In the Media
Below are recent stories in the news about the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and the UPMC CancerCenter. The links listed will take you to the original media articles. If you are unable to access an article, please email Jennifer C. Yates for a copy of the story.
Actress Angelina Jolie praised for openly discussing preventive mastectomy
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
May 15, 2013
Voluntary mastectomies to reduce breast cancer risk becoming more common
Source: TribLIVE News
May 15, 2013
Angelina Jolie And The Rise Of Preventive Mastectomies
Source: NPR
May 14, 2013
Angelina Jolie applauded for going public with double mastectomy
Source: WTAE.com
May 14, 2013
Angelina Jolie's Breast Cancer-Preventing Move May Be Too Costly For Most Women
Source: Huffington Post
May 14, 2013
Belle Vernon mom savors each day despite uncertain future
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
May 12, 2013
Cancer not patients' only burden in tough economic times
Source: TribLIVE News
May 10, 2013
Why I Run: Local physician helps fund cancer research
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
May 2, 2013
Escape from Tumor Cell Dormancy
Source: Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
April 23, 2013
Donation to UPMC McKeesport will fund fabric purchase for dignity robes
Source: TribLIVE News
April 16, 2013
Event to focus on link between tanning and melanoma
Source: Go Erie
April 16, 2013
Pancreatic cancer research gets a boost with grant to Pitt doctor
Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette
April 16, 2013
Federal spending cuts could hurt America’s cancer research efforts
Source: TribLIVE News
April 6, 2013
A Cancer Gene Therapy Activated by a Pill
Source: MIT Technology Review
March 18, 2013
Oncologist shares expertise with biology class
Source: TribLIVE News
March 17, 2013
Pittsburgh doctors say more area women choosing to freeze eggs
Source: WPXI.com
March 14, 2013
Passion for music helps Munhall woman beat cancer
Source: TribLIVE News
March 10, 2013
Injection hope for cancer sufferers
Source: timesofmalta.com
March 7, 2013
Tennis coach, Paul Tobin, raises $8,000 for liver cancer research
Source: sfuathletics.com
March 6, 2013
Study finds increase in younger women with advanced-stage breast cancer
Source: WTAE.com
February 26, 2013
Girl, 9, donates scarves to patients at Hillman Cancer Center
Source: WTAE.com
February 15, 2013
Woman Battles Breast Cancer While Pregnant, Part 2 of 2
Source: WKBN.com
February 1, 2013
Woman Battles Breast Cancer While Pregnant, Part 1 of 2
Source: WKBN.com
January 31, 2013
Norwin fourth grader continues collecting 'Smiles for Grandma'
Source: TribLIVE News
January 23, 2013
Sacco Fight for Life group winds down great run
Source: TribLIVE News
January 23, 2013
UPMC cancer centers receive accreditation
Source: TribLIVE News
January 22, 2013
Grandma's cancer diagnosis inspires girl's scarf-collecting campaign
Source: WTAE.com
January 21, 2013
Skin cancer phone apps aren't very accurate: study
Source: Reuters
January 16, 2013
Pitt researchers report cancer vaccine success
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
January 8, 2013
Death rates for most major cancers decline slightly
Source: TribLIVE News
January 7, 2013
Pitt develops colon cancer vaccine
Source: Pittsburgh Business Times
January 7, 2013
Pitt Tests Colon Cancer Vaccine
Source: weareCentralPA.com
January 7, 2013
Pittsburgh Magazine announces Mario Lemieux as 2012 Pittsburgher of the year
Source: Mario Lemieux Foundation
December 27, 2012
UPMC'S Mario Lemieux Center for Blood Cancers opens in Shadyside
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
December 24, 2012
New Cancer Center Aims to Improve Treatment Experience for Sickest Patients
Source: WESA
December 19, 2012
Lemieux Center for Blood Cancers dedicated in Shadyside
Source: TribLIVE News
December 18, 2012
Family fights lung cancer in name of marathoner
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
December 13, 2012
Debate Over The Benefits Of Routine Mammograms: Dr. Wendie Berg Interview
Source: The Diane Rehm Show
December 12, 2012
Glenshaw woman credits food poisoning with helping doctors discover rare cancer diagnosis
Source: WPXI.com
December 12, 2012
Is breast cancer overdiagnosed?
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
December 10, 2012
Western Pa. family’s nonprofit raises lung cancer awareness
Source: TribLIVE News
December 10, 2012
Highland Park woman’s website offers support to breast cancer patients
Source: TribLIVE News
December 1, 2012
Ultrasound effective in cancer screening
Source: Pittsburgh Business Times
November 26, 2012
Cancer research moves closer to home
Source: Charlotte Observer
November 12, 2012
Newsmaker: Dr. Herbert Zeh III
Source: TribLIVE News
October 18, 2012
Two Pitt faculty members named to Institute of Medicine
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
October 17, 2012
Dignity robes comfort cancer patients
Source: TribLIVE News
October 14, 2012
Big rise found in preventive mastectomies
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
October 10, 2012
Source: UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences
October 8, 2012
Family, support groups get women through breast cancer ordeal
Source: TribLIVE News
September 30, 2012
Physical trial of radiation therapy, chemo mirrored by emotional toll
Source: TribLIVE News
September 30, 2012
Pitt research could slow triple-negative breast cancer
Source: TribLIVE News
September 30, 2012
Researchers study why breast cancer strikes white, black women differently
Source: TribLIVE News
September 30, 2012
Newsmaker: Dr. Anette Duensing
Source: TribLIVE News
September 7, 2012
Source: WTAE.com
September 6, 2012
Pittsburgh Foundation gives Pitt two $1 million gifts
Source: TribLIVE News
September 6, 2012
Cancer care sparks latest feud between UPMC, Highmark
Source: WPXI.com
August 25, 2012
Doctors find cyst on local teen's brain during concussion examination
Source: WPXI.com
August 17, 2012
Experts: Some cancer patients go bankrupt for treatment
Source: WPXI.com
July 19, 2012
Prostate Cancer Surgery Shows No Benefit For Many Men
Source: NPR's Health Blog
July 18, 2012
Kazakhstan chooses UPMC to help plan oncological center
Source: TribLIVE News
July 9, 2012
Helping patients get around the swelling of lymphedema
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
July 2, 2012
Woman dresses up for her battle with cancer
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 22, 2012
Cancer drug shortages 'a total nightmare'
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 8, 2012
Cancer screenings, longer life linked in Pitt researcher's study
Source: TribLIVE News
May 21, 2012
Less costly colon screening strong tool in preventing cancer, study says
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
May 21, 2012
