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The only NCI comprehensive cancer center in Kansas

Comprehensive cancer centers are leaders in cancer research.

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The only NCI comprehensive cancer center in Kansas

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Proton Therapy Close to Home

You no longer need to travel out of state to receive lifesaving proton therapy treatment.

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Metastatic colon cancer patient saved by aggressive treatment

Laura Perez was just 18 when she was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and referred to The University of Kansas Cancer Center. Today, she is cancer-free, studying nursing and hopes to one day work with cancer patients.

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Beyond the Bench

The University of Kansas Cancer Center's annual research publication, Beyond the Bench, highlights major research efforts, grant awards and more.

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Patient Research Advocacy Program

PIVOT brings cancer survivors, co-survivors and scientists together to advance quality, patient-focused cancer research and care.

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A Landmark Achievement

NCI comprehensive designation means greater access to cutting-edge treatments, leading to higher survival rates. Dr. Roy Jensen
Vice chancellor and director, The University of Kansas Cancer Center

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Every patient has a team

Together, our nurse navigators, specialized doctors, support groups and patient and family services are creating treatments personalized for you.

Nurse navigators

Disease-specific nurse navigators guide patients from diagnosis through testing and appointments, answering questions and providing support.

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Specialists at The University of Kansas Cancer Center have achieved national and international recognition.

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Support services

Our prescriptive and extensive support services are integral to the comprehensive cancer care we provide.

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News, Events & Blogs

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Prateek Sharma, MD, and Priyanka Sharma, MD, Honored at Investiture Ceremony

Endowed professorships recognize the cancer center’s most productive faculty and are made possible by generous donors.

Researcher Receives Grant to Explore Progesterone’s Role in Breast Cancer Development

Dr. Christy Hagan has received a $100,000 grant from the Breast Cancer Alliance

KU Cancer Center uses art to reach underserved communities

Sometimes the best way to reach a community is through art. That’s the idea behind The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s new mural being painted by artist Vania Soto on the side of the Guadalupe Centers Middle School in Kansas City, M...

KU Cancer Center’s Bench to Bedside Returns for its 10th Season

The award-winning series moves to a podcast format for Season 10.

Meet Vania Soto, the Artist Behind The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s New Mural

Mural is one component of the cancer center’s campaign to increase diversity in clinical trial participation.

A Researcher's Guide to the Cancer Biology Program

The cancer center’s research programs – Cancer Biology, Cancer Prevention and Control and Drug Discovery, Delivery and Experimental Therapeutics - bring together investigators who share mutual interests and goals.

Woman with Metastatic Breast Cancer Fights with Newest Therapy

Dawn Wheeler was an active 50-year-old going about her day when she received a text from her older sister. “She texted because she didn’t think she’d be able to get through a phone call, but she wanted to let me know she’d just been diagnosed with br...

Breast Cancer Survivor Says Women Must Ask Questions, Advocate for Themselves

Angela Garrison was in the best shape of her life. And although she wasn’t worried, Angela always had regular recommended cancer screenings, including an annual mammogram, and got a clean bill of health. Despite going to the same imaging center for y...

Remembering patient research advocate Doug Sparling

An author, artist, musician and technology guru, Doug ultimately found his calling as a cancer research advocate.

5 Things You May Not Know About Clinical Trials

With all the advances in our understanding of cancer biology and new options for treatment, today is an ideal time to consider joining a clinical trial.

IORT Offers One-and-Done Treatment for Select Cancer Patients

For decades many cancer patients’ typical treatment involved the trifecta of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. But cancer care is evolving, and recent innovations are allowing for easier and faster treatment regimens. A prime example is now...

Multiple Myeloma Patient Treated with CAR T-cell Therapy

Bill Coppinger didn’t want to make history. He just wanted to play with his grandchildren. But becoming the world’s first person to receive Abecma®, a new treatment for multiple myeloma, makes Bill both historic and a happy grandfathe...