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March 19, 2013
Shaving their heads for a good causeThere will be plenty of heads shaved and money raised April 5 when Campus Housing hosts annual its St. Baldrick’s event.
March 19, 2013
Seeking new treatments for an incurable cancerMaria Barbolina is one of six U.S. scientists honored by the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.
February 26, 2013
Hair-raising good deedsUIC staff, volunteers, families and friends go under the razor for St. Baldrick’s.
February 19, 2013
Lessons in nanotechnology from natureMany lives are lost to cancer. If Seungpyo Hong can save even one, he will consider his work a success.
February 19, 2013
THURSDAY: Shave heads to fight kids’ cancerThe annual head-shaving raises critical funds for childhood cancer research.
February 12, 2013
Pinpointing painDiana Wilkie can’t alleviate all the suffering in people’s lives, but she’s working to reduce their physical pain.
November 20, 2012
Pediatric Cancer Patients Celebrate at Thanksgiving PartyChildren’s Hospital University of Illinois will host a Thanksgiving party for more than 120 pediatric cancer patients and their families.
October 24, 2012
UI Hospital, Chicago Fire Partner for Breast Cancer AwarenessThe University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System and the Chicago Fire Soccer Club have partnered to raise awareness for the fight against breast cancer.
October 10, 2012
An alternative to colonoscopyToo many people refuse screenings for colorectal cancer because the tests are uncomfortable and costly. Xavier Llor has a better idea.
September 6, 2012
Genetic Link to Prostate Cancer Risk in African Americans FoundProstate cancer in African-American men is associated with specific changes in the IL-16 gene, and by establishing the link in men of African as well as European descent, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine may have found a useful new biomarker for prostate cancer.