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Adapted from: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH); and the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice (CECP) What is cultural competency? Culture has been defined as: An integrated pattern of learned beliefs, values and behaviors that…

Protein regulates action of gene-repair route where cancer cells are met with fatal inhospitality Case Western Reserve researchers have identified a two-pronged therapeutic approach that shows great potential for weakening and then defeating cancer cells. The team’s complex mix of genetic and…

We are pleased to start off the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) Cultural Competency Series with a keynote address presented by Sonja Harris-Haywood, MD, MS, at the Case CCC Cultural Competency Retreat on March 13, 2014. The audience of Dr. Haywood’s presentation, Operationalizing…

Case Western Reserve scientists lead study documenting that two approved FDA drugs disrupt signaling that drives breast tumor growth The uncontrolled growth of cancer cells arises from their ability to hijack the cell’s normal growth program and checkpoints. Usually after therapy, a…

In June, Peter de Blank, assistant professor in pediatric oncology and hematology, added a new accolade to his collection—the inaugural Francis S. Collins Award to research neurofibromatosis (NF). He was one of the first two researchers to receive the prestigious honor sponsored by the…

Case Western Reserve University medical and nursing school researchers hope to drastically increase the number of qualified cancer patients who participate in clinical trials, a critical step in testing and developing new treatments and preventions. For various reasons—including a lack of…

Announcement comes as Char and Chuck Fowler make third major gift to help defeat the disease, inspiring an anonymous donor to commit $5 million as well Leaders from Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Monday announced a new collaborative fundraising effort focused on Adolescent…

Anant Madabhushi, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and investigators at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, including Lyndsay Harris, professor of medicine-hematology and oncology, and Hannah Gilmore, assistant professor of pathology, were awarded a…

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers' discovery could lead to better treatment outcomes A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine has discovered how the cancer-related protein Bcl-2 signals cancer cells to live longer. The breakthrough emerged when the scientists…

Findings could lead to life-saving treatments to fight tumor metastasis A team of researchers from Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have identified critical complex mechanisms involved in the metastasis of deadly “triple negative” breast cancers (TNBC). These tumors are…