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The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center provides the overarching support for all cancer education and research efforts within the UC College of Medicine, UC Health, and Cincinnati Children’s to enhance collaboration among researchers and clinicians. Our vision is to build a nationally recognized center that excels in research, training, community impact, and that makes the most advanced care readily available to the people in the communities we serve.

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Women in Oncology: Self-Advocacy in a Busy Field

April 20, 2023

Melinda Butsch Kovacic, MPH, PhD; Elizabeth Shaughnessy, MD, PhD; Sandra L. Starnes, MD; and Susan E. Waltz, PhD, discuss the advice they would give to their younger selves and future female oncology professionals, knowing what they know now about the oncology field and their own career growth.

Women in Oncology: Career Challenges Turned Growth Opportunities

April 20, 2023

Melinda Butsch Kovacic, MPH, PhD; Elizabeth Shaughnessy, MD, PhD; Sandra L. Starnes, MD; and Susan E. Waltz, PhD, discuss challenges they faced throughout their early careers and how some of those challenges continue to affect the professional lives of female physicians.

Head and Neck, Breast cancer Research Highlights AACR Abstracts

April 20, 2023

University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers presented more than a dozen abstracts at the 2023 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, including findings that could advance treatments for head and neck and breast cancers.

Women in Oncology: The Evolution of Active Mentorship

April 14, 2023

Melinda Butsch Kovacic, MPH, PhD; Elizabeth Shaughnessy, MD, PhD; Sandra L. Starnes, MD; and Susan E. Waltz, PhD, discuss the differences that can arise between the mentorship strategies of men and women and the importance of finding mentors that help with individual career growth and personal goal accomplishment.

Preferences for Treating Relapsed HER2+ MBC

December 01, 2021

A panel of breast oncologists highlight their therapy preferences for a woman with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer previously treated with docetaxel-trastuzumab-pertuzumab followed by paclitaxel and cisplatin.

Dr. John Byrd Presented the Binet-Rai Medal Award at XIX International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

September 21, 2021

During the XIX International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, which occurred virtually 17-20 September, Dr. John Byrd was presented the Binet-Rai Medal Award for his outstanding findings, which led to the use of BTK Inhibitors in almost every phase of CLL therapy.