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By Cindy Dashnaw JacksonFebuary 01, 2024Pravin Kaumaya, PhD, is in his new role as the Vera Bradley ...

By: IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterFebruary 16, 2024In terms of complexity, few cancers hold a ...

Each year, U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) surveys the expert opinion of physicians to assist in th...

By Candace Gwaltney December 12, 2023Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer C...

By Michael Schug December 12, 2023Karen Liby, PhD, is in her new role as the Sidney and Lois Eskena...

By Candace Gwaltney Dec. 7, 2023 Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Cent...

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When it comes to lung cancer, being Black—particularly a Black male—means increased risk. ...

By Cindy Dashnaw JacksonSeptember 18, 2023Researcher and Ph.D. student Aditi Khatpe is the 2023 Deut...

By Cindy Dashnaw JacksonSeptember 22, 2023Ten to 17 years: That’s the most-quoted estimate of how ...

By Candace Gwaltney August 30, 2023The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer...

By Michael Schug August 30, 2023A researcher who focuses on glioblastoma has joined Indiana Univers...

August 28, 2023Jia Shen, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Medical and Molecular...

Aug. 3, 2023 By Candace Gwaltney Longtime medical director for IndyCar and the Indianapolis Motor Sp...

By Cindy Dashnaw JacksonAugust 30,2023Michael B. Emerick was married, father to an 18-month-old daug...

By Michael Schug July 26, 2023The Indiana Department of Health has awarded more than $118,000 to the...

By Candace Gwaltney July 20, 2023The IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center offers summer programs for...

By Candace Gwaltney July 20, 2023The IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center offers summer programs for...

By Candace Gwaltney July 20, 2023The IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center offers summer programs for...

by Cindy Dashnaw Jackson June 30, 2023Noah Burket and Jon-Luc Poirier, the 2023 William J. Wright Sc...

By Candace Gwaltney June 1, 2023Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center...

By Cindy Dashnaw Jackson May 17, 2023 Dr. Dana Mitchell, an investigator in one of the Indiana Univ...

By Candace Gwaltney  May 17, 2023  A breast cancer diagnosis is difficult for anyone, but it can b...

By Cindy Dashnaw Jackson April 03, 2023 A new NIH U01 grant will support IU Simon Comprehensive Canc...

April 21, 2023 Funds raised through the Chuckstrong initiative have enabled the IU Simon Comprehensi...

By Candace Gwaltney April 13, 2023The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting...

March 14, 2023Douglas Rex, M.D., an internationally recognized gastroenterologist, focuses his resea...

By Cindy Dashnaw Jackson February 24, 2023 When the three recipients of the 2022 Indiana University ...

By Cindy Dashnaw  Digging in the sand at her grandparents’ feet, a young Sarah Burns heard a stor...

By Candace Gwaltney Dec. 8, 2022 Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Cente...

By Candace Gwaltney Dec. 8, 2022 Lung cancer is the No. 1 cause of cancer mortality in the United St...

If you’re in need of some stocking-stuffer ideas, consider lip balms and sunscreens for those on y...

By Candace Gwaltney Dec. 8, 2022 Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Cente...

Sheri Robb, PhD By Candace Gwaltney Nov. 30, 2022  A music therapist strums her guitar and guides a...

By: Laura Gates Oct. 04, 2022No one is ever prepared for the disruption a breast cancer diagnosis br...

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No one is ever prepared for the disruption a breast cancer diagnosis brings. Jen Hedges, a 41-yea...

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Michele Coté, Ph.D., is just getting started in her new role as the second director of the...

By Michael Schug Thursday, August 4, 2022 In the past decade, funds raised through the Chuckstrong i...

July 29, 2022 Diverse perspectives in research are an essential component of driving innovative prob...

By Cindy Dashnaw June 1, 2022 Both Breanne Burgess and Michelle Chu, the IU School of Medicine’s 2...

Champion Tuesday, March 1, 2022 Colorectal cancer is among the top causes of cancer death in India...

