Ginny L. Clements, and Dr. Robert Robbins kick off the Inaugural Ginny L. Clements Breast Cancer Research Symposium
Ginny L. Clements Breast Cancer Research Institute Symposium
Cancer researchers and engineers are envisioning a world without cancer.
$10.8M initiative unites engineering and health researchers to seek novel cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment methods
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.
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Cancer Center Hosts Inaugural Ginny L. Clements Breast Cancer Research Symposium
The inaugural Ginny L. Clements Breast Cancer Research Institute Symposium hosted eight leading experts in the field of breast cancer research on May 5
Cancer Center researcher honored with College of Science award
Dr. Megha Padi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Co-Director of the Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource at the University of Arizona Cancer Center, has been honored with a Galileo Circle Award alongside six other University of Arizona College of Science colleagues. Read More
Research suggests novel therapies to block cancer metastasis are on the horizon
An article published by University of Arizona Cancer Center Researchers in the high-impact, peer-reviewed, Journal of Cell Biology, suggests that there may be new ways to inhibit the spread of prostate cancer. Read More
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force calls for more research on skin cancer screening
University of Arizona Cancer Center member and member of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, John Ruiz, PhD, co-authored the Task Force’s final recommendation on screening for skin cancer, which was released today. Read More
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