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KU Cancer Center has been designated as a “Comprehensive” cancer center by the NCI, the highest level of recognition awarded and the gold standard for cancer centers.
African Americans have disproportionately high rates of tobacco-related disease, making treatment critical.
Jamie Wagner, DO, FACOS, FACS, division chief, breast surgical oncology, has been named Surgical Vice Chair of the Breast Committee for the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology.
The Center for Genetic Services and Health Equity (CGSHE) received a 2022 grant award from the Health Forward Foundation to advance the Center’s efforts to address access to cancer-related genetic testing and counseling, with the goal of improving health equity.
About 95% of participants achieved a measurable immune response after vaccination, according to study published in JAMA Oncology.
More than 40% of American adults have obesity, and that number is growing. From 1999 to 2018, U.S. obesity prevalence increased from 30.5% to 42.4%. Being overweight or having obesity is linked with a higher risk of getting 13 types of cancer. These cancers make up 40% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States each year.
Davids secured federal funding to provide advanced imaging equipment for the cancer center that will accelerate the research necessary to create new and better therapies.
Among menthol smokers, they discovered those who used tobacco flavored e-cigarettes were just as likely to successfully switch to e-cigarettes as those who used the menthol-flavored ones.
Roy Jensen, MD, vice chancellor and director of The University of Kansas Cancer Center, was awarded the prestigious Kansas Masonic Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award.
Trial looks to see whether addition of novel agent enhances chemotherapy’s efficacy in some gastrointestinal cancers.
$1.2M “Breakthrough Award” funds efforts to identify personalized therapies for triple-negative breast cancer.
Study led by Dr. Anwaar Saeed explores chemotherapy-free treatment approach.
The KU CRC provides a dedicated clinical trials facility with support from a Johnson County sales tax.
Kansas City, Kan. — The University of Kansas Cancer Center community sites will close for provider visits Monday, Jan. 17, with these exceptions: BMT clinic and treatment, Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Care Pavilion treatment and the Richard and A...