UW Carbone Cancer Center

Thrive as an academic clinician caring for patients undergoing stem cell and other cellular therapies in Bone Marrow and Cellular Therapy at the UW Carbone Cancer Center This position offers a collegial and collaborative environment, a transparent promotional path, and ample resources to support your success. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to make a difference in patients' lives. Apply now at https://lnkd.in/e2qzdD4H

Becki Clark’s professional and personal lives collided after a mammogram earlier this year. Clark, the breast imaging coordinator in UW Health | Carbone Cancer Center’s Breast Center for the past 27 years, couldn't help but feel the irony when her routine yearly screening revealed an abnormality in her breast. “I didn’t have any breast problems going into the mammogram. I thought it was going to be like every screening mammogram I have had over the last 10 years," Clark said. "I was completely shocked with the results." Clark's coworkers became part of her care team as she underwent treatment for stage I invasive ductal carcinoma. Read more: https://uw.health/3NwLJJt #breastcancer #breastcancerawarenessmonth

The opening of Eastpark Medical Center means a significant new hub for cancer patients to access world-class care as well as supportive services to meet their unique needs. “Eastpark enables us to bring our specialists together in a new state-of-the-art building while expanding supportive services such as behavioral health, integrative oncology consultations and financial counseling. It’s going to offer patients wrap-around care that is vital for complex conditions like cancer,” said Dr. Lee Wilke, senior medical director of clinical cancer services, UW Health. Eastpark will offer medical, radiation and surgical oncology services, and it will also be home to one of the world's first upright proton therapy centers, a highly precise radiation therapy for cancer. The facility will also offer integrated access to a variety of clinical trials, a vital resource for cancer patients. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gxAEqP6Y

Join us for a FREE webinar designed to help cancer patients manage taste alterations and increase their protein intake. Learn from registered dietitians Caitlyn Leiva and Molly Roberge, as well as chef Taylor Johnson, as they share their expertise. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to nourish yourself or someone you're caring for with expert guidance: https://uw.health/3BZf10w #cancernutrition #wellness #cancersurvivorship

Get a firsthand perspective of what it's like to participate in a clinical trial for cancer care!

Join Drs. Malinda West, Rubina Qamar and Peyton Reves to hear the latest research and emerging treatments for metastatic breast cancer, and there will also be time for you to ask questions of our experts. This event will be held at the Health Sciences Learning Center at UW, and attendance/parking is FREE!

A study led by UW Carbone Cancer Center researchers shows a higher risk of colorectal cancer development and death for African Americans with type 2 diabetes. Their findings help shine a light on how crucial preventive care, like colonoscopies and stool-based cancer screening could be for these at-risk patients. “I think that’s a really important message, because we do think that if someone is up-to-date on their (colorectal cancer) screenings, there’s a potential we can intervene in the relationship of type 2 diabetes to colorectal cancer risk,” said Shaneda Warren Andersen, PhD, senior author on the study and a co-leader of UW Carbone’s Cancer Prevention and Control Program. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gFFrjdTs #populationhealth #cancerscreenings #cancerdisparities

For years, cancer researchers have noticed that more men than women get a lethal form of brain cancer called glioblastoma. They’ve also found that these tumors are often more aggressive in men. But pinpointing the characteristics that might help doctors forecast which tumors are likely to grow more quickly has proven elusive. Research led by Dr. Pallavi Tiwari, co-director of UW Carbone's Imaging and Radiation Sciences Program, is leveraging artificial intelligence to reveal those risk factors and how they differ between the sexes. Read more: https://lnkd.in/emUnt3d3 #cancerresearch #AIinmedicine