The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute has been rated “outstanding” and renewed as a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, an award that recognizes the world-class research that… Read more
Category: cancer
UPMC Patient Celebrates “Cancerversary” by Giving Back to Young Families
In March 2013, Alana Kulesa was 38 years old and training for the Pittsburgh Marathon with the support of her husband Kevin and her children,… Read more
Experts Share Latest Research at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
The success of breast cancer awareness campaigns over the last thirty years constitutes one of the greatest women’s health achievements in recent history. While October… Read more
Experts Discuss Connection Between Design, Cancer at Art Museum Forum
We can all appreciate how the environment affects us. What we see, smell and feel translates into feelings and perceptions. Within buildings and institutions, we… Read more
Bet To Go Bald Turns Into Annual Cancer Fundraiser for Kids
It all started with a bet to go bald. That’s what motivated Sam Kane, a retail manager at UPMC Presbyterian, to shave his head with… Read more