Beena Thannickal
| This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Communication Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center
beenat@uab.edu • (205) 975-3967Covers stories and media requests within cancer research and patient care. Develops and executes internal communications for the Comprehensive Cancer Center.
The inaugural symposium on Nov. 19 will provide help and support for cancer patients and survivors.
A special presentation of the popular play at Virginia Samford Theatre will benefit ovarian cancer research at UAB.
The Nov. 10 workshop will provide information and resources for lung cancer patients.
The UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center ranked as one of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with great oncology programs in America.
New fundraising effort, Dine for a Cure, kicks off Oct. 20 at Slice.
UAB researcher reports that brentuximab vedotin may be effective therapy for older patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma who cannot tolerate standard therapy.
Summary: Several activities are planned in and around UAB for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Many UAB physicians from a variety of specialties appear on the prestigious Newsweek Top Cancer Doctors 2015 list.
New UAB research demonstrates social factors that determine survival of younger patients with AML and present opportunities to improve outcomes.
Smita Bhatia, M.D., M.P.H., director of UAB's new Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship, explains how cancer treatments can lead to chronic health conditions in later life — and how "survivorship clinics" will help.
