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January 27, 2016
Joint statement urges parents, young adults and physicians to act to increase vaccination rates
In response to low national vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV), Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has joined 69 of the nation’s top cancer centers in issuing a statement urging for incre...
January 27, 2016
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Velosano benefit team will host happy hour events throughout the year to benefit cancer research. Beginning Jan. 28, the team will host happy hour events from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at TOLI, a new tavern in Little Italy, just east of Presti's on the north side of Mayfi...
January 21, 2016
I hope you share my enthusiasm for the many exciting events of the year, most importantly, your own contributions to your priorities and expectations for the year ahead. Of course, you ask me to keep my eyes peeled towards the opportunities for the Cancer Center, and this year, that rests squarely ...
January 15, 2016
In his State of the Union speech earlier this week, President Obama asked Vice President Joe Biden to lead the "moonshot" to cure cancer that Biden asked for last year. This statement has received national attention and has created quite a buzz over the last few days.
Key leaders in cancer care a...
January 14, 2016
Associate Director for Shared Resources
As of the New Year, James Jacobberger, PhD has retired from his position as Associate Director for Shared Resources of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, a position he has held since 2002. He will remain active in the Cancer Center, as Emeritus Professor o...
January 07, 2016
I have an answer to the question you might be asking: "What ever happened at the External Advisory Board meeting November 20, 2015?"
Well to start, your Program Leaders worked hard to assemble and convey all of your incredible work so we could showcase a very active cancer center with remarkable c...
January 04, 2016
Mice are tumor-free and protected from metastases after treatment
The shells of a common plant virus, inhaled into a lung tumor or injected into ovarian, colon or breast tumors, not only triggered the immune system in mice to wipe out the tumors, but provided systemic protection against metastases, ...
December 15, 2015
As 2015 is coming to a close, we would like to thank Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) research community for reviewing our Cultural Competency Series features, both in Newsletters and on the website. We are planning to continue the Series next year on a quarterly basis, so please keep ch...
November 18, 2015
Research participants have commonly been found to lack basic understanding of fundamental aspects of the studies in which they are participating. The informed consent process is one of many aspects of research that should be periodically examined in an attempt to restore trust in the research proces...
October 22, 2015
Multicenter team led by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø scientists uses brief exposure to therapy to find biomarker predictive of response to therapy
A multicenter team led by ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has demonstrated that brief exposure to a targeted therapy can tell doctors which HER2-negative patients will resp...