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Institutional support, federal funding, philanthropy and grants are the support that make cancer research possible.
- FEATUREDFebruary 28, 2024
Yale Cancer Center has a long history of breakthrough cancer research and is perhaps best known as the institution where cancer chemotherapy and the entire field of cancer drug development was discovered and the very first cancer drug was administered in 1942. Dr. William Gardner's studies on steroid hormones and their role in experimental carcinogenesis added another dimension to our understanding of malignant disease. The first FDA approved selective immunotherapy treatment for any type of cancer, Transimmunization, was also developed at Yale under the direction of Dr. Richard Edelson.
- March 18, 2024
Yale Cancer Center (YCC) and Smilow Cancer Hospital physicians and scientists will share new data for breakthrough and emerging cancer treatments as well as new discoveries in obesity, tobacco, evolution, and early onset cancers in early April at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting.
- March 18, 2024Source: WTNH News 8
Jeremy Kortmansky, MD, is an associate professor of clinical medicine (medical oncology), clinical director of the GI Medical Oncology Division at Yale Cancer Center, and the chief network officer for Smilow Cancer Hospital, joined Darren Kramer on News 8 at Noon.
- March 15, 2024
Our goal in Integrative Medicine at Smilow Cancer Hospital is to help navigate the physical, mental, and spiritual challenges that may arise during and after cancer therapy
- March 15, 2024
Katerina Politi, PhD, Professor of Pathology; Co-Leader, Cancer Signaling Networks; and Scientific Director for the Center for Thoracic Cancers, is one of five individuals newly elected to the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Board of Directors.
- March 13, 2024Source: Verywell Mind
Qigong essentially consists of slow movements, postures, and stretches that coordinate the breath, mind, and body, says Gary Soffer, MD, director of the integrative medicine program at Smilow Cancer Hospital.
- March 12, 2024
Priya Jamidar, MBChB, FACG, FASGE, professor of medicine (digestive diseases) and former director of Endoscopy at Yale School of Medicine, was selected for the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Master Endoscopist Award.
- March 11, 2024
Unplanned hospitalizations for patients with advanced cancer often trigger discussions about care goals and transitions to hospice. Late referrals to hospice, particularly near the end of life, have been associated with reduced quality of life and increased healthcare costs. A new research study published in Cancer investigates the impact of oncology hospitalists on the timing of hospice transitions for patients with advanced cancers.
- March 11, 2024
Multiple Myeloma (MM) is a rare type of blood cancer, with approximately 34,000 new cases diagnosed in the United States each year, and it affects multiple locations in the body including the bone.