May 14, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member Hua Wang, professor of materials science and engineering, published new research in Materials Today Bio demonstrating the development of a novel technology to prevent post-surgical recurrence of breast cancer, especially...
Apr 24, 2024 | Cancer Center News
A new paper published by a team that includes several Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) researchers demonstrates a link between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure and growth of testicular germ cell tumors. PFAS chemicals, sometimes called forever...
Apr 24, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Testicular cancer is a rare form of one of the world’s most devastating diseases. Most cases respond well to conventional treatments, but a team affiliated with the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) has spent years working on ways to help patients who don’t have that...
Mar 28, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Colorectal cancer diagnoses are on the rise for people under 55. A recent American Cancer Society (ACS) report states that cases are increasing by 1% to 2% annually among people in that age group. Alarmingly, the ACS reports colorectal cancer is the leading cause of...
Mar 21, 2024 | Cancer Center News
The age of AI is here. How can we develop the AI tools of tomorrow to positively benefit patient and survivor outcomes for all who battle cancer? This is the question fueling the work of several researchers at the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL). Within the complex...
Feb 29, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) member Jeff Chan, associate professor of chemistry, recently published research demonstrating the development of an activatable cancer therapeutic to help eliminate the side effects of traditional chemotherapies. “There are many potent...
Feb 7, 2024 | Cancer Center News
Zeynep Madak-Erdogan is the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) Associate Director for Education and Sylvia D. Stroup Scholar of Nutrition and Cancer, Associate Professor of Food Science & Human Nutrition, and Associate Dean in the Graduate College Cancer Center at...
Jan 24, 2024 | Cancer Center News
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign research team, from left, Kim Selting, Sara Pedron-Haba, and Catherine Best-Popescu, are recipients of grants from the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) and the Elsa U. Pardee Foundation A $25,000 grant from the Cancer Center at...
Dec 14, 2023 | Cancer Center News
This year proved to be one of success and growth for the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL). Below you’ll find 10 of the year’s biggest moments in research, education, and community engagement, meet our new members, and have the chance to dive deeper into...
Oct 11, 2023 | Cancer Center News
Left to right: Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, CCIL Associate Director for Translation & Development Tim Fan, Erik Nelson, CCIL Director Rohit Bhargava, Kim Selting, Sayeepriyadarshini Anakk, Cecilia Leal Members of the Cancer Center at Illinois’ inaugural Faculty...
Sep 18, 2023 | Cancer Center News
Veterinary comparative oncology researchers at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital, including members of the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL), are making progress on their investigation into a new immunotherapy option for canines with osteosarcoma....
Aug 28, 2023 | Cancer Center News
Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) researchers have demonstrated a novel two-step strategy to label and eradicate cancer stem-like cells (CSC) to improve cancer treatment prognosis. CSCs are small sub-populations of cancer cells that constitute less than five percent of...