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April 6, 2021
UI, Northwestern cancer centers teaming up to aid veterans with lun…
Nearly 22% of cancer-related deaths are attributed to lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer mortality in the United States. Lacking symptoms in its early phases, the disease, which is […]
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April 6, 2021
UIC Relay for Life featuring UI Cancer Center’s Naba
University of Illinois Cancer Center member Dr. Alexandra Naba will be a featured speaker at the University of Illinois Chicago Colleges Against Cancer Relay for Life event to be held […]
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April 6, 2021
UI Cancer Center runner-up in “Screening Madness”
The University of Illinois Cancer Center finished as runner-up to the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska during the “Screening Madness” event sponsored by the [&h…
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April 6, 2021
New understanding of metastasis could lead to better treatments
Ekram Er, PhD, assistant professor of physiology and biophysics and member of the UI Cancer Center’s Cancer Biology program, was quoted in a story by The Scientist on how recent […]
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March 30, 2021
Loss of family members spurs new UI Cancer Center member to find cure
Wasim Khan is attempting to do for others what he couldn’t do for his grandmother, aunt and uncle: help them survive cancer. “Cancer has been harsh to my family,” said […]
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March 30, 2021
Single cell sequencing enables combination cancer therapy
Analysis of single cancer cells may allow for highly individualized cancer therapy, according to a new paper in Nature Communications published by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago …
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March 30, 2021
EA5182: Randomized Phase III Study of Combination AZD9291 (Osimerti…
The following study has recently been activated for patient enrollment by The University of Illinois Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office (CTO). Click on the link to learn about the details […]
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March 30, 2021
The Color of Cancer
In a Chicago Health story titled “The Color of Cancer,” University of Illinois Cancer Center member Karriem Watson, DHSc, MS, MPH, Associate Director, Community Outreach and Engagement, UI Cancer C…
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