July 1, 2016: A conversation with Leonidas Platanias, MD, PhD, Director of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, which is a member of the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium. Q: How do you think cancer research will change in the next 10 to 20 years? This is an exciting time in oncology, and we see tremendous opportunities to advance cancer prevention, diagnostics and therapeutics in ways that were unimaginable just a few years ago. Immunotherapy and genomics, two of the most compelling areas of research today, will provide... Read More
June 17, 2016: Today, cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide. In his final State of the Union address, President Barack Obama tasked Vice President Joe Biden with heading up a new national effort to end cancer as we know it. "Fifty-five years ago, President John F. Kennedy stood before a joint session of Congress and said, 'I believe we should go to the moon.'" Biden said. "This is our moonshot." As part of the White House Cancer Moonshot Task Force's "Moonshot Initiative," Vice President Biden has called on leaders across the health, academic, private industry, and philanthropic sectors to join together with patients, survivors, and advocates on June 29th for the first national summit of its kind: the 2016 Cancer... Read More
June 19, 2016: Many people excel in sports, and even amateurs get lucky now and then. But it is the relentlessly consistent accomplishment of great - and crucial - plays that makes a legend. In this month’s edition of Across the Consortium, we celebrate such plays by the unyielding Big Ten Cancer Centers. Pioneering research aims to nail important questions of our time and offer hope to countless many, from the promise of novel, natural cancer-killers to targeted cancer therapies, liquid biopsies, and bio-dynamic imaging. Meanwhile, many members institutions pull through with varsity fund-raising. Take a look Across the Consortium! Read More
May 31, 2016: As Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium members work every day to defeat cancer, they are constantly aware that behind every office appointment, pathology report, and scan is the story of a survivor. In honor of National Cancer Survivors Day on June 5, we celebrate examples of our members working to improve the lives of all patients with cancer. Read More
May. 18, 2016: Big Ten cancer centers continue to make gains in cancer research and treatment. In this edition of Across the Consortium, we highlight research from our member institutions in prostate, neuroendocrine, blood, pancreatic, and other cancers; we celebrate with the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center upon its receiving a Read More
May 4, 2016: Over the past three decades, more people have had skin cancer than all other cancers combined. This May, the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium is bringing awareness to this common - yet highly preventable - form of cancer. Read More
April 29, 2016: Al B. Benson III, MD, associate director for cooperative groups at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, was elected president of the National Patient Advocate Foundation’s (NPAF) Executive Board. An esteemed oncologist and professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Dr. Benson brings insights into the issues and roadblocks patients face as they navigate the healthcare system to this new role. Read More
Apr. 19, 2016: The fight against cancer is greatly defined by the sheer multitude of challenges involved, the victory over which requires unique capabilities. In this month's edition of Across the Consortium, see shining examples of the unique skills, expertise, knowledge, and passion of each member institution, and be reminded why we are stronger together. Read More
April 5, 2016: While advocating for the creation of Philadelphia’s first firefighting organization, Benjamin Franklin offered his now famous advice: “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” That adage continues to resonate with us as the fires of cancer continue ravaging the nation nearly 280 years later posing as the second leading cause of death. In his proclamation for National Cancer Control Month this year, President Obama encouraged citizens, government agencies, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and other groups to join together in efforts to “increase awareness of what Americans can do to prevent and control cancer.” Read on to learn what a few... Read More
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