News Releases

"To Selenium, or not to Selenium" - that was part of the question

As a result of the largest-ever trial on prostate cancer prevention, researchers have found that Selenium and Vitamin E do not aid in preventing prostate cancer.
Student Athletes for Community Outreach Support the Arizona Cancer Center

As if attending the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy weren't difficult enough, a dedicated group of University of Arizona Health Sciences students decided to take on an additional challenge: run a half marathon and raise funds for cancer research. On Dec. 7, 115 students crossed the finish line at the Tucson Half Marathon after raising more than $2,000 for the Arizona Cancer Center.
Eugene Gerner named UA Leading Edge Researcher
Eugene W. Gerner, PhD

Eugene W. Gerner, PhD, director of the Arizona Cancer Center’s Gastronitestinal (GI) Cancer Program and the National Cancer Institute-funded Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in GI Cancers, has been named a Leading Edge Researcher at the University of Arizona.
Andrew M. Yeager, MD, named to Peter and Paula Fasseas Chair
Andrew M. Yeager, MD

Andrew M. Yeager, MD, Director of the Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program at the Arizona Cancer Center and Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, has been appointed to the Peter and Paula Fasseas Endowed Chair for Excellence in Cancer Research at the Arizona Cancer Center.
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).
The John and Doris Norton family fight prostate cancer with $1 million gift

The Paradise Valley philanthropists generously gave $1 million to support prostate cancer research and establish the John Norton Endowed Chair for Prostate Cancer Research at the Arizona Cancer Center.
The Many Faces of Breast Cancer

Esteemed panel of experts will discuss latest research, issues affecting 2.5 million breast cancer survivors
7th Annual Salmon Awards Recipients Announced

Arizona Cancer Center researchers Raymond Nagle, MD, PhD, and Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD, are the 2009 recipients of the Sydney E. Salmon Awards.
Physician, Scientist Receives $3.68 Million Grant
Karen Weihs

Arizona Cancer Center physician and scientist Karen Weihs has been awarded a $3.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study emotion and depression in breast cancer survivorship.
Science and art together at the Arizona Cancer Center
Science as Art

The nine 16-square-foot panels in the upper alcoves of the Arizona Cancer Center could be mistaken for abstract art, but they are actually enlarged images of photographs snapped in the midst of research conducted at the Cancer Center.