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- Oct 12, 2012
- UPMC Surgical Oncologist Named 2012 Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy Investigator
- Oct 01, 2012
- UPMC Fosters ‘Personalized Medicine’ with $100 Million Investment in Sophisticated Data Warehouse and Analytics
- Sep 06, 2012
- University of Pittsburgh Receives Two $1 Million Gifts for Endowed Chairs from The Pittsburgh Foundation
- Aug 27, 2012
- Sperm Precursor Cells Made in the Lab Could One Day Restore Male Fertility, Says Pitt Team
- Aug 23, 2012
- GIST Cancer Research Fund Supports UPCI Gastrointestinal Cancer Research for 7th Year in a Row
- Aug 20, 2012
- UPMC and Beckwith Institute Join National Effort to Help Health Care Providers Honor Patients' Wishes for End-of-Life Care
- Aug 10, 2012
- Pitt Cancer Institute Researchers Say Decoy Shows Promise as Cancer-Fighter in Novel Phase 0 Trial
- Jul 16, 2012
- Study Led by Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Expert Shows Improved Clinical Trial Enrollment in Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Patients
- Jul 10, 2012
- Second Annual Pittsburgh Cure Sarcoma Run-Walk Set For July 14
- Jul 09, 2012
- UPMC to Assist Kazakhstan in Creating National Center for Cancer Care and Research
- Jun 19, 2012
- Aging Slowed in Mouse Model by Blocking Key Protein, Pitt Researchers Say
- Jun 19, 2012
- Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC's Brain Care Institute Receives Prestigious Award for First-of-its-kind Study of Peptide Vaccine
- Jun 14, 2012
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Chief Appointed President of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- Jun 04, 2012
- Pitt Scientists Find Treatment Doubles Survival in Patients with Skin Cancer That Has Spread to Brain
- May 23, 2012
- Robotic-Assisted Prostate Cancer Surgery Drives Up Costs, Despite Little Evidence of Better Outcomes for Patients, UPMC Study Finds
- May 16, 2012
- UPMC CancerCenter Recognized for Quality Cancer Care from Largest Oncology Society in United States
- May 09, 2012
- Pitt/UPCI Team Uses Genomics to Identify a Molecular-based Treatment for a Viral Skin Cancer
- May 08, 2012
- Genome Variation in Prostate Tumors and Blood Samples Could Help Predict Disease Progression, Says Pitt Team
- Apr 03, 2012
- UPCI, Pitt Researchers Build Mouse Model to Evaluate Compounds to Protect Against Radiation Exposure
- Apr 02, 2012
- First-of-its-kind Study of Peptide Vaccine by Pittsburgh Researchers Shows Evidence of Immunological Response in Children with Gliomas
- Apr 02, 2012
- UPCI, Pitt Researchers Gain Better Understanding of Radiation-Mitigator Drug
- Feb 10, 2012
- UPCI Summer Academy Receives Grant to Expand Research Program for Minority High School Students
- Feb 08, 2012
- UPMC Ovarian Cancer Symposium Unites Physicians, Researchers, Patients May 10-11
- Jan 30, 2012
- More than Half of Hookah Tobacco Websites Don’t Include the Word “Tobacco,” Pitt–led Study Finds
- Jan 27, 2012
- Pitt Team Finds Protein That Keeps Balance Between Tumor Cell Growth and Suppression
- Dec 12, 2011
- Patients with Rare Bleeding Disorder Could Benefit from Modest Doses of Anti-Inflammatory Drug, Pitt Study finds
- Dec 12, 2011
- Treatment Combination Offers New Option for Patients with Advanced Multiple Myeloma, UPCI Researchers Find
- Dec 10, 2011
- Preventive Use of Blood Thinners by Cancer Patients Could Save Lives and Cut Costs, Pitt Study Finds
- Nov 18, 2011
- UPMC Physician Will Receive the First Annual Moore Memorial Award for Pancreatic Cancer Research
- Nov 14, 2011
- University of Pittsburgh Recruits Renowned Cancer Epidemiologist
- Oct 28, 2011
- Ford "Warriors in Pink" Quilt Presented to UPMC CancerCenter at UPMC Passavant
- Oct 27, 2011
- UPMC To Build $300 Million Center for Innovative Science
- Oct 20, 2011
- Hillman Cancer Center Gala Celebrates A Future Without Cancer
- Oct 19, 2011
- PNC, UPCI Award First-Ever Director's Distinguished Scholar Award
- Oct 05, 2011
- Experimental Drug Could Help Cancer Patients with Radiation-induced Esophagitis, UPCI Researchers Find
- Oct 05, 2011
- Online Auditing of Radiation Oncologists Encourages Use of Evidence-Based Clinical Pathways, UPMC Study Finds
- Oct 05, 2011
- Two Distinguished Researchers to Receive Scholar Awards at Pitt Ceremonies
- Oct 03, 2011
- Experimental Drug Could Protect Some Cancer Patients from Radiation Side Effects, UPCI Researchers Find
- Oct 03, 2011
- Pittsburgh Steelers to Participate in Healthy Cooking Demo for Magee Breast Cancer Survivors
- Sep 28, 2011
- Cutting-Edge Breast Cancer Screening Technology Available to Patients at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
- Aug 31, 2011
- Cancer Patient Education Network Honors UPMC CancerCenter Education Director
- Aug 17, 2011
- UPMC CancerCenter Announces New Associate Director of Adult Neuro-Oncology Program
- Aug 15, 2011
- UPCI Team Finds Key Oncoprotein in Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Jul 28, 2011
