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

Grant will fund Dr. Benyi Li’s research targeting treatment resistance in prostate cancer.

Prateek Sharma Named President of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy upholds the highest standards for gastrointestinal endoscopic practice and fosters research to encourage continuous innovation.

Researchers Look at Ways to Target Early Breast Cancer Progression

U.S. Department of Defense grant funds effort to personalize treatment for people with ductal carcinoma in situ.

Bret Freudenthal Receives Emerging Leader Award from The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research

The program supports innovative cancer research conducted by the next generation of leaders. Grants are awarded to outstanding early career investigators to support high-impact, high-risk projects that are distinct from their current research portfol...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday Hours

In recognition of the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, some of The University of Kansas Cancer Center's offices will have modified hours on Monday, January 15.

Christmas and New Year’s Holiday Hours

In recognition of the upcoming Christmas and New Year’s holidays, some of The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s offices will have modified hours on Monday, December 25, and Monday, January 1.

Klemp Named to CDC Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer

The Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women exists to help the CDC develop evidence-based approaches to advance understanding and awareness of breast cancer among young women through prevention research, public and health professional educ...

KU Cancer Center Recognizes Director's and Pilot Award Recipients at Research Week

The University of Kansas Cancer Center announced its 2023 recipients of the Director’s Awards, which honors individuals who have made noteworthy contributions to the cancer center’s mission, Pilot Awards, which funds promising research un...

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Treatment Far from Home Helps Woman Beat Leukemia

Margie Harper lives near New Orleans, Louisiana, but it was doctors at The University of Kansas Cancer Center in Kansas City who gave her a second chance at life. In 2018, Margie was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a form of blood canc...

100th Proton Therapy Patient Extols Her Positive Treatment Experience

Posterior fossa ependymoma. Most people have never heard these words because they describe a rare type of brain tumor, affecting only about 13,000 people in America, most of them children. Stylee Gray certainly never expected to hear them. Yet in J...

Cancer Survivor Brings Awareness and Hope to Her Community

Yolanda Irvin is a woman on a mission. Using her personal experience as a testament to the lifesaving power of a cancer second opinion, Yolanda is determined to bring healthcare education, accessibility and hope to her Kansas City community. Yoland...

Nebraska Prostate Cancer Patient Travels to Kansas for Proton Treatment

When facing a cancer diagnosis, people seek the most innovative and effective treatments available. Sometimes that means traveling to distant medical facilities, adding the anxiety of being hundreds or thousands of miles from home to an already stres...

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...

For Lisa Webb, Life Goes on Even During Proton Therapy Treatments

Lisa Webb is praying that a pencil-thin beam of light will stop the stealthy tumor that is stealing her sight. In May, Lisa was among the first patients to receive proton treatment at The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s Proton Therap...

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...

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Driving Progress in Cancer Treatment

Radiation oncologist Dr. Xinglei Shen discusses the latest clinical trials and importance of patient-centered research.

Trainee Member Spotlight

Meet Renee Gilbert, M.A., a fourth-year graduate student and a new trainee member of The University of Kansas Cancer Center.

The Teams That Make Clinical Trials Possible

Clinical trials require the skills of many experts.

Optimizing the Immune System to Beat Cancer

The University of Kansas Cancer Center researchers are working on a new CAR T-cell therapy that targets not 1 but 3 types of antigens. This combination approach could expand the CAR's ability to effectively target and treat some types of cancer.

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.

Aggressive Treatment for Aggressive Abdominal Cancers: CRS-HIPEC

By Mazin Al-kasspooles, MD, surgical oncologist

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.