center-profile-rutgers-cancer-institute-of-new-jersey/?sc=rsin /articles/nci-designated-comprehensive-cancer-center-profile-rutgers-cancer-institute-of-new-jersey/?sc=rsin Mon, 01 Jul 2013 14:25:00 EST Among the research institutions the National Cancer Institute funds across the United States, it currently designates 68 as Cancer Centers. Largely based in research universities, these facilities are home to many of the NCI-supported scientists who conduct a wide range of intense, laboratory research into cancer's origins and development. This profile provides some history of the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey as well as a look at its current initiatives. NCI-Designated Cancer Centers /articles/national-cancer-institute-designated-cancer-center-featured-article-cancer-services-expand-at-wake-forest-baptist-medical-center-with-new-hospital/?sc=rsin /articles/national-cancer-institute-designated-cancer-center-featured-article-cancer-services-expand-at-wake-forest-baptist-medical-center-with-new-hospital/?sc=rsin Tue, 25 Jun 2013 14:40:00 EST Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center expands its cancer services with the opening in December 2013 of a six-floor addition to its Comprehensive Cancer Center. NCI-Designated Cancer Centers /articles/nci-designated-cancer-center-profile-siteman-cancer-center/?sc=rsin /articles/nci-designated-cancer-center-profile-siteman-cancer-center/?sc=rsin Fri, 21 Jun 2013 13:55:00 EST Among the research institutions the National Cancer Institute funds across the United States, it currently designates 68 as Cancer Centers. Largely based in research universities, these facilities are home to many of the NCI-supported scientists who conduct a wide range of intense, laboratory research into cancer's origins and development. This profile provides some history of the Siteman Cancer Center as well as a look at its current initiatives. NCI-Designated Cancer Centers /articles/nci-designated-cancer-center-profile-albert-einstein-cancer-institute/?sc=rsin /articles/nci-designated-cancer-center-profile-albert-einstein-cancer-institute/?sc=rsin Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:00:00 EST Among the research institutions the National Cancer Institute funds across the United States, it currently designates 68 as Cancer Centers. Largely based in research universities, these facilities are home to many of the NCI-supported scientists who conduct a wide range of intense, laboratory research into cancer's origins and development. This profile provides some history of the Albert Einstein Cancer Center as well as a look at its current initiatives. NCI-Designated Cancer Centers /articles/national-cancer-institute-designated-cancer-center-featured-article-wistar-and-the-future-of-team-science/?sc=rsin /articles/national-cancer-institute-designated-cancer-center-featured-article-wistar-and-the-future-of-team-science/?sc=rsin Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:55:00 EST For Dario Altieri, M.D., the future of cancer medicine at The Wistar Institute reads something like a treatment for a superhero film. Dr. Altieri is director of Wistar's NCI-designated Cancer Center and the Institute's Chief Scientific Officer, and he wants to accelerate the rate at which bench science affects cancer medicine. NCI-Designated Cancer Centers /articles/nci-designated-cancer-center-profile-abramson-cancer-center-university-of-pennsylvania/?sc=rsin /articles/nci-designated-cancer-center-profile-abramson-cancer-center-university-of-pennsylvania/?sc=rsin Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:50:00 EST Among the research institutions the National Cancer Institute funds across the United States, it currently designates 68 as Cancer Centers. Largely based in research universities, these facilities are home to many of the NCI-supported scientists who conduct a wide range of intense, laboratory research into cancer's origins and development. This profile provides some history of Abramson Cancer Center as well as a look at its current initiatives. NCI-Designated Cancer Centers /articles/nci-feature-yale-cancer-center-carves-new-path-in-immunotherapy/?sc=rsin /articles/nci-feature-yale-cancer-center-carves-new-path-in-immunotherapy/?sc=rsin Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:00:00 EST Cancer immunotherapy is showing promise in treating patients with a variety of advanced, metastatic tumors, as evidenced by two newly unveiled studies from Yale Cancer Center. NCI-Designated Cancer Centers