Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
July 19, 2019
Three research leaders from Case Western Reserve, Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals will present TED-style talks, open to the public, on July 25 at 5 p.m. at the Tinkham Veale University Center. Speakers and their talk titles are: Brian Bolwell, deputy director for Cleveland Clinic at the…
June 07, 2019
The following is a message from Mark W. Jackson, PhD, Director of the CanSUR Program. If you noticed an extra buzz of energy in the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center this week, it is likely because we welcomed the inaugural class of the new Cancer-focused Summer…
May 24, 2019
The 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting will take place Friday, May 31 through Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. ASCO offers a robust program designed to teach, engage and bring the oncology field together. The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center…
May 21, 2019
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has been selected, once
again, as a Lead Academic Participating Site by the National Cancer Institute
(NCI). The renewal comes with a six-year, $8.9 million grant that will enable
the center to provide patients with additional access to clinical trials
through the…
April 22, 2019
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center invites the campus community to The Race, the 16th-annual fundraising event in support of innovative breast cancer research Sunday, May 12, at 7:30 a.m. at Legacy Village (25001 Cedar Road, Lyndhurst). The Race features a 5K or a 1-mile walk/run and fun…
March 21, 2019
The 2019 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting will take place Friday, March 29 through Wednesday, April 3 in Atlanta, GA. The AACR Annual Meeting program covers the latest discoveries across the spectrum of cancer research—from population science and…
March 08, 2019
Each year for the past seven, sophomore nutrition major
Nedal Eid has grown out his hair in anticipation of the one day he’ll have it
all cut off. That day is today (March 8). Eid will participate in the
Shave It Off fundraiser for St. Baldrick’s Foundation, an organization that
supports childhood…
February 28, 2019
Alok Khorana, MD Time from new cancer diagnosis to starting treatment has increased over the past two decades - the median time to treatment at large academic centers is over six weeks. Delays in treatment are potentially linked to worse survival in certain cancers, especially…
February 26, 2019
Researchers block two cancer cell signaling pathways and slow tumor growth Blocking two molecular pathways that send signals inside cancer cells could stave off esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), the most common esophageal malignancy in the United States, according to new research from a team led by…
February 25, 2019
The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center invites the campus community to attend the third annual Cancer Disparities Symposium Friday, March 1, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Tinkham Veale University Center. Symposium speakers will include prominent researchers, clinicians and community organizations…