Funds donated to the University of Arizona Cancer Center on Giving Day will go to support renovation of laboratory facilities
Dr. Juanita Merchant and Dr. Junaid Arshad were two of the UACC researchers to speak at the 4th Annual Drug Discovery Summit held in Phoenix, AZ
Senator Sinema presents UACC Director, Joann Sweasy, with a senate resolution to declare July 20 as National Glioblastoma Awareness Day.
First Lady Jill Biden meets with UArizona Cancer Center to discuss Moonshot
The Tucson Country Club Women's Golf Association held a fundraiser in April to support the Ginny L. Clements Breast Cancer Research Institute, which raised a total of $40,000.
Dr. Liesl Folks, provost at UArizona toured the Cancer Center facilities and met with Dr. Joann Sweasy, director of the Cancer Center.
The Clinical Trials Office at the Cancer Center thanks our CTO staff for their continued efforts to help advance cancer treatments and improve the lives of patients through clinical research on National Clinical Trials Day.
FINDING TOMORROW’S TREATMENTS, TODAY
Get the latest information about the University's response to the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 UPDATES
News
UACC Director Attends Whitehouse Holiday Party
University of Arizona Cancer Center(UACC) Director, Dr. Joann Sweasy, attended a White House Holiday Party on December 21.
UArizona Hockey Supports UACC
University of Arizona Cancer Center Director, Dr. Joann Sweasy will take to the ice to drop the puck and start the game at "Pink the Rink" on Jan. 27. Read More
Researchers Determined to Prevent Viruses from Winning
University of Arizona Cancer Center member, Dr. Felicia Goodrum, co-leads Pandemic Control, Prediction and Preparedness, one of three research areas of focus for the Aegis Consortium. Read More
Improving Firefighter Health Through Research
University of Arizona Cancer Center member, Dr. Jeff Burgess, MD, MS, MPH, has spent nearly three decades working to reduce health risks to firefighters. Read More
The only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center headquartered in the state of Arizona.
Bringing promising new therapies from the laboratory to the bedside is a high priority. The clinician scientists of the University of Arizona Cancer Center are engaged in more than 200 clinical trials, investigating a broad spectrum of new diagnostic, prevention and treatment strategies.
Highlights
Community Outreach
Community Outreach and Engagement bridges the Cancer Center and the communities it serves to address the unequal burden of cancer for Arizonans through culturally relevant research, training and community outreach.
Clinical
Our 15 clinical research teams include physicians and health care professionals, offering hundreds of trials to patients.
Research
The Cancer Center has more than 280 members that bring the power of research to cancer prevention and treatment.
We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham and the Yaqui. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and community service.
SUBSCRIBE TO UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
CANCER CENTER NEWS
Get the latest news delivered to your inbox.
Research
Hundreds of doctors, scientists, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, undergraduate students and technicians work in more than 70 research laboratories in the University of Arizona Cancer Center. Armed with test tubes, cancer cells, computers and tumor models, they search for the missing pieces of the cancer puzzle in their efforts to prevent and cure cancer.
