Cancer – Science Life

UChicago Medicine urologist performs Chicago’s first ultrasound treatment for prostate cancer

September 19, 2017

The focal HIFU treatment option lowers the risk of impotence and incontinence for patients by using high-frequency sound waves to target tumors. [Read More]

Double agents: Vessels that help cancers spread can also boost immune therapies

September 13, 2017

Lymphatic vessels, often blamed for enabling cancer cells to spread from a primary location to many other sites, have a flip side. [Read More]

A big win over pediatric leukemia: CAR T-cell therapy

September 11, 2017

A game-changing approach trains a young man’s immune system to defeat aggressive blood cancer. [Read More]

UChicago Medicine certified to offer breakthrough CAR T-cell gene therapy

August 30, 2017

The University of Chicago Medicine is one of a limited number of U.S. sites working to offer a breakthrough gene therapy for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), which was just approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. [Read More]

Why are more young people dying of colon cancer?

August 24, 2017

Science Life spoke to Dr. Sonia Kupfer, Director of the GI Cancer Risk and Prevention Clinic, about why colon cancer cases are on the rise among young people. [Read More]

New genomic data platform to focus on children’s health issues

August 15, 2017

Grossman gives VP Biden a tour of the GDC

UChicago Medicine to play key role in NIH-funded initiative that concentrates on genetic flaws related to pediatric cancer, birth defects. [Read More]

20 years on the front line of UChicago cancer research

August 2, 2017

A conversation with research specialist Larry House about his work and research experiences at UChicago [Read More]

The CAR T-cell Chicago story: One year later

July 31, 2017

A lifelong Notre Dame football fan's journey as the first UChicago Medicine patient to receive a groundbreaking new cancer immunotherapy. [Read More]

Senator McCain, Cancer and Clinical Frustration: The Long Road to Better Treatments

July 21, 2017

On July 19th, Senator John McCain's office announced he had brain cancer. Three UChicago physicians spoke with us about this disease. [Read More]

Transoral thyroidectomy offers a scarless alternative

July 20, 2017

Sheri Caine did not want to see a reminder of her thyroid cancer surgery, so she decided on a scarless option. [Read More]