In news from the University of Arizona Cancer Center, you can read a number of resources to catch up on fall activities, including the latest ACT Against Cancer publication and issues of the UA Cancer Center e-newsletter.
ACT Against Cancer – Fall 2017
Highlights:
- “Message from the Director” — from Andrew S. Kraft, MD
“Home Sweet Home: A Physician’s Return to Tucson” — profile of Julie Bauman, MD, MPH, chief, UA Division of Hematology & Oncology, (pictured with her mother next to sign recognizing Dr. Bauman's father)- “Going Out West” — the UA Cancer Center’s deputy director William Cance, MD, has big plans for Phoenix, Arizona and beyond
- “Taking the Fight to the Molecular Level: The Human Genome Is Our Greatest Weapon” — with Michael Hammer, PhD, director of the UA Genetics Core
- “Tomorrow’s Treatments Today: How Early Phase Clinical Research Is Changing the Landscape in Cancer Care” — with Ruth Cañamar, Hani Babaker, MD, and Daruka Mahadevan, MD, PhD, manager, associate director and director of the UA Cancer Center’s Phase I Program, and Dr. Bauman
- “Looking Forward by Giving Back” — on Chicago’s Brad Marsh and his family’s contributions over three decades in memory of his mother, Ellen Berg
For previous issues of this publication, click here.
University of Arizona Cancer Center Newsletter – Winter 2017
Highlights: 
- “UA Cancer Center Team Identifies a Switch that May Help Target Dormant Cancer Cells” (right with Dr. Guang Yao in blue)
- “UA Cancer Center Team Explores Anti-Breast Cancer Properties of Soy”
- “UA Cancer Center at the Forefront of Vaginal Microbiome Studies” (right with Dr. Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz)
- “NACP Researchers Featured on the Cover of Oncology”
- “Melanoma Walk 2017 to Be Held This Saturday, Nov. 4”
- “Dr. Breelyn Wilky Discusses Immune Therapy in Sarcoma for Davenport Family Lecture”
- “Scenes from the 2017 UA Cancer Center Scientific Symposium”
- “'Beyond Cancer: Finding Spirit' Conference a Success”
In other news:
Shared Resources | National Conversation | Call for Collaborations | Funding Opportunities
University of Arizona Cancer Center Newsletter – Fall 2017
Highlights: 
- “Laurence Hurley, PhD, to Be Honored as Arizona Bioscience Research of the Year at 2017 AZBio Awards”
- “Justina McEvoy Awarded St. Baldrick’s Scholar for Pediatric Cancer Research”
- “Breast Team Seeks American College of Surgeons’ NAPBC Accreditation”
- “UA Hosts SING (Summer Internship for Indigenous Peoples in Genomics) Conference” (participants pictured right)
- “Banner – UMC Tucson among U.S. News ‘Best Hospitals’; 48th in Cancer”
- “Important Information Regarding Campus IT Updates”
- “Fiscal Year Closes with Continued Momentum for Tech Launch Arizona”
In other news:
Shared Resources | National Conversation | Call for Collaborations | Funding Opportunities
For earlier issues of the UA Cancer Center e-newsletter, visit this link.
For the latest UA Cancer Center news, click here.
Release Date:
11/17/2017 - 3:00pm