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Cancer Center News - Nov. 2022

Karen Pollok, Ph.D., receives 2 grants to support work based on Tyler Trent's tumor cells

Pollok received $1.9 million from the U.S. Department of Defense and $50,000 from the Sarcoma Foundation of America for osteosarcoma research.

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Sheri Robb, Ph.D., is now the Walther Professor in Supportive Oncology

A nationally renowned music therapy researcher, Robb focuses on supportive care needs of children and adolescents with cancer and their families.

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Reducing stress and improving survivorship in children is music to a researcher’s ears

Awarded a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Robb is examining the effects of active music and play interventions on multiple biomarkers to provide a more holistic understanding of how music therapy reduces cancer-related stress.

Learn more about Dr. Robb's research

 

Cancer center partners with top cancer organizations to endorse initiative to increase lung cancer screenings

The IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center is among more than 50 organizations to issue a call to action urging individuals, providers and insurers to increase access to and utilization of low-dose CT scans for those at high risk for lung cancer.

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Physician-scientist aims to address disparities in lung cancer screenings

Francesca Duncan, M.D., received a $100,000 grant to address disparities in lung cancer. The project aims to educate primary care providers and trainees about lung cancer screening and how to identify patients at high risk for developing lung cancer.

Learn about Dr. Duncan's research

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