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Black patients play key role in advancing breast cancer research
Community advocates are partnering with Indiana University School of Medicine to spread the word about the importance of including Black women in clinical research for breast cancer as researchers affiliated with the Vera Bradley Foundation Center for Breast Cancer Research are studying how treatments can be tailored for people of different ethnicities to fight breast cancer more effectively and with fewer side effects. 

Laura Gates  |  Oct 25, 2021

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Lisa Hayes with community advocates

New Neurosurgeon-Scientists Strengthen Scope of Care and Neuroscience Research
The IU School of Medicine Department of Neurological Surgery continues to the broaden its scope in providing world-class clinical care and research with the addition of

Glenda Shaw  |  Oct 19, 2021

Jenny Brown at the Grand Canyon

'Whac-a-Mole' clinical trial participant experiences remission of Stage 4 triple negative breast cancer
Jenny Larner Brown dreams of a day when no one would ever hear their oncologist say, "We're out of options." It's now been more than

Laura Gates  |  Oct 19, 2021

Pagano celebrates after making the $1 million shot.

Chuckstrong Backyard Huddle raises nearly $2.5 million for cancer research
In a night that brought together cancer survivors, researchers and philanthropists, the Chuckstrong Backyard Huddle raised nearly than $2.5 million July 29 for cancer research

Candace Gwaltney  |  Aug 02, 2021

Tyler Trent golf outing - Tyler's parents with Jamie Renbarger and Karen Pollok

Precision Health pediatric sarcomas researchers share updates and goals with golfers at inaugural Tyler Trent charity outing
More than 140 golfers participated in the inaugural Tyler Trent Foundation “Tee Off for Tyler” Charity Golf Classic at the Bridgewater Club in Carmel. The

Anna Carrera  |  Jul 12, 2021

Ronald Boris, MD in surgery

IU School of Medicine faculty providing comprehensive care for hereditary cancers at IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
In 2018, urologic oncologist Ronald Boris, MD, MS, geneticist Gail Vance, MD and genitourinary medical oncologist Nabil Adra, MD established a multidisciplinary clinic focused on

Christina Griffiths  |  Jun 29, 2021

Larry Einhorn, MD

Larry Einhorn, MD, answers questions about testicular cancer
April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month. Testicular cancer, though rare, is a cancer that primarily affects young men. It also differs from other forms of

Brian Hartz  |  Apr 13, 2021

Mohammad Abu Zaid, MD

Indiana Myeloma Registry tracks individual patient journeys, data in search of a cure
Hoosiers with multiple myeloma can provide important data to researchers at Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center who are searching for a

Candace Gwaltney  |  Mar 25, 2021

Michael Koch, MD

Dr. Koch answers questions about prostate cancer
Michael Koch, M.D., chair of the IU School of Medicine’s Department of Urology and a member of the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, is a

Michael Schug  |  Nov 17, 2020

Darron Brown, MD

HPV expert Darron Brown, MD, discusses the vaccine’s dramatic impact on reducing cervical cancer
A recent, new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine — which has been hailed as a “milestone” study — confirmed that widespread

Michael Schug  |  Nov 11, 2020