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CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· 27d

$100,000 will be matched through World Lung Cancer Day (8/1)! Consider making a gift today to the Ross Camidge (@drcamidge.bsky.social), MD, PhD, Thoracic Oncology Endowed Program Support Fund: https://bit.ly/4wLhXFe

CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· 28d

Behind every scientific breakthrough is collaboration. Patricia Ernst, PhD, discusses how her program helps connect researchers to improve patient outcomes. Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/TbJMBaeK1lo?...

CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· 29d

Lavanya Kondapalli, MD, is overseeing a CU Anschutz Cancer Center clinical trial that looks to treat myocarditis caused by checkpoint inhibitors: https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/clinical-trial-myocarditis-caused-by-checkpoint-inhibitors

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CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jul 14

Michael Verneris, MD, is a physician-scientist whose work is driven by a commitment to solving the challenges patients face. See the full interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd2HLY7VRTw

CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jul 13

Congratulations to Bradley Corr, MD! Corr has been named the CU Anschutz Cancer Center's deputy associate medical director of the Cancer Clinical Trials Office (CCTO). See the full announcement here: https://bit.ly/4f8Gay3

Bradley Corr, MD, in a circle photo over a CU white and gold background.

CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jul 10

Imogene first arrived at Children’s Hospital Colorado as a teenager dealing with severe illness. With the help of a dedicated care team, she found healing and eventually a new sense of purpose that brought her back as a medical researcher through the CREU program: https://bit.ly/4w05FJq

Imogene working in a research lab at the Anschutz Medical Campus.

CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jul 8

CU Anschutz Cancer Center's Jenny Xiang, MD, talks about the basics of chemotherapy including how the treatment works, the side effects, and when patients typically receive it: https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/basics-of-chemotherapy

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CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jul 3

CU Anschutz Cancer Center's Christine Conageski, MD, MSc, says gynecologists should be trained to screen for anal cancer, which is rising in incidence in older women: https://bit.ly/4vRSlX6

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CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jul 2

The work of James Costello, PhD, and a multidisciplinary science team is backed by a two-year ASPIRE grant from the CU Anschutz Cancer Center and @cumedicalschool.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/3Qw8CSv

James Costello, PhD, and a staff member works in his lab.

CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jul 1

Sarcoma Awareness Month: Masanori Hayashi, MD, shared the latest on his research into BCOR-CCNB3 sarcomas (BCS), a subtype of small cell sarcomas: https://bit.ly/4oUtrnn

Masanori Hayashi, MD, in his lab working.

CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jun 29

At last week's Research Roadshow, participants spoke with CU Anschutz Cancer Center leaders, members, and staff about cancer prevention, new treatments, research, and clinical trials. Learn more about Research Roadshows: https://bit.ly/3SzyP33

Linda Cook, PhD, and her staff talking to a visitor.

CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jun 26

When cancer metastasizes, it increases the risk of mortality. To fight this, CU Anschutz Cancer Center leader Heide Ford, PhD, and her lab are studying how cancer metastasizes in the first place. Learn more about this research and Ford's career: https://bit.ly/43Ug3Wn

CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jun 25

Kayla Calkin rides waves of emotions after an invasive ductal breast cancer diagnosis at 36 while trying to start a family: https://bit.ly/4oH2TWu

Kayla Calkin celebrates as she rides a wive with First Descents, a nonprofit that provides special experiences to young people who are dealing with cancer. Photo by First Descents, courtesy of Kayla Calkin.

CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jun 24

Challenging the standard of care for melanoma brain metastases, CU Anschutz neurosurgeon Robert Breeze, MD, pursued aggressive treatment options that are now commonplace. Learn about how treatment has changed and the melanoma clinical trials offered here at the Cancer Center: https://bit.ly/4f1CAa9

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CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jun 19

CU Anschutz Cancer Center member and radiation oncologist Brian Kavanagh, MD, MPH, talks about radiation therapy treatment, its side effects, and recent advances: https://bit.ly/4uAb4Ff

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CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jun 18

After five years of reviewing and understanding how work affects cancer treatment, the WeCanWork program is now equipping clinicians to support patients who keep working through cancer: https://bit.ly/44cqaGe

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CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jun 16

The U.S. News & World Report has released its 2026-2027 Best Global Universities rankings. We're proud of our oncologists for their tireless efforts in the fight against cancer. This ranking of the @cuanschutz.bsky.social reflects their work: https://bit.ly/3QLegA3

CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jun 16

One of the biggest lessons Michael Verneris, MD, has learned as a leader is to lead by example and keep patients at the center of every decision. Watch the full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd2H...

CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jun 13

In this Q&A, CU Anschutz Cancer Center member and Assistant Professor of Urology at @cudeptsurg.bsky.social, Jeff Morrison, MD, shares how both cancer and treatments such as chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation affect male fertility: https://bit.ly/3Q02XDX

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CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jun 12

Carlo Caballero, LPC, CCM, of the Office of Community Outreach and Engagement, has been named in the seventh annual Cancer Health 25 feature dedicated to financial helpers and fundraisers: https://bit.ly/4vASihS

A cutout photo of Carlo Caballero on a blurred background of campus. There is CU black and gold slanted rectangles on each side. His name is listed over white in black text. In smaller black text it says "2026 Cancer Health 25 List".

CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jun 12

Trained as a biologist, Diana Cittelly, PhD, began her research journey in Colombia before moving to the U.S. Her work focuses on translational breast cancer research, studying metastasis to improve real-world patient outcomes. Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/ttGsG6o7oX0?...

CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jun 11

We have two new endowed chairs: the Dudley Family Endowed Chair in Cancer Excellence, with Jon Vogel, MD, serving as the chairholder; and the Dudley Family Rising Star Endowed Chair, with Michael Oliphant, PhD, named as the inaugural chairholder! Thank you to the Dudley family!

Paul Bunn, MD, and Michael Oliphant, PhD.

CU Anschutz Cancer Center leaders at the Dudley Family Endowed Chairs Celebration.

The Dudley Family with Paul Bunn, MD (Furthest Right).

CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jun 9

CU Anschutz Cancer Center's acute myeloid leukemia researchers say that a key to research success is the spirit of collaboration that flourishes across @cuanschutz.bsky.social. Read the cover story of the Spring 2026 issue of the C3: https://bit.ly/4vC1iDB

In black text "Leading The Charge In Acute Myeloid Leukemia". There is a group photo of Dan Pollyea, MD, MS, Craig Jordan, PhD, Maria Amaya, MD, PhD, and James DeGregori, PhD. They are standing in a lab, that is overlayed by CU gold.

CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jun 8

CU Anschutz Cancer Center leader Heide Ford, PhD, is researching ways to target the “programs” the cancer cells use to change their state. Read about Ford's work: https://bit.ly/43Ug3Wn

CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jun 7

It's #NationalCancerSurvivorsDay. In this article, Jennifer Diamond, MD, discusses the roles of both clinical trial researchers and participants and how they affect the rise in cancer survivorship: https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/clinical-trials-increase-cancer-survivorship

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CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jun 5

#NationalCancerSurvivorsDay: Honoring survivors, inspiring the future. In honor of this day, we've gathered patient stories from over the last year to show that survivorship is not a single milestone but an ongoing, evolving experience: https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/survivors-day-2026

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CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· Jun 4

Norm Taylor established an endowed chair, named for his late wife, Katie, to advance and support uterine cancer research at the CU Anschutz Cancer Center: https://bit.ly/43LpDL9

CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· May 31

In this Q&A, CU Anschutz Cancer Center's Rajeev Vibhakar, MD, PhD, talks about his dual role as a clinician and researcher of pediatric brain tumors: https://bit.ly/3QdiakZ

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CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· May 29

The @americancancersoc.bsky.social has updated its colorectal cancer screening guidelines. CU Anschutz Cancer Center's Swati Patel, MD, and Andi Dwyer, MPH, share their insights on the changes and what it means for Coloradans: https://bit.ly/4u8Bv4B

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CU Anschutz Cancer Center@cucancercenter· May 29

Results from a clinical trial of a CAR T-cell treatment for brain tumors that naturally occur in dogs could eventually lead to a similar clinical trial for pediatric high-grade gliomas: https://bit.ly/3PPcuxh