Not every conversation with a friend is lifesaving, but for David Kimmel, 71, of Mechanicsburg, a chat with a dear friend at church helped him… Read more
Category: cancer
Medical Moment: Lung Cancer Screenings Save Lives
Lung cancer often gets lost in the shuffle of cancer awareness campaigns. Yet, it remains our nation’s deadliest and third most common form of cancer.… Read more
Pitt-UPMC collaboration transforms liver cancer care from lab bench to patient bedside
Dr. Satdarshan (Paul) Singh Monga has a personal connection to liver cancer, a disease that he spent his whole career studying. His father’s liver disease… Read more
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at UPMC Horizon Celebrates Completion of a $10 Million Project to Expand Cancer Care
This month, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center at UPMC Horizon-Shenango Valley held an open house for UPMC Horizon and UPMC Jameson leader and staff to celebrate… Read more
Nourishing T Cells to Fight Cancer
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have developed a new way to grow T cells in the lab that enables them to live longer and… Read more