It can take years before scientists understand how a basic research discovery will impact the clinical care of cancer patients. IU Simon Comprehensive Cencer Center is committed to following these discoveries from the laboratory to the clinical environment and back.
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Indiana's first mobile lung screening program, which includes a 40-foot truck with a CT scanner, is bringing life-saving lung screenings directly to Hoosiers across the state. The program will offer a convenient and accessible way to detect lung cancer early, when it is most treatable.
"Concocting slime in crazy goggles and giant white lab coats” in high school science classes turned out to be Emily White’s first step toward helping cancer patients at the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The awardees of the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center’s 2024 Merilyn Hester Scholarships – Noah Burket and Maya Krishnan – believe medical research will inform their patient interactions.
Both awardees of the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center’s 2024 Deutsch Scholarship – Eyram Kpenu and Devon McCourry – have one thing in common: the passionate desire to solve medical problems through discoveries.
Lung cancer therapies have come a long way since the 1980s, when treatments were limited and screening was decades away. Today, a lung cancer diagnosis comes with hope for recovery—and research through clinical trials is the primary reason why.
The National Cancer Institute has renewed the prestigious comprehensive cancer center designation to the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, awarding it a five-year, $14.2 million grant.
~In-Person~ IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center Seminar Series with Heather Brandt, Ph.D.
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IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center Seminar Series presents, Heather Brandt, Ph.D., Director, HPV Cancer Prevention Program, Co-Associate Director for Outreach at St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center...Read more
~Virtual~ IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center Grand Rounds with Kim Blenman, Ph.D., MS
IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center Grand Rounds presents, Kim Blenman, Ph.D., MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Medical Oncology, School of Medicine; Assistant Pro...Read more
IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center Seminar - Updates from Biostatistics and Data Management Core (BDMC) *Three 15-minute presentations* Novel and traditional statistical methods for basic scienc...Read more
