Yale Cancer Center Awarded NIH SPORE for Head and Neck Cancer Research

Yale Cancer Center researchers were awarded a five-year, $11.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund the Yale Head and Neck Cancer Specialized Program of Research Excellence.
24-Sep-2020 4:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Study Reinforces Benefit Using Targeted Therapy for Early Stage NSCLC

According to updated findings led by researchers at Yale Cancer Center, treatment with the targeted therapy osimertinib following surgery continues to significantly improve disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with early-stage, non-small cell...
21-Sep-2020 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Yale Cancer Center Receives NCI Grant Renewal to Fund Clinical Trials

The National Cancer Institute has awarded a UM1 grant renewal to Yale Cancer Center. The 6-year, $3 million a year grant will fund early phase investigator-initiated clinical trials to develop new potential therapies for treating both solid tumors...
15-Jul-2020 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith Named Director of Center for Community Engagement and Health Equity for Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital

Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS, has been appointed Director of the Center for Community Engagement and Health Equity for Yale Cancer Center (YCC) and Smilow Cancer Hospital (SCH), as well as Chief Health Equity Officer & Deputy Chief Medical Officer,...
10-Jul-2020 6:25 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Yale Cancer Center Awarded NIH SPORE Renewal for Lung Cancer Research

Yale Cancer Center researchers were awarded a $11 million grant renewal from the National institutes of Health to fund the Yale Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Lung Cancer.
8-Jul-2020 9:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Müschen Named Inaugural Director of Center of Molecular and Cellular Oncology at Yale Cancer Center and Yale School of Medicine

Markus Müschen, M.D., Ph.D., has been named the inaugural Director of the Center of Molecular and Cellular Oncology at Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital. Müschen will also be appointed Arthur H. and Isabel Bunker Professor of Medicine...
8-Jul-2020 9:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Study Shows Breast Cancer Detected Earlier in States with Expanded Medicaid Coverage

In a new study by Yale Cancer Center, researchers have demonstrated that in states with expanded Medicaid coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) a higher percentage of women with breast cancer had their disease diagnosed at an early stage....
28-Jun-2020 8:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Covid-19 Blood Clotting Cause Identified in Study

New findings led by Yale Cancer Center researchers and experts across several medical specialties at Yale identify a leading mechanism behind the pathophysiology of Covid-19 and pinpoint a biological marker for the mechanism that may aid in treating...
29-Jun-2020 1:15 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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