Joel Nelson, M.D., chair of the Department of Urology at UPMC, has been elected trustee of the American Board of Urology. His six-year term began in March. Dr…. Read more
Tag: cancer
Former Cancer Patient Gives Back, Known as Hillman Cancer Center’s ‘Hat Lady’
A Hillman Cancer Center volunteer and former patient, Kathy Dalbo, has made hundreds and hundreds of hats for patients who have lost their hair due… Read more
UPMC Radiation Oncologist Fitting Cancer Patients With Activity Trackers During Treatment
Colin Champ, M.D., pulls a Misfit Shine out of the cabinet above his desk. He’s also wearing one of the watch-shaped activity trackers on his… Read more
UPCI, UPMC CancerCenter Director: NIH Funding Critical to Our Mission to Fight Cancer
It can be difficult sometimes to connect the dots between what happens in the halls of Congress to what affects us in our own neighborhoods,… Read more
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