Current UPCI News


July 16, 2008
Pitt to Host Annual Pancreatic Research Meeting
July 9, 2008
Hepatitis C Virus May Need Help of Enzyme to Cause Liver Disease, Pitt Study Finds
June 25, 2008
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Centre of Integrated Oncology Cologne Partner to Advance Cancer Care and Research
June 6, 2008
Pitt Researchers Identify Gene That Influences Damage From Radiation Therapy
June 2, 2008
New Treatment Combination Proves Safe, Effective For Head and Neck Cancer Patients, UPCI Study Finds
June 1, 2008
New Preoperative Treatment Combination Safe for Pancreatic Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery, UPCI Study Finds
June 1, 2008
New Combination Therapy Safe, Promising for Melanoma Patients, UPCI Study Finds
May 5, 2008
Newly Funded Research Program Focuses on Genetic Mutations that Increase Risk for Cancer
Apr 15, 2008
Pitt Researchers Receive Funding in Support of Gastrointestinal Cancer Research
Apr 11, 2008
Turning to the Immune System to Fight Malignant Glioma: UPCI Researchers Present Novel Findings at AACR Annual Meeting
Apr 11, 2008
UPCI Researchers Present Drug Discovery FINDINGS at AACR Annual Meeting
Apr 04, 2008
UPMC Liver Cancer Center Co-Director Chosen as President-Elect, Society of University Surgeons
Mar 20, 2008
Cancer Prevention and Detection Highlight of Barnes & Noble Event featuring Senator Arlen Specter
Mar 20, 2008
Dr. J. Wallis Marsh Appointed Interim Chief, Division of Transplantation at the UPMC Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute
Mar 14, 2008
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, Passavant Designated “Blue Distinction Centers for Complex and Rare Cancers”
Mar 11, 2008
No Ifs, Ands or Butts: University of Pittsburgh Lauds Local Smoke-Free Establishments With South Side Celebration
Feb 28, 2008
Prestigious National Award Given to UPMC Cancer Centers
Feb 25, 2008
UPMC to Manage Independent Hospital in Dublin, Ireland
Jan 17, 2008
Newly Discovered Virus Linked to Deadly Skin Cancer
Jan 15, 2008
University of Pittsburgh Ranks Sixth in Nationwide NIH Funding
Jan 12, 2008
Donation of $110,000 to Magee-Womens Research Institute will Support Breast Cancer Research
Jan 11, 2008
Awards and Accolades: UPMC and University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Announce Faculty, Staff Achievements
Dec 11, 2007
University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Announce New Research Funding
Dec 10, 2007
Pennsylvania Cancer Control Consortium Receives C-Change Exemplary Implementation Award
Dec 04, 2007
Awards and Accolades: University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Announce Faculty, Staff Achievements
Nov 27, 2007
Imaging May Differentiate Benign From Malignant Breast and Lymph Node Lesions
Oct 29, 2007
Annual Pittsburgh Cancer Conference Welcomes Richard Payne, MD, Expert in End of Life Care
Oct 28, 2007
Radiation Oncologists from University of Pittsburgh Present Findings at Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Oct. 28 – Nov. 1
Oct 23, 2007
University of Pittsburgh Study Proposes a New Theory of How Viruses May Contribute to Cancer
Oct 02, 2007
Hillman Cancer Center Annual Gala Goes Green and Raises Green
July 11, 2007
New Monoclonal Antibody Reduces Cell Proliferation and Induces Cell Death in Human Liver Cancer Cells
June 15, 2007
University of Pittsburgh Researchers Detect Small Set of Cancer Stem Cells that are Similar to Normal Stem Cells and Appear to Thwart Anti-Cancer Agents
June 6, 2007
University of Pittsburgh Scientists Find New Contributor to Aggressive Cancers
June 3, 2007
Adding Radioimmunotherapy to Chemo May Help Patients with Lymphoma
June 1, 2007
Pitt Researchers Present Findings at Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
May 14, 2007
Pitt Researchers Receive Funding to Improve Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancer
Apr 23, 2007
A Natural Antioxidant Found in Many Foods and Red Wine Is Potent and Selective Killer of Leukemia Cell
Mar 30, 2007
Lifespan of Survivorship: Impact Across the Cancer Continuum