LEADING THE CHARGE AGAINST CANCER IN ARIZONA News Image Project Cure CRC funding fuels innovative findings in cancer research Wednesday Project Cure CRC, a $100 million initiative by the Colorectal Cancer Alliance (Alliance), continues to revolutionize colorectal cancer research by announcing three new groundbreaking grants aimed at transforming patient care. To date, Project Cure CRC has reviewed more than 500 research proposals and invested nearly $13 million to fuel 32 innovative studies. Read more Image Cancer center member inducted into Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Nov. 6, 2025 Benjamin R. Lee, MD, MBA, a professor and the George W. Drach Endowed Chair of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Urology, was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Read more Image Extensive LA-area fires altered blood proteins in firefighters, raising health concerns Nov. 4, 2025 Researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health found that firefighters who battled the massive urban fires in the Los Angeles area in January 2025 developed physiological changes that may increase their risk of diseases, including cancer. Read more Events 9 – 9:50 a.m., Today Cancer Biology Student Research Colloquium 2 – 3:30 p.m., Today Living with Cancer - Virtual 4 – 5 p.m., Today Breast Tumor Board
Image Project Cure CRC funding fuels innovative findings in cancer research Wednesday Project Cure CRC, a $100 million initiative by the Colorectal Cancer Alliance (Alliance), continues to revolutionize colorectal cancer research by announcing three new groundbreaking grants aimed at transforming patient care. To date, Project Cure CRC has reviewed more than 500 research proposals and invested nearly $13 million to fuel 32 innovative studies. Read more
Image Cancer center member inducted into Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Nov. 6, 2025 Benjamin R. Lee, MD, MBA, a professor and the George W. Drach Endowed Chair of the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Department of Urology, was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Read more
Image Extensive LA-area fires altered blood proteins in firefighters, raising health concerns Nov. 4, 2025 Researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health found that firefighters who battled the massive urban fires in the Los Angeles area in January 2025 developed physiological changes that may increase their risk of diseases, including cancer. Read more
