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09/09/2026

🧡 — WALK WITH US! 🧡
Cancer has touched far too many of our families, friends, and communities. On Saturday, September 26, Anambra Women United (AWU) is stepping out together, and we invite YOU to join us for the University of Illinois Cancer Center 5K Walk & Run! AWU is proud to be a sponsor of this event.

👉 Join and support Team AWU here: https://givebutter.com/university-of-illinois-cancer-center-5K2026/anambra-women-united

You don’t have to be a runner; come walk, move, connect, and help us make every step count in the fight against cancer.

The University of Illinois Cancer Center at UI Health, in partnership with the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Progr...
09/09/2026

The University of Illinois Cancer Center at UI Health, in partnership with the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP) and Mile Square Health Center, invites eligible community members to a free screening event.

Appointments required, no walk-ins. Limited availability.

Register for your screening here: https://bit.ly/3SX8rkb

The University of Illinois Cancer Center and Cancer Center member Abiola Ibraheem, MD, who is the North American Vice Pr...
09/08/2026

The University of Illinois Cancer Center and Cancer Center member Abiola Ibraheem, MD, who is the North American Vice President for the African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC), again helped to put on another Best of ASCO Africa Conference, this time in Nigeria.

Best of ASCO conferences feature abstracts and slides from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting held in late spring in Chicago. During this year's annual ASCO meeting, Ibraheem, a physician-scientist, helped lead discussions on global cancer collaboration at an AORTIC event.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/4x3WIyg

September is . Tune in live on Sunday, September 6, to the University of Illinois Cancer Center and Mile Square Health ...
09/04/2026

September is . Tune in live on Sunday, September 6, to the University of Illinois Cancer Center and Mile Square Health Center segment on "Dr. in the House with Dr. Terry Mason" on WVON 1690AM - The Talk of Chicago to learn more.

The guests are the married hosts, El and Shay, of the popular podcast PROSTATE CANCER: REAL TALK and one of the leaders of the Cancer Center Prostate Cancer Working Group, Donald Vander Griend, PhD, alongside guest co-host Karriem Watson, DHSc, MS, MPH, Mile Square Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, and Cancer Center member.

Listen live here: https://bit.ly/4rS0zx8

New research from University of Illinois Cancer Center researchers examines how genetic changes, social factors and envi...
09/03/2026

New research from University of Illinois Cancer Center researchers examines how genetic changes, social factors and environmental exposures may influence outcomes for patients with .

Led by Cancer Center member Frank Weinberg, MD, PhD, the study highlights the importance of looking at the whole patient, not just the tumor, when understanding lung cancer outcomes.

Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4cluWWG

Register today for the University of Illinois Cancer Center's third annual 5K walk and run!Support our 5K. Support cance...
09/01/2026

Register today for the University of Illinois Cancer Center's third annual 5K walk and run!

Support our 5K. Support cancer research.

All proceeds benefit the Cancer Center, which gives every patient with cancer equal access to world-class treatment.

Register here: https://bit.ly/4sTWPes

Join us for the annual Spin for a Cause: Women’s Cancer Research Ride and help support breast and ovarian cancer researc...
08/28/2026

Join us for the annual Spin for a Cause: Women’s Cancer Research Ride and help support breast and ovarian cancer research at the University of Illinois Cancer Center.

Ride with us in Northbrook or make a gift from anywhere.

Click the link for more information and registration: https://bit.ly/46lqnbg

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded an R21 grant of $412,249 to University of Illinois Cancer Center member Sand...
08/25/2026

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded an R21 grant of $412,249 to University of Illinois Cancer Center member Sandra Pinho, PhD, to support research aimed at identifying new leukemia immunotherapy targets and improving outcomes in stem cell transplantation.



Read more here: https://bit.ly/3U5vbik

UI Health continues to receive national recognition, with one adult specialty earning a national ranking and another ear...
08/24/2026

UI Health continues to receive national recognition, with one adult specialty earning a national ranking and another earning regional recognition, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2026–2027 Best Hospitals rankings.

The rankings listed the ophthalmology program at No. 16 in the nation and the hospital’s at No. 5 for both the Chicago metro area and Illinois.

More here: https://bit.ly/4qfysY7

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