by Taylor Abarca | Aug 19, 2020 | Latest News
Written by Andrea (Andi) Dwyer, Director of the Colorado Cancer Screening Program July 1, 2020 marked the start of another year of funding for the Colorado Cancer Screening Program (CCSP) for Patient Navigation but just like most things in 2020… it’s not just another...
by Jessica Cordova | Aug 10, 2020 | Featured, Latest News, Patient Care
Patients and Oncologists need to join together to increase conversations about oncofertility when diagnosed with cancer. As survival rates of many common cancers have improved it is no surprise that conversations around fertility preservation have also increased....
by Jessica Cordova | Aug 3, 2020 | Featured, Latest News, Patient Care
Delayed cancer screening and reduction in treatments show the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic to present and future cancer patients. COVID-19 is the most talked about health concern in 2020, but for many, it is not the deadliest disease. University of Colorado...
by Garth Sundem | May 29, 2020 | Featured, Latest News, Research
The University of Colorado Cancer Center hosts advanced technologies needed for cancer research. During the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers in Colorado’s cancer community and beyond are using some of these same shared resources to explore the inner workings of...
by Garth Sundem | May 19, 2020 | Featured, Latest News, Research
Angelo D’Alessandro, PhD One of the major complications of severe COVID-19 is blood clots in the lungs – a pulmonary embolism that can block lung function leading to death. In fact, these blockages are similar to those from chronic heart disease, stroke, and...
by Garth Sundem | May 18, 2020 | Featured, Latest News, Patient Care
Neil Box, PhD We all know that in the spring or before going on a beach vacation, it’s important to get a solid tan so that we don’t get burned. After all, it’s sun burns and not sun tans that cause skin cancer, right? Not so fast, says Neil Box, PhD, University of...