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Drug-delivery microcapsules tagged with zirconium-89 can be tracked by PET imaging
Jan 20, 2021
If these hollow capsules are modified to target a solid tumor, PET imaging and therapeutic ultrasound can be used to rupture them and release an anticancer drug at ground zero.Read more... -
Buchsbaum, Datta awarded grants from Elkus Scholars Program
Jan 19, 2021O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center senior scientists Donald Buchsbaum, Ph.D., and Pran K. Datta, Ph.D., recently received research grants from the Richard A. Elkus, M.D., Eminent Scholars Program in Gastrointestinal Oncology.
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UAB awarded $1.7 million NIH grant to continue cancer prevention research
Jan 13, 2021
A UAB professor continues breast cancer prevention research with additional funding through the National Institutes of Health.Read more... -
ArtBLINK Gala goes virtual to support cancer research at O’Neal Cancer Center
Jan 8, 2021
The O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB will hold its 36th annual and first-ever virtual ArtBLINK Gala on Friday, Feb. 5, featuring an online art auction of 20 original pieces from local artists to support cancer research.Read more... -
Leath named division director of Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Jan 7, 2021
Leath, a UAB gynecologic oncologist, professor of medicine and senior scientist, has been named new chair of the Division.Read more... -
The Office of Community Outreach & Engagement at 25: A chat with the pioneers
Jan 6, 2021
It has been 25 years since leaders at UAB recognized the need to address widening health disparities in cancer screening and treatment, and then took decisive action to address it.
The result was the creation of what is now the Office of Community Outreach & Engagement at the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. During its silver anniversary this year, the office traces its roots, development and impact on the communities it was designed to serve. This month, the office’s monthly newsletter, Community Connections, talks to a few of the pioneers.
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O’Neal Cancer Center’s Office of Community Outreach and Engagement celebrates 25 years of service
Dec 23, 2020
This specialized office at the O’Neal Cancer Center marks its silver anniversary with renewed commitment to reaching the medically underserved and tackling cancer health disparities in the state and surrounding areas.Read more... -
Another New Normal
Nov 23, 2020
As the world adjusts to a new way of life in the shadow of a global pandemic, the higher risks faced by many cancer patients and survivors are now colliding with those associated with the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.
Story by Anna Waters •
Photos by Nik Layman and Steve Wood
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Published by the Office of Community Relations and Development, the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center Magazine highlights the center's physicians, scientists and patients.
