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Joseph McGuirk, DO, division director of The University of Kansas Cancer Center’s Hematologic Malignancies and Cellular Therapeutics program, will lead a national initiative to advance the use of CAR T-cell therapies.

Study Confirms Importance of Healthy Diet, Exercise for Cancer Survivors

The V Foundation for Cancer Research, a top-rated cancer research charity, is excited to announce a continued collaboration with the Kansas City Chiefs and The University of Kansas Health System to support critical cancer research. Last year, the collaboration awarded a $200,000 grant to Mary Markiewicz, PhD, at The University of Kansas Cancer Center for her research related to using the immune system clinically to destroy cancer.

We have received the 2018 Vizient Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award and were ranked 5th among 99 academic medical centers by the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study.

Dorothy Austin, Nurse Navigator in the KU Cancer Center’s Department of Otolaryngology, will conduct the ceremonial first pass at the next home game as the Blue KC Chiefs Kingdom Champion.