UPMC Hillman receives $11M SPORE in head and neck cancer

A new standard in cancer care: Integrated screening, stepped collaborative care for common and distressing symptoms

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Vol.50 No.14

By Jennifer A. Steel

Cancer History Project Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Population scientist Monica Baskin is the “Jackie Robinson” of cancer center deputy directors

As a new deputy director at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Monica Baskin has assumed a level of responsibility that is unusual, if not unprecedented, for a population scientist at an NCI-designated cancer center.

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Vol.50 No.10

By Robert A. Winn, Paul Goldberg and Alexandria Carolan

In Brief

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at UPMC Horizon starts cancer care expansion

People in Mercer and Lawrence counties will soon have enhanced access to cancer care as UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at UPMC Horizon-Shenango Valley initiates an expansion to add a second linear accelerator.

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Vol.50 No.08

In Brief

Monica Baskin named deputy director of UPMC Hillman

Monica L. Baskin, an expert in health equity, was named deputy director of UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.

February 16, 2024

Vol.50 No.07

Clinical Roundup

Community cancer care linked with poorer outcomes for some head/neck cancers

Care for patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-related squamous cell cancers of the oropharynx (an area in back of the throat) is shifting toward community cancer centers, but patients treated in this setting may be less likely to survive, according to new research by investigators from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Head and Neck Cancer Center.

January 05, 2024

Vol.50 No.01

Clinical Roundup

Novel liquid biopsy of lymph fluid could guide precision treatment for head and neck cancer

Researchers from University of Pittsburgh and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found that liquid from surgical drains, which is usually tossed in the trash, could inform more precise treatments for patients with head and neck cancer caused by human papillomavirus.

January 05, 2024

Vol.50 No.01

UPMC Hillman receives $11M SPORE in head and neck cancer

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