Michael Egger, Christopher Manz, Serena Phillips receive 2023 Real-World Data Impact Award from ACS, Flatiron

UChicago Medicine, American Cancer Society to build no-cost lodging for traveling cancer patients

Patients traveling long distances to the University of Chicago Medicine for cancer treatment will soon have a new place to stay close to its anchor hospital on the city’s South Side, as part of a partnership with the American Cancer Society.

October 23, 2026

Vol.52 No.39

Funding Opportunities

International Myeloma Society opens applications for over $3M in 2027 research funding

The International Myeloma Society, in partnership with the Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation, is accepting applications for more than $3 million in research funding through its 2027 Translational Research and Career Development awards. The awards support research to improve the prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of multiple myeloma and related plasma cell disorders, while developing the next generation of researchers in the field.

October 23, 2026

Vol.52 No.39

In Brief

William Freed-Pastor wins Steven A. Rosenberg Scholars Award

William Freed-Pastor has been named the 2026 Steven A. Rosenberg Scholars Award recipient, according to the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Forward Fund.

October 16, 2026

Vol.52 No.38

In Brief

Keith Argenbright receives CPRIT’s Texans Conquer Cancer Award in Population Health

Keith Argenbright, director of the Moncrief Cancer Institute at UT Southwestern Medical Center, received the 2026 Texans Conquer Cancer Award in Population Health from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas on Oct. 5.

October 16, 2026

Vol.52 No.38

Clinical Roundup

ACS studies find widening rural-urban survival and mortality gaps for women with breast cancer

Life-saving advances in breast cancer care are failing to reach rural America equally. In two large studies led by the American Cancer Society, scientists found that survival and mortality disparities between rural and urban women diagnosed with breast cancer widened over time in the United States.

October 16, 2026

Vol.52 No.38

Oncologist Rachna Shroff endows award to outlast her cancer diagnosis
“Because of my health, I have a profound desire to see this endowment come to fruition now”

When Rachna Shroff learned that she was facing a serious illness, she began thinking about what she wanted to leave behind.

October 09, 2026

Vol.52 No.37

By Claire Marie Porter

Michael Egger, Christopher Manz, Serena Phillips receive 2023 Real-World Data Impact Award from ACS, Flatiron

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Michael Egger, Christopher Manz, Serena Phillips receive 2023 Real-World Data Impact Award from ACS, Flatiron

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UChicago Medicine, American Cancer Society to build no-cost lodging for traveling cancer patients

International Myeloma Society opens applications for over $3M in 2027 research funding

William Freed-Pastor wins Steven A. Rosenberg Scholars Award

Keith Argenbright receives CPRIT’s Texans Conquer Cancer Award in Population Health

ACS studies find widening rural-urban survival and mortality gaps for women with breast cancer

Oncologist Rachna Shroff endows award to outlast her cancer diagnosis“Because of my health, I have a profound desire to see this endowment come to fruition now”

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Oncologist Rachna Shroff endows award to outlast her cancer diagnosis
“Because of my health, I have a profound desire to see this endowment come to fruition now”