Read the American Cancer Society's Cancer Facts & Figures for Hispanic/Latino People latinocancerinstitute.org/wp-content/u...
To learn more about Cancer in Hispanic/Latino populations: - ✍ Register for the 6th Annual Latino Cancer Institute Forum held on October 25, 2024 & attend the Friday Forum Workshop Series (9/20 - 10/18) us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 📊
Sept 20 - Forum Workshop 1 - Trends in Cancer We Can't Afford to Ignore Anymore! (1.5 hrs) Sept 27 - Forum Workshop 2 - Genetic Findings Driving Blood Cancer in Latinos (1.5 hrs) Oct 4 - Forum Worksh...
* CURE, a pediatric cancer charity that serves patients and their families, has awarded a grant to Cancer Cell Biology Program Co-leader David Robbins, Ph.D. for support of his research into medulloblastoma, the most common type of malignant pediatric brain tumor
* The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the country’s largest charity funder of childhood cancer research grants, has awarded a research grant to Cancer Cell Biology Program Co-leader Gary Kupfer, M.D. for support of his work on Fanconi anemia and cancer predisposition
* Jill P. Smith, M.D. is studying the role of cholecystokinin receptor blockade on the microenvironment of pancreatic tumors, and you can help because Dr. Smith is currently recruiting for a clinical trial (if interested, contact her study nurse at ekr41@georgetown.edu)
* Anton Wellstein, M.D., Ph.D., professor of oncology and pharmacology, has helped develop a totally new technique (“liquid biopsy”) that could precisely identify the location of potential problems as early as the second week after a liver transplant.
excellent time to join :D 🎃