- Convergence in Head and Neck Cancer: Centers Collaborate to Reveal Unexpected Genetic Mutations
- Jul 25, 2011
- Leading Lung Cancer Researcher Named to Key Posts at Pitt and University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
- Jul 19, 2011
- UPMC is W. Pa.'s Only Hospital on U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll of America's Best Hospitals
- Jul 18, 2011
- Pitt Study: Esophageal Cancer Risk Higher in Medically Treated GERD Patients with Fewest Symptoms
- Jun 21, 2011
- New Study Suggests Race Might Not Influence Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions in End-Stage Cancer
- Jun 02, 2011
- UPCI/Pitt Researchers Share Findings at American Society of Clinical Oncology Meeting in Chicago
- Apr 06, 2011
- UPCI, Pitt Researchers Present Findings of Cancer Studies at AACR 102nd Annual Meeting
- Mar 22, 2011
- Experimental Radioprotective Drug Safe for Lung Cancer Patients, Says University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Study
- Mar 18, 2011
- UPMC, Pitt Radiation Experts Available to Discuss Health Issues in Wake of Japanese Reactor Explosions
- Mar 07, 2011
- Fertility Preservation Program in Pittsburgh Offers New Options to Even the Youngest Cancer Patients
- Mar 07, 2011
- UPCI Receives Award from Simmons Mesothelioma Foundation for Study and Treatment of Rare, Deadly Form of Cancer
- Mar 01, 2011
- UPMC Physician, Nurse and Transplant Survivor Honored by National Liver Foundation
- Jan 10, 2011
- University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Appoints New Director of Hematologic Malignancies Program
- Dec 01, 2010
- Hillman Cancer Center Gala Celebrates Millions Raised for Cancer Research, Prevention and Patient Care
- Nov 30, 2010
- $3 Million Gift from the Mario Lemieux Foundation Brings UPCI, UPMC CancerCenter Capital Campaign to a Successful Conclusion
- Nov 29, 2010
- Sporadic Breast Cancers Start with Ineffective DNA Repair Systems, Pitt Researchers Find
- Nov 23, 2010
- Breast Cancer Patients to Benefit from New Lymphedema Detection and Prevention Program at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
- Nov 19, 2010
- Robotic-Assisted Surgery Appears Safe for Complicated Pancreatic Procedures, Pitt Research Finds
- Nov 12, 2010
- Pancreas Experts Meet in Pittsburgh to Discuss the Future of Pancreatic Surgery
- Nov 08, 2010
- Cancer Patients and Their Families in Western Pennsylvania to Benefit from American Cancer Society Patient Navigator Program at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
- Nov 04, 2010
- UPCI Research Helps Determine Safe Radiation Dosage for Anal Cancer Patients, Lessening Toxicity and Allowing for Continued Treatment
- Nov 03, 2010
- Combination Radiation and Chemotherapy Successfully Treats Anal Cancer, UPCI Study Finds
- Nov 03, 2010
- Combining Radiation Therapy, Chemotherapy Safely Treats Head and Neck Cancer Patients, UPCI Study Finds
- Nov 01, 2010
- Pitt Study Finds NSAIDs Cause Stem Cells to Self-Destruct, Preventing Colon Cancer
- Oct 20, 2010
- The Hillman Cancer Center Presents 'Celebrate! A Future Without Cancer'
- Oct 18, 2010
- National Cancer Institute Renews University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute's Cancer Center Support Grant
- Oct 18, 2010
- Pitt Study Examines Motivations of Patients Who Seek Skin Cancer Screenings
- Sep 23, 2010
- Pitt Team Gets Federal Grant Renewal to Develop Medical Countermeasures Against Radiation Exposure
- Sep 22, 2010
- Pitt Appoints New Division Chief of Hematology/Oncology
- Sep 15, 2010
- Fat Stem Cells Safe for Breast Reconstruction when Cancer is Dormant, Says Pitt Team
- Sep 14, 2010
- Pitt Researcher to Receive Sadie Gerson Distinguished Scholar Award
- Sep 01, 2010
- UPCI Appoints Director of Newly Formed Women's Cancer Research Center
- Aug 23, 2010
- UPCI Appoints Director of Education in Newly Formed Women's Cancer Research Center
- Aug 19, 2010
- Pitt Team Gets Federal Grant to Find New Head and Neck Cancer Drugs
- Jul 20, 2010
- Pancreas Experts to Meet in Pittsburgh for PancreasFest 2010
- Jul 15, 2010
- UPMC Named to U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll of America's Best Hospitals for the 11th Time
- Jun 16, 2010
- 'Ties to the Cure' in Time for Father's Day
- Jun 09, 2010
- UPCI Cancer Researcher Honored with ASCO Career Development Award
- Jun 07, 2010
- UPCI Melanoma Researchers Present Findings at Annual Meeting of American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Jun 07, 2010
- UPCI Researcher Chairs ASCO Educational Session Exploring the Complexities Surrounding Oral Chemotherapy
- Jun 05, 2010
- Combination Treatment Regimen Not Effective Against Advanced Melanoma
- Jun 05, 2010
- New Treatment Method Safe, Effective for Advanced Melanoma Patients, Pitt Researchers Find
- Jun 01, 2010
- Blocking DNA Repair Protein Could Lead to Targeted, Safer Cancer Therapy
- May 27, 2010
- Cancer Researchers in Pittsburgh Identify Method of Blocking Cancer Stem Cell Differentiation, Could Lead to More Effective Treatment
