When T cells, the immune system’s chief cancer-killing agents, are working overtime to battle a tumor, they can enter a state of exhaustion where they… Read more
Category: UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Survivor, Surgeon, Scientist — One Doctor’s Cancer Journey
For Kurt Weiss, M.D., an osteosarcoma surgeon and researcher at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, and associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh… Read more
Chief of UPMC Clinical Breast Division Stresses Importance of Regular Screenings
For more than four decades, October has been recognized as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is a time devoted to educating and creating awareness… Read more
NOW – Episode 66
In episode 66 of UPMC NOW, a unique partnership is brewing between a local business and UPMC Western Maryland; a spotlight on how UPMC Hillman… Read more
Q & A: Leading Health Disparities Expert to Join UPMC Hillman Cancer Center & University of Pittsburgh
Monica L. Baskin, Ph.D., who for two decades has led an extensive research program aimed at reducing health disparities, has joined UPMC Hillman Cancer Center… Read more