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Case Western Reserve University nurse scientist Amy Zhang, who has long examined quality-of-life issues in cancer patients, wondered whether depression in African-American cancer patients has been under-recognized for treatment. Accurately assessing depression in cancer patients is difficult in gen...

Undergraduate and graduate students with research related to cancer are invited to apply to showcase their work at the Case Western Reserve University Cancer Research Fair. Colleges Against Cancer wants to recognize all the cancer research being done on campus through the fair, which will take plac...

Susan Mazanec After studying cancer survivors and their family caregivers, researchers at Case Western Reserve University concluded that the period between the final cancer treatment and first post-treatment checkup may be an ideal time for the entire household to jumpstart a healthy lifestyle. “A...

Colleges Against Cancer will recognize the cancer research being done on campus by undergraduate and graduate students during the CWRU Cancer Research Fair on Friday, April 3, in the Thwing Center ballroom. To present, students must apply online and provide an abstract by Friday, March 20. Presente...

Prepared and presented by Paula Schultz BSN, RN, CNRN, UH Seidman Cancer Center, Office of Patient and Public Education Objectives Creating an environment where patients are allowed and encouraged to tell their illness story is a crucial yet often overlooked component of cultural competence in heal...

Cultural Competence in Research: Annotated Bibliography. The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center (2009 & 2010) Cultural competence in research Cultural competency in research has been defined as: The ability of researchers and research staff to provide high quality research that t...

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 can be sh...

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 bioche...

Pamela B. Davis, dean of the School of Medicine and senior vice president for medical affairs, was honored at the Ohio Cancer Research Associates’ (OCRA) Singular Sensations event this week. The dean also is a new member of the OCRA’s campaign committee. In her role as dean, Davis is integral in th...

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 Cult...