Increase in Cancer Deaths Predicted Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Delayed cancer screening and reduction in treatments show the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic to present and future cancer patients. COVID-19 is the most talked about health concern in 2020, but...
View ArticleMulti-organizational study aims to improve outcomes of minority children with...
Reducing the burden of disease starts with understanding the reasons behind disparities Black and Hispanic children diagnosed with brain and central nervous system (CNS) cancers have worse outcomes...
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CU Cancer Center Effort to Link Underrepresented Patients with Leukemia with...
Underserved patients need better access to latest leukemia treatments A key component in treating newly diagnosed leukemia is genetic and molecular testing. With this knowledge, physicians can better...
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Start the Conversation About Fertility Preservation Before Beginning Cancer...
Patients and Oncologists need to join together to increase conversations about oncofertility when diagnosed with cancer. As survival rates of many common cancers have improved it is no surprise that...
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American Cancer Society Releases Simplified Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines
An increase in HPV vaccinations reduces the need for screening of the disease. Last month the American Cancer Society (ACS) released updated guidelines for cervical cancer screening. The most notable...
View ArticleColorado Cancer Screening Program Earns Another Year of Funding
Written by Andrea (Andi) Dwyer, Director of the Colorado Cancer Screening Program July 1, 2020 marked the start of another year of funding for the Colorado Cancer Screening Program (CCSP) for Patient...
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CU Mass Spectrometry Shared Resource works to predict embolism in COVID-19
Angelo D’Alessandro, PhD One of the major complications of severe COVID-19 is blood clots in the lungs – a pulmonary embolism that can block lung function leading to death. In fact, these blockages...
View ArticleMental Health Tips for Patients with Cancer During COVID-19
Video transcript: Hello my name is Emily Cox-Martin and I’m a clinical psychologist at the University of Colorado Cancer Center and today I’d like to talk to you about cancer and mental health...
View ArticleCU Cancer Center shared resources help research, diagnose, treat COVID-19
The University of Colorado Cancer Center hosts advanced technologies needed for cancer research. During the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers in Colorado’s cancer community and beyond are using some of...
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CU Cell Technologies Shared Resource makes COVID-19 proteins for research,...
Lori Sherman,manager of CU Cancer Center Cell Technologies Shared Resource In mid-March, the University of Colorado Cancer Center Cell Technologies Shared Resource shut down along with almost all the...
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