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The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunteer-driven and donor-centered charity dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, awarded a one-year, $50,000 grant to Case Western Reserve University. This grant is one of 40 infrastructure grants awarded as part of the foundation’s fall grant cy...

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 second cancer-si...

A common Asian spice and cancer-hampering molecules show promise in slowing the progression of mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung’s lining often linked to asbestos. Scientists from Case Western Reserve University and the Georg-Speyer-Haus in Frankfurt, Germany, demonstrate that application of curcum...

Cancer stem cells may be key to future cancer therapiesideastream: Stan Gerson, Distinguished University Professor and director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, discussed the importance of cancer stem cells for the future of cancer therapies....

Siemens will donate up to $1 million to Stand Up To Cancer to support accelerated cancer research Earlier this week, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and Cleveland Clinic joined a national movement called “The Baton Pass” to help raise funds for innovativ...

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 Neurofibroma...

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 awareness...

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 one-year Clinica...

Sanford Markowitz The humble aspirin may have just added another beneficial effect beyond its ability to ameliorate headaches and reduce the risk of heart attacks: lowering colon cancer risk among people with high levels of a specific type of gene. The extraordinary finding comes from a multi-inst...