By Candace Gwaltney Thursday, March 31, 2022 INDIANAPOLIS—Using the nation’s largest COVID-19 da...

By Cindy Dashnaw February 21, 2022 Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center’s 2021-2...

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Mateusz Opyrchal, M.D., Ph.D., began the New Year with a new job as the inaugural Vera Bradley Fo...

Thursday, January 6, 2022 Everyone’s New Year’s resolutions are well underway. For those lookin...

November 19, 2021 On  Nov. 1, Huda Salman, MD,  became the first executive director of the Brown...

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Lung cancer has an image problem, and Nasser Hanna, MD, wan...

Friday, October 8, 2021 A new initiative brings together advocates to tackle the No. 1 cause of canc...

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It’s common for people to ask friends to donate to a favorite charitable cause in lieu of birthday...

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Indiana University School of Medicine scientists continue search for life-saving treatments for ...

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In a night that brought together cancer survivors, researchers and philanthropists, the Chuckstro...

By Michael Schug Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Lois B. Travis, MD, ScD, an internationally recognized ex...

May 3, 2021 Cancer center researchers Xin Li, Sc.D., and Jiali Han, Ph.D., served as senior authors ...

Originally published: April 13, 2021Updated: April 5, 2023Testicular cancer, though rare, is a cance...

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Testicular cancer, though rare,...

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Hoosiers with multiple myeloma can provide important data to re...

February 01, 2021 Kelvin Lee, M.D., a world-recognized medical oncologist and multiple myeloma resea...

Brian Walker, PhD By Candace Gwaltney January 26, 2021 Brian Walker, Ph.D., and colleagues recently...

By Candace Gwaltney Monday, November 16, 2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, cancer center expe...

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Although men may not like to talk about it, prostate cancer is the most common cancer and t...

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Natascia Marino, PhD, assistant research professor of medicine...

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A breast cancer diagnosis will disrupt the lives of about 325,000 women in the United States this...

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For all of us now, we mark our lives—both personal and professional—as life before the pandem...

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Two women pursuing their medical degrees with an interest in combining cancer research with...

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A researcher exploring new anticancer drugs for triple-negative breast cancer has been named the ...

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When a cancer patient’s medical history was presented at a precision genomics clinic at Indiana...

Xinna Zhang, PhD July 24, 2020 Xinna Zhang, Ph.D., has received a $1.2 million grant for prostate ca...

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Cancer physicians at Indiana University and scientists at Purdue University are working to develo...

Dr. Lawrence Mark By Candace Gwaltney Friday, June 5, 2020 Deaths from the skin cancer melanoma have...

Dr. Ronald Boris By Michael Schug Monday, June 29, 2020 Cancer physicians at Indiana University and ...

By Candace Gwaltney Tuesday, June 30, 2020 When a cancer patient’s medical history was presented a...

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Progress in multiple myeloma research and improved outcomes for patients is the driving force for...

Dr. Shelley Johns March 23, 2020 With the ever-evolving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), there ...

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Demetrius “Dee” Dowler was 31 years old when he was diagnosed with thymoma, a rare cancer of ...

Hanna By Brian Hartz Tuesday, November 5, 2019 The most common and consistently fatal form of cancer...

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Forty-eight cyclists hit the road in October for the annual ...

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Indiana University School of Medicine’s Mircea Ivan, MD...

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Story series begins with look at disparities in breast cancer research Pick up ...

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INDIANAPOLIS — A grant from Susan G. Komen will help bolster research at Indiana University Sch...

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Meridian, Jeff, and Autumn Sobel signing the agreement establishing the Becky Sobel Breast C...

By Debbie Ungar Thursday, August 15, 2019 IU Simon Cancer Center researcher Dr. Terry Vik will trave...

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At 26, and a new mother, Nadia Miller’s dreams were typical. She wanted a big family, a career ...

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Updated October 2019 In memory of Pam Perry. When ...

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When Tatum Parker was about to turn 6, she woke up in the night with terrible pain in her leg. He...

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After finishing cancer treatments, many survivors do not know where to turn for guidance about th...

By Brian Hartz Monday, June 24, 2019 Just like the female equivalent, male breast cancer presents ...

By Brian Hartz Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Use sunscreens that have titanium dioxide or zinc oxide as...

Einhorn By Brian Hartz Saturday, June 29, 2019 Testicular cancer, though rare, is a cancer that pri...

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Tarah Ballinger, MD, was named a recipient of the Car...

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The Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer continued its two decades of support for Indiana Un...

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Even though Chuck Pagano is now an NFL coach in another city, the lasting effects from his resili...

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Obesity has long been known as a risk factor for developing many diseases, including cancer. For ...

By Mary Hardin Friday, February 22, 2019 Like Rodney Dangerfield, the pancreas doesn’t get much re...

By Mary Hardin Wednesday, February 13, 2019 Drs. Pollok and Saadatzadeh Indiana University resea...

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National Institutes of Health funds study to test new drug combination for triple nega...

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By Robert King As longtime supporters of breast cancer research, Barbara Baekgaa...

By Mary Hardin Friday, August 10, 2018 Former fellows and their mentors celebrate the 40th anniver...

By Mary Hardin July 16, 2018 Dr. Hal Broxmeyer For the past 35 years, Hal E. Broxmeyer, Ph.D., an...

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Kathy Miller, MD, doesn’t just care for patients in th...

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A major breast cancer study, recently published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicin...

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IU researcher testing whether chemo and radiation can be delivered concurrently...

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The Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer Research raised more than $1 million at its 25...

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By: Mary Maxwell Bryan Schneider,...

By Mary Hardin Monday, March 12, 2018 The drug used in the clinical trial – a molecular compound...

Rex Wednesday, December 13, 2017 Who could resist a diet ordered by a physician that includes vanill...

By Mary Hardin Monday, September 18, 2017 Bigger isn’t always better. That was the thinking of L...

Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Glioblastoma multiforme is a fickle foe. It has no hesitation about expan...

Dr. Aaron Cohen-Gadol Thursday, July 27, 2017 Sen. John McCain of Arizona recently announced that h...

Hanna Wednesday, July 12, 2017 The FDA has granted accelerated approval for brigatinib (Alunbrig) f...

Rex Monday, April 3, 2017 Douglas Rex, M.D., an internationally recognized gastroenterologist, focus...

By Jill Jansen Monday, November 14, 2016 Dr. Champion receives the IU President's Medal for Excell...

By Brian Hartz Monday, June 20, 2016 Ted Logan, M.D. When the subject of cancer treatment comes u...

Gas cost 53 cents a gallon, pocket calculators made their debut, and most men with testicular cancer...

Rafat Abonour M.D., received the Cornerstone Award, which recognizes those individuals whose partner...

INDIANAPOLIS -- (August 12, 2013) -- Indiana University physician scientist Lawrence H. Einhorn, M.D...

INDIANAPOLIS -- (May 31, 2013) -- In athletics, the Big Ten universities compete against each other,...

INDIANAPOLIS -- (March 28, 2013) -- An Indiana University cancer researcher will be inducted into an...

INDIANAPOLIS -- (May 15, 2012) -- Current colorectal cancer screening guidelines for individuals wit...

INDIANAPOLIS -- (October 19, 2011) -- G. David Roodman, M.D., Ph.D., has been named director of the...

INDIANAPOLIS -- (March 2, 2010) -- Cancer physician and researcher Patrick J. Loehrer Sr., M.D., ha...

INDIANAPOLIS -- (March 19, 2009) -- Patrick J. Loehrer Sr., M.D., has been named interim director o...

Sept. 19, 2008 How frequently should symptom-free individuals at average risk for colon cancer under...

By Cindy Dashnaw JacksonNovember 1, 2023Lung cancer leads to more deaths of women than cervical and ...

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