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Skin cancer can appear between the toes, under nails, IU Simon Cancer Center expert says; May is Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month INDIANAPOLIS -- (April 29, 2009) -- At first, Stephen Burke didn’t realize a blind spot was forming in his right eye. For Braden Williams, he noticed a bump on his scalp. Both were diagnosed with melanoma -- a type of skin cancer. More...Apr 30, 2009

IU Simon Cancer Center physician/researcher receives $5.8 million Komen Promise Grant INDIANAPOLIS -- (April 23, 2009) -- Bryan Schneider, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the Indiana University School of Medicine and a physician/researcher with the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, recently received a $5.8 million Promise Grant from Susan G. Komen for the Cure for his research that attempts to predict who will benefit from the powerful breast cancer-fighting drug bevacizumab (Avastin). More...Apr 23, 2009

IU Simon Cancer Center researcher receives National