Few understand the importance of cancer research better than Kurt Weiss, whose own life was saved from sarcoma after enrolling in a clinical trial. Now… Read more
Author: Mike Yates
Integrative Wellness Fair Brings Yoga, Music, Wellness Services to Cancer Patients
LanieFrancis, M.D., a hematologist and medical oncologist at Hillman Cancer Center, was searching for ways to further support her patients through what can sometimes be… Read more
UPMC CancerCenter SPORE Grant to Focus on Ovarian Cancer
More than 14,000 women in the U.S., including 800 from Pennsylvania, died last year from ovarian cancer, a disease that often isn’t detected until later… Read more
In the News: A Peanut Butter Smell Test for Alzheimer’s?
Although we take it for granted, our sense of smell relies on an impressive level of complexity that not only allows us to experience the… Read more
Role Playing to Improve the Patient Experience
Mindy is a University of Pittsburgh music student with an important audition the next day. By the time she walks into the emergency department of… Read more