Clinical trial: effects of green tea extract on cervical cancer prevention
The Arizona Cancer Center is currently conducting a clinical investigation on the effects of Polyphenon E (a green tea extract) on cervical cancer prevention. The study will determine whether Polyphenon E affects cancer-related biomarkers in blood and/or cervical tissue in women with persistent CIN1 or LSIL, or who test positive for oncogenic HPV (Human papillomavirus).
Arizona Board of Regents Approves New Cancer Prevention Company
The Arizona Board of Regents gave approval for a University of Arizona (UA) researcher to take on part ownership of the new Tucson company Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals (CPP).
$1 Million Gift Establishes Levin Family Endowed Chair
A $1 million dollar gift from the Alan and Janice Levin family to the University of Arizona Foundation will fund the Alan and Janice Levin Family Endowed Chair for Excellence.
Colon Cancer Risk Reduced 95%
Arizona Cancer Center researchers announced that a special combination of drugs has been shown to reduce the risk of recurrent colorectal polyps by up to 95 percent.
