FDA-approved drugs eliminate, prevent cervical cancer in mice
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have eliminated cervical cancer in mice with two FDA-approved drugs currently used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis.
November 20, 2009 | Read more

Michael Fiore one of two doctors nationwide honored for advocacy work
Dr. Michael Fiore, a professor of medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, is one of two physicians in the nation to receive the 2009 Physician Advocacy Merit Award from the Institute of Medicine as a Profession.
October 19, 2009 | Read more

Study of Smoking Among the Poor Reveals Striking Findings
In some of Milwaukee’s poorest neighborhoods, nearly half of all adults are addicted to cigarettes, despite the fact that prices are nearing $9 a pack while many household incomes are below $15,000.
October 12, 2009 | Read more

Risk-Reduction Roulette
Imagine seriously considering a double mastectomy, without any sign of breast cancer.  Yet, every day, there are women at high risk for breast cancer who are thinking about it.
October 8, 2009 | Read more

Spiegelman and his Team Find New Location for RNA Degradation
Thousands of scientists and hundreds of software programmers studying the process by which RNA inside cells normally degrades may soon broaden their focus significantly. That's because University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have discovered that RNA degradation, which when improperly regulated can lead to cancer and other diseases, can be launched in an unexpected location.
September 9, 2009 | Read more

Inflammatory Breast Cancer: The Secret Cancer
“Inflammatory breast cancer is associated with signs and symptoms that are not the same as the classic breast-cancer symptoms that women learn about,” said Dr. Kari Wisinski, medical oncologist at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center’s Breast Center.
September 9, 2009 | Read more

Kushner named to the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology Editorial Advisory Board
September 9, 2009 | Read more

Seven Will Get You… Smoke-free?
A seven-question survey created at the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention (UW-CTRI) has proven more accurate than other surveys that have been used to identify those prone to relapse. The survey is called WI-PREPARE (Wisconsin Predicting Patient’s Relapse).
July 30, 2009 | Read more

Schroepfer Receives Gerontology Achievement Award
Assistant Professor Tracy Schroepfer received the Association for Gerontology in Education in Social Work's 2009 Faculty Achievement Award recognizing her outstanding contributions to the field of social work and aging.
July 27, 2009 | Read more

UW Hospital is Ranked among the Nation's Best in Cancer
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics ranked in the top three percent of US hospitals in five medical specialties including cancer, according to the 2009 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Hospitals” guide.
July 16, 2009 | Read more

Cancer researcher wins Shaw Award
UW-Madison cancer researcher Jing Zhang (pictured right) received a Shaw Scientist Award last week from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation to support her novel research on the roles cancer stem cells may play in the causes and treatment of cancer.
July 14, 2009 | Read more

Jarrard to lead Society for Basic Urologic Research
David Jarrard, MD, professor, urology, has been elected president of the Society for Basic Urologic Research. 
July 9, 2009 | Read more

Hong Awarded Susan G. Komen Foundation Grant
Hao Hong, research associate for Weibo Cai’s laboratory, is awarded a Susan G. Komen Post-doctoral Fellowship.
July 9, 2009 | Read more

The Future of Prostate Cancer Screening
Two recent studies showing mixed results on the value of the standard PSA test for prostate cancer.
June 30, 2009 | Read more

Andy North and Friends Event raises $300,000 for UWCCC
The inaugural Andy North and Friends event was held on June 6-8 in the Kalahari Resort in the Wisconsin Dells.
June 30, 2009 | Read more

Mehta among the best teachers in Radiation Oncology
Dr. Minesh Mehta is named one of the best teachers in Radiation Oncology by ARRO.
June 17, 2009 | Read more

Kim named Interim Chair for Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics
Dean Golden has announced that Dr. KyungMann Kim, Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, has agreed to serve as Interim Chair for the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics.
May 27, 2009 | Read more

UW-Madison Names New Chair of Oncology
Dr. James D. Shull will become the next chair of the Department of Oncology/McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research at UW-Madison.
May 21, 2009 | Read more

DeMets to receive top leadership award in statistical science
David DeMets, PhD, professor and chair, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, has been named the recipient of the 2009 Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science.
April 22, 2009 | Read more

Protecting your lips: The forgotten cancer
Don’t just give lip service to a severely peeling or flaking mouth.  Oncologists say a few weeks of those symptoms could indicate lip cancer.
April 22, 2009 | Read more

Remington named Associate Dean for Public Health
Dean Robert Golden has announced that Pat Remington, MD, MPH, will become the inaugural Associate Dean for Public Health in the School of Medicine and Public Health, effective July 1, 2009.
April 8, 2009 | Read more

Study shows need for proactive sperm banking in testicular cancer patients
Men facing a diagnosis of testicular cancer should take a few days to consider how to preserve their fertility before launching into chemotherapy or radiation.
April 1, 2009 | Read more

Ronald Raines receives Kellett Mid-Career Award
Eight faculty have received Kellett Mid-Career Awards for their research. Kellett Awards are given by the Graduate School and funded by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
March 12, 2009 | Read more

Over 500,000 Wisconsin Residents Exposed to Secondhand Smoke at Work
One in five Wisconsin workers is employed in workplaces that still allow smoking, according to a report issued today by the Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center. More than one-half million (660,000) employees are regularly exposed to secondhand smoke in their workplaces, often at hazardous levels.
March 12, 2009 | Read more

Unusual compound seeks and destroys cancerous tumors
Imagine a compound that can both detect and treat nearly 50 different kinds of cancerous tumors, irradiating them from the inside out. Following highly promising studies in animals, UW scientists will begin a clinical trial of this extremely unusual “seek and destroy” compound this summer.
March 5, 2009 | Read more

Andy North and Tom Watson host fundraiser for UWCCC
Two champion golfers, an award-winning golf course and one
of the nation’s premier waterpark resorts have teamed together in the fight against cancer. Trappers Turn Golf Club and Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells have announced they will host the first-ever Andy North & Friends Golf Classic June 6 – 8 to benefit the
UWCCC University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center.
March 3, 2009 | Read more

Five Minute Head and Neck Cancer Screening - Priceless
“People have nothing to lose, but everything,” says UW head and neck surgeon Timothy McCulloch, MD, advocating routine screenings for early detection of head and neck cancer. “Finding this cancer in the early stages saves lives.”
February 27, 2009 | Read more

Genetic Information Improves Warfarin Prescribing
David Page, professor of biostatistics and medical informatics at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, was in charge of overseeing the data analysis on the project, undertaken by the International Warfarin Pharmacogenetics Consortium.
February 25, 2009 | Read more

UWCCC Grand Rounds are now available on video
Weekly Oncology Grand Rounds can be viewed on the IME website.
February 13, 2009 | Read more

UW Population Health Institute Awarded $4.9 Million by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to Mobilize Community Health Improvement Nationwide
Under the leadership of Patrick Remington and David Kindig, the Institute will rank the health of every county in all 50 states.
January 27, 2009 | Read more

Uncorking a Wine-related Cancer Treatment
Resveratrol is being proposed for clinical trials later this year against neuroblastoma
January 22, 2009 | Read more

Cost Cutters Donates $10,000 to Cancer Research
The Andy North Clip Cancer Matching Fundrasier raises $20,000 for the UWCCC
January 2, 2009 | Read more