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Welcome to the University of Illinois Cancer Center

Our mission is to provide innovative care designed to eliminate cancer health inequities by elevating the voices of our diverse communities as stakeholders in discovery, education, and the provision of care.

The University of Illinois Cancer Center’s vision is to eliminate cancer health inequities and improve cancer outcomes for all.

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Introducing the Data Hub for Communities

The University of Illinois Cancer Center’s Data Hub for Communities is an interactive platform that allows you to explore and visualize data about the burden of cancer and its risk factors across multiple geographic levels within Illinois. Data are available to download as charts, maps, tables, and more.

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Events

Monday, March 16, 2026

Prostate Cancer Working Group Meeting

Discussion includes a presentation, programmatic announcements and updates from leaders.

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Cancer Biology Program Meeting

The scientific goal of the Cancer Biology (CB) Program is to understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie tumor initiation, progression and metastasis.

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Cancer Survivorship Lecture Series

The Survivorship Lecture Series is a monthly speaker event sponsored by the University of Illinois Cancer Center, featuring presentations by leaders in the field on topics in cancer survivorship.

Friday, March 27, 2026

Clinical Research Investigator Seminar Series (CRISS)

Provides the information and skills needed to conduct clinical research at UIC at all stages of a study’s lifecycle.

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Featured Videos

Two physicians walking down stairs.
Two physicians walking down stairs. We are the University of Illinois Cancer Center
Yolanda Johnson on her experiences being on a clinical trial. Meet Yolanda Johnson
A woman looking into a microscope. Breast Cancer Survivors Tour Research Labs
Miguel Ortega sharing his experience Meet Miguel Ortega
William Cardona and his sister, Marlin Salgado Meet William Cardona and Marlin Salgado
Pamela Thomas-Hall on her experiences being on a clinical trial. Meet Pamela Thomas-Hall

Cancer Center News

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'Smart PSA' Study

03/16/2026

University of Illinois Cancer Center researchers, working with the UI Health Mile Square Health Center, recently completed the "Smart PSA" study, the first trial of prostate cancer screening guidelines specifically adapted for high-risk communities. The results were published in the American Cancer Society journal Cancer.

Cancer Center Pilot Award Winners 2026

2026 Pilot Project Awards

03/10/2026

The University of Illinois Cancer Center has awarded two 2026 Pilot Project Program Awards to pairs of Cancer Center members: Bin He, PhD, and VK Gadi, MD, PhD; and Ece Mutlu, MD, MBA, and Constance Jeffery, PhD.

Headshots (left to right) Lakshmi Kadkol, Kate Klein and Adriana Duraki

Spring Travel Awardees 2026

03/09/2026

The University of Illinois Cancer Center has awarded three Spring Travel Awards to pre-doctoral student trainees mentored by Cancer Center members at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC): Lakshmi Kadkol, Kate Klein and Adriana Duraki.

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