UT Southwestern Moncrief Cancer Institute debuts second mobile screening clinic funded by Tarrant County

Noncoding RNA molecule plays surprising role in senescence

A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has discovered a new way that cells regulate senescence, an irreversible end to cell division.

July 19, 2024

Vol.50 No.29

Clinical Roundup

Cancer cells salvage purine nucleotides—including dietary purines—to fuel tumor growth

Cancer cells salvage purine nucleotides to fuel tumor growth, including purines in foods we eat, an important discovery with implications for cancer therapies from research by Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern published in Cell.

July 19, 2024

Vol.50 No.29

Cancer History Project

“If I’m not dying, I better go live.” Christy Erickson’s cancer diagnosis led to life as a motorcyclist and strongman competitor

Christy Erickson was seven years old when her mom lost a three-year battle with breast cancer.

July 12, 2024

Vol.50 No.28

By McKenzie Prillaman

Cancer History Project Guest Editorial

At Lung SPORE Workshop, experts reflect on the significance of discovery of EGFR mutations two decades ago

Twenty years ago, the discovery of epidermal growth factor receptor mutations as drivers of tumorigenesis and viable targets for therapeutic intervention marked the beginning of a new era in lung cancer diagnosis and treatment. Since then, the field has made remarkable progress towards developing more effective targeted treatments and immunotherapies that have significantly improved patient outcomes and survival.

July 05, 2024

Vol.50 No.27

By Katerina A. Politi and Roy S. Herbst

In the Archives

The early days of EGFR: Herbst, Haber, Meyerson, Pao, Sequist present at Yale SPORE workshop

In 1998, lung cancer was the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, with 160,000 deaths per year. That statistic inspired Matthew Meyerson, who would soon start working at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, to specialize in lung cancer.

July 05, 2024

Vol.50 No.27

In Brief

Miguel Villalona Calero named deputy director of UC Irvine Chao Family CCC

Miguel Villalona Calero was named deputy director of the University of California, Irvine Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and division chief for hematology/oncology. He will start on July 8.

June 28, 2024

Vol.50 No.26

UT Southwestern Moncrief Cancer Institute debuts second mobile screening clinic funded by Tarrant County

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