Ronald Chen Named Chair of Radiation Oncology

Ronald Chen, MD, MPH, has been named the Brandmeyer Chair and Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, clinical service chief at The University of Kansas Health System and associate director for Health Equity...
19-Sep-2019 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

KU Cancer Center receives grant to expand clinical trials in rural Kansas

The University of Kansas Cancer Center and Midwest Cancer Alliance have been awarded a grant to expand the reach of cancer clinical trials to Kansas’ rural communities.
9-Sep-2019 6:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Fellowship focuses on providing future psychologists specialized training in cancer care

Clinical health psychology fellowship emphasizes psychological care for people with cancer.
3-Sep-2019 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Team Aims to Close Rural-Urban Cancer Survival Gap

Researchers from The University of Kansas Cancer Center has received a five-year, $2.25 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study why there are survival rate disparities in rural parts of Kansas, and how to improve them.
3-Sep-2019 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Young Investigators Join Federally Funded Precision Medicine Initiative

A select group of early-career investigators has been selected to be a part of the University of Kansas Medical Center’s $11.5 million precision medicine-focused federal grant.
8-Aug-2019 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Researchers Seek Culprit in Liver Inflammation

A research team has been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the NIH to study chronic inflammation of the liver, a major factor in the development of liver cancer.
8-Aug-2019 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Telementoring Program Aims to Improve Quality of Breast Cancer Care

A new program seeks to improve community oncology providers’ knowledge of genetic testing in breast cancer patients, as well as provide tools to allow genetic counseling and testing to be incorporated in their clinical practice.
2-Jul-2019 11:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Researcher Identifies Four Hallmarks of Metastasis

A literature review seeks to summarize the metastatic research landscape and identify the distinguishing features of metastasis. This is the first paper that attempts to define the process in terms of core hallmarks.
3-May-2019 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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