News & Events: ARCHIVE of Winship Cancer Institute News Releases

2012
Adding chemotherapy to radiation doubles survival time for some brain tumor patients (01.25.2012)
2011
Enzyme That Flips Switch on Cells' Sugar Cravings Could Be Anti-Cancer Target (12.22.2011)
Winship Cancer Institute Receives Grant to Aid Women at High Risk for Breast, Ovarian Cancer (12.16.2011)
Emory Center Receives Grant to Promote Smoke-Free Homes (12.16.2011)
Brain Cancer Study Uses Imaging to Gauge Response to Experimental Drug (12.15.2011)
Surgery versus Chemotherapy or Radiation for Laryngeal Cancer (12.13.2011)
Research Funding at Emory University Reaches Nearly $540M in FY11 (09.26.2011)
Clinical Trial Tests Investigational New Drug for Malignant Brain Tumors (09.15.2011)
A Ray of Hope for Some Lung Cancer Patients (09.13.2011)
Emory Again Ranked By U.S. News Among Top National Universities (09.12.2011)
Public Health and Medical Experts on 9/11 Issues Available (09.6.2011)
Emory Expert Offers Tips for Coping with Life-Threatening Illnesses in New Book (08.31.2011)
Winship Researcher to Chair Prominent Clinical Trials Committee (08.22.2011)
Winship Cancer Institute and Northside Hospital Receive Breast Cancer Disparities Grant (08.19.2011)
Winship Cancer Institute to Hold 5K Run to Support Cancer Research (08.2.2011)
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Emory Among Nation's Best Hospitals for 2011 (07.19.2011)
Drug Combination Could Block Escape Route for Triple-Negative Breast Cancers (07.13.2011)
Emory Introduces Faster, More Precise Radiation Therapy for Cancer Patients (06.30.2011)
Leading Cancer Researcher Joins Emory University (06.20.2011)
Hard-to-treat Breast Cancer in African American Women Topic of Winship Town-Hall Gathering (06.8.2011)
New Leader for Emory's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (06.6.2011)
Wright Caughman Named Head of Emory Health Sciences Center (06.3.2011)
Bone Marrow Transplant Survivor to Bike 1,800 Miles for Cancer Research (05.26.2011)
Roots May Aid in Fight Against Breast Cancer Metastasis (05.25.2011)
Free Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Screenings at Emory - Oral Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week (04.27.2011)
Child Survivors of Eye Cancer to Gather for Emory's 13th Annual RB Picnic on May 7, 2011 (04.14.2011)
Winship Cancer Institute Offers Clinical Trial for Rare Form of Lymphoma (04.5.2011)
Emory Explores New Proton Therapy Facility to Offer Advanced Care to Cancer Patients (03.24.2011)
First Robotic Pancreatectomies Performed at Emory University Hospital (03.9.2011)
BJ's Foundation Supports Breast Cancer Research at Emory's Winship Cancer Institute (03.4.2011)
Nature Reviews Cancer Article Traces Possible Role of Damaged DNA in Tumor Development (03.3.2011)
Jekyll & Hyde: Cells' Executioner Can Also Stave off Death (03.2.2011)
Winship Cancer Institute Receives High-Impact Donation for Breast Cancer (02.28.2011)
Nanoparticles May Enhance Circulating Tumor Cell Detection (02.10.2011)
Emory and Georgia Tech Hit the Hardwoods for Breast Cancer (02.7.2011)
2010
Winship Cancer Institute Announces Medical Director for Clinical Trials (12.1.2010)
National Cancer Institute Recognizes Winship Oncologist with Team Leadership Award (11.19.2010)
NFL Veteran Brings Attention and Funding to Brain Tumor Research (11.16.2010)
At Emory Healthcare, Breast Cancer Awareness is Year-Round Effort (11.11.2010)
Minimally Invasive Brain Tumor Removal, High-Tech Equipment, and Special Facility Benefit Patients (11.11.2010)
NASA awards Emory, MCG $7.6 million for space radiation research (11.8.2010)
Moderating the effects of obesity on liver cancer progression (11.5.2010)
Rollins Foundation Establishes R. Randall Rollins Chair in Oncology at Emory School of Medicine (10.27.2010)
New Nanoparticle Research Targets Head and Neck, Pancreatic Cancers (10.25.2010)
Fund to Fight Leukemia Established at Winship Cancer Institute (10.19.2010)
Research Funding at Emory Increases 10.5 Percent, Exceeds $535 Million (10.6.2010)
New Doctoral Program in Cancer Biology Links Winship With Graduate School (10.5.2010)
Oncologists Play Key Role in Fight Against Smoking (09.13.2010)
Winship Cancer Institute Participates in National Lung Cancer Trial (08.23.2010)
Society of Nuclear Medicine Recognizes Emory Imaging Scientist (08.19.2010)
Department of Defense Awards Grant for Lung Cancer Research (08.5.2010)
Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Becoming Tools for Brain Tumor Imaging and Treatment (08.2.2010)
Winship Cancer Institute Director Re-elected as Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Chair (07.7.2010)
Emory Earns Full Membership in Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (06.23.2010)
Winship Cancer Institute Offers Innovative Spinal Radiosurgery Clinical Trial (06.14.2010)
New PET/CT Scanner Offers Earlier Tumor Detection and Faster Scans for Cancer Patients (06.3.2010)
Winship Cancer Institute to hold Celebration of Living for cancer patients and family members (06.3.2010)
Winship Cancer Institute Announces Inaugural "Kennedy Seed Grant Research Awards" (04.19.2010)
Spinal Tumors Now Treated with Radiation Instead of Scalpels: A Novel Multidisciplinary Approach at Emory (04.13.2010)
High Dietary Phosphate Intake May Promote Skin Cancer Formation (03.23.2010)
Avon Breast Center at Grady Memorial Hospital Earns National Accreditation (03.22.2010)
Enzyme is Possible New Therapy Target for Head and Neck Cancer (03.17.2010)
Study Evaluates Costs and Benefits of New Chemotherapy Drugs (03.16.2010)
Late-Stage Melanoma Results in Economic Burden (03.15.2010)
Emory Breast Center Earns National Accreditation (03.11.2010)
Grant Will Support Brain Tumor Diagnosis Tools (02.26.2010)
Winship Cancer Institute Announces New Director of Clinical Trials (02.25.2010)
Donald Harvey Elected President of the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (02.22.2010)
Emory Sound Science Podcast: Surgery Without the Steel (02.18.2010)
Ovarian Cancer Patients Benefit from Novel Monoclonal Antibody in Combination with Chemotherapy (02.15.2010)
Cells Can Read Damaged DNA Without Missing a Beat (02.9.2010)
Emory University Hospital Midtown earns Commendation from Commission on Cancer (02.9.2010)
American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Awards Emory Surgeon (01.26.2010)
Emory Breast Imaging Center Names New Director (01.25.2010)
2009
Winship Researcher Earns $100K Grant for Lung Cancer Research (12.21.2009)
New Treatment for Multiple Myeloma Shows Promise (12.16.2009)
Winship Cancer Institute Opens Phase I Clinical Trials Unit (12.1.2009)
Green Tea Extract Featured in Winship Clinical Trial (12.1.2009)
Emory Hospital Obtains 3-D Endoscope for Pituitary Tumors (11.30.2009)
Winship Volunteer Inspires With Healing Power of Music (11.20.2009)
Regenerative Medicine Expert Jacques Galipeau, MD, Joins Emory (11.19.2009)
Cancers' Sweet Tooth May Be Weakness (11.17.2009)
Bassel El-Rayes, MD, Joins Winship Cancer Institute (11.17.2009)
Fadlo R.Khuri, MD, Named Deputy Director of Emory Winship Cancer Institute (10.30.2009)
The Scientist Magazine Ranks Emory 5th Best Place to Work (10.27.2009)
Emory Winship Cancer Institute Receives $4.7 Million Anonymous Donation (10.22.2009)
Dana Foundation Awards $200,000 Grant to Emory for Nanotechnology Brain Tumor Research (10.22.2009)
Dana Foundation Awards $200,000 Grant to Emory for Nanotechnology Brain Tumor Research (10.22.2009)
Emory Winship Earns $1 Million Grant to Study Health Disparities in Prostate Cancer (10.21.2009)
Avon Foundation Awards Emory Winship and Grady $750,000 (10.21.2009)
Emory Earns Provisional Full Membership in Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (10.21.2009)
Potential Drug Kills Cancer Cells by Preventing Response to Low Oxygen (10.21.2009)
Doctors Testing Less Invasive Technique for Lymph Node Removal (10.21.2009)
Walter J. Curran, MD, Appointed Emory Winship Cancer Institute Executive Director (10.21.2009)
Emory External Research Funding Increases 18 Percent, Tops $484 Million (10.21.2009)
Federal Stimulus Funding Supports Emory Biomedical Scientists (10.21.2009)
Clinical Trial of Anti-Cancer Drug Open to Patients with BRCA1/2 Mutations (10.21.2009)
News Tip: Heated Chemotherapy after Surgery Improves Results for Abdominal Cancers (10.21.2009)
Medical Imaging Can Result in Cumulative Radiation Exposure (08.26.2009)
NIH Stimulus Funding Supports Emory Biomedical Scientists (08.26.2009)
National Cancer Institute Names Emory to Nationwide NCI Chemical Biology Consortium (08.26.2009)
Emory's Radiation Oncology Department Selected as a "Top 5 Center to Watch in 2009" (08.26.2009)
Emory/VAMC Researcher Earns Award for Work on Lung Cancer Chemotherapy (08.26.2009)
Emory Health Now Blog Launches (08.22.2009)
Georgia Cancer Coalition Selects Emory Researchers as Distinguished Cancer Scholars (08.22.2009)
Future of Cancer Research May Be in Hands of Atlanta Teens (08.22.2009)
Medical Advances Highlighted on YouTube and Emory Healthcare Web (08.22.2009)
Emory Radiation Oncologist Earns Army Achievement Medal (08.22.2009)
Study Aims to Improve Radiation Treatment for Cervical Cancer (08.22.2009)
Lawrence Boise Joins Emory Winship Cancer Institute (08.22.2009)
Hormone from Fat Cells Could Fight Breast Cancer (08.22.2009)
New Treatment Strategy Enhances Outcome for Lung Cancer (08.22.2009)
Linda Torrence To Chair Sindab Project Advisory Board (08.22.2009)
Alfredo Voloschin Joins Hematology and Medical Oncology at Emory Winship (08.22.2009)
Scientific Symposium Looks at Triple Negative Breast Cancer (08.22.2009)
Emory Winship Cancer Institute Announces $2 Million Chair in Breast Cancer Research (08.22.2009)
Emory's Winship Cancer Institute Announces NCI Cancer Center Designation (08.22.2009)
Faster Radiation Treatment System Now Offered at Emory University Hospital Midtown (08.22.2009)
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Awarded $60.5 Million for Six-Year Grant Renewal (08.22.2009)
Emory Winship Cancer Institute Awards Seed Grants for Head and Neck Cancer Research (08.22.2009)
Emory Winship Cancer Institute Emphasizes Care, Research for Patients with Brain Metastases (08.22.2009)
Emory Earns Commendation for Cancer Services (08.22.2009)
Emory Sound Science Podcast: Coping with Cancer's Emotional Fallout (08.22.2009)
Emory Ranks 16th Nationally in Licensing Revenue from Research Discoveries (08.22.2009)
Tool to Shrink Brain Tumors' Blood Supply Identified (08.22.2009)
Emory Sound Science Podcast: Fruits and Vegetables in Cancer Prevention and Treatment (08.21.2009)
Rules for Gene Silencing in Cancer Cells Identified (08.21.2009)
Mylin Torres, MD, Joins Emory Radiation Oncology (08.21.2009)
Emory Pushes to Move Health Care Reform Forward (08.21.2009)
Emory Announces New Director of Gynecologic Oncology (08.21.2009)
2008
Walter Curran Awarded Endowed Lawrence Davis Chair of Radiation Oncology (09.2.2009)
Cancer Patient Family Teams with GRA, GCC to Fund Chairs at Emory and Georgia Tech (09.2.2009)
Emory's Woodruff Health Sciences Center Launches New Web Site (09.2.2009)
Curbing Hormones' Effects in Obese Patients Could Aid Against Breast Cancer (09.2.2009)
Avon Foundation Awards $950,000 to Emory Winship Cancer Institute and Grady Hospital (09.2.2009)
NIH Awards Emory $7.4 Million for Studies of Oxidative Stress and Colon Cancer (09.2.2009)
Emory University Tops $400 Million in FY08 Research Funding (09.2.2009)
Oncologist Omer Kucuk Joins Emory Winship Cancer Institute (09.2.2009)
As Head and Neck Cancer Risks Evolve, More Treatment Options Emerge (09.2.2009)
Cancer Program of Atlanta VA Medical Center Earns Commendation (09.2.2009)
Emory Scientist Earns American Cancer Society Grant to Fight Multiple Myeloma (09.2.2009)
Emory First in Georgia to Use New and Faster Radiation Treatment System (09.2.2009)
National Cancer Institute Awards Emory $7.5 Million for Cancer Imaging (09.2.2009)

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