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Current UPMC Cancer Centers / UPCI News
- Mar 14, 2010
- BRCA 1 Status May Guide Treatment for Ovarian Cancer Patients, Magee-Womens Research Institute Study Finds
- Mar 12, 2010
- Quantum Dots Spotlight DNA-Repair Proteins in Motion, Says Pitt Expert
- Mar 1, 2010
- Via Oncology's 'Pathways' Promise Better Care, Lower Costs for New Jersey Cancer Patients
- Feb 19, 2010
- Renowned Cancer Authority to Give Bernard Fisher Lecture at Pitt
- Jan 28, 2010
- Pitt Researchers Receive Patent for New Head and Neck Cancer Treatment
- Jan 14, 2010
- Pitt Researchers Raise Concern Over Frequency of Surveillance Colonoscopy
- Jan 14, 2010
- Excess DNA Damage Found in Cells of Patients with Progressive Neurological Disease
- Jan 11, 2010
- Drug Shows Promise as New Treatment for Gut Tumor
- Dec 22, 2009
- UPMC Treats 10,000th Patient With Gamma Knife
- Dec 11, 2009
- Treatment Combination Improves Breast Cancer Survival Rates, New University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Study Finds
- Dec 10, 2009
- New Treatment Plan Prevents Bone Loss in Breast Cancer Patients, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Study Finds
- Nov 6, 2009
- New Cookbook Benefits Cancer Research and Patient Assistance
- Nov 4, 2009
- Cancer Patients Value Forthrightness, Compassion From Their Radiation Oncologists, UPCI Study Finds
- Nov 3, 2009
- Innovative Radiation Therapy Technique Successfully Controls Pain In Patients with Advanced Cancer, UPCI Study Finds
- Nov 2, 2009
- Developmental Drug May Help Bone Fractures Heal After Radiation Exposure, Pitt Study Finds
- Oct 8, 2009
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Partners With Royal Berkshire to Bring Cancer Care Close to Home for U.K. Patients
- Oct 7, 2009
- Hillman Cancer Center Gala Raises Millions for Cancer Research, Prevention and Patient Care
- Oct 2, 2009
- Ford "Warriors In Pink" Quilt Presented To Magee-Womens Hospital
- Oct 2, 2009
- UPCI Researchers Receive V Foundation Award for Lung Cancer Clinical Trials
- Sept 28, 2009
- Go Pink! Panera Bread Fundraiser to Benefit Breast Cancer Patients on Thurs, Oct 1, 2009
- Sept 28, 2009
- 2009 Fundraising Gala to Support Cancer Research, Prevention and Patient Assistance
- Sept 11, 2009
- UPCI Researchers Develop Biomarker Measurement That Could Lead to Tailored Cancer Treatments
- July 1, 2009
- Colorectal Surgeon James P. Celebrezze Jr., MD, Joins UPMC
- June 25, 2009
- UPMC Surgeon Performs 2,000th Prostate Cancer Surgery in Pittsburgh
- June 15, 2009
- UPCI Joins ExCell Research Study Using Stem Cells for Leukemia and Lymphoma Patients
- June 15, 2009
- New Radiotherapy Technique Proven Safe, Less Toxic for Cancer Patients, UPCI Study Finds
- May 31, 2009
- Minimally Invasive Surgery for Esophageal Cancer Reduces Mortality Rates, Length of Hospital Stays
- May 30, 2009
- Newly Identified Genes May Help Improve Treatment for Melanoma Patients, Pitt Study Finds
- May 30, 2009
- New Treatment Combination Proves Safe, Potentially Effective for Head and Neck Cancer Patients, UPCI Researchers Find
- May 22, 2009
- UPCI Researcher Dr. Merrill Egorin Honored with ASCO Translational Research Professorships
- May 14, 2009
- Pittsburgh Magazine honors UPMC Cancer Centers "Top Docs"
- May 5, 2009
- UPCI Launches Clinical Trial for Patients with Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancers
- May 5, 2009
- Pre-operative Genetic Testing May Improve Treatment for Thyroid Cancer Patients, Pitt Study Finds
- Apr 23, 2009
- 'Cooking Up A Cure for Colon Cancer' Holds 3rd Annual Dinner
- Mar 20, 2009
- Magee-Womens Research Institute to Receive $100,000 Donation for Breast Cancer Research
- Mar 19, 2009
- Pitt Vaccine to Prevent Colon Cancer Being Tested in Patients
- Mar 5, 2009
- Pittsburgh Steelers Take to the Hoops for the 14th Annual Hoops for a Cure on March 27, 2009
- Feb 17, 2009
- New National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet: Peanut Product Recall and Cancer Patients
- Dec 11, 2008
- UPMC Cancer Centers Appoints New Executive Director
- Nov 13, 2008
- New Director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Appointed
- Oct 29, 2008
- PITT Researchers Receive $2.7 Million to Develop Drug That Counters Radiation Exposure
- Sept 23, 2008
- Plant Antioxidant May Protect Against Radiation Exposure, Pitt Study Find
- Sept 23, 2008
- Medicare HMO Costs May Prevent Cancer Patients From Enrolling in Clinical Trials, UPCI Study Finds
- Sept 22, 2008
- Pitt Research Indicates New Virus is Culprit, Not Bystander, in Deadly Skin Cancer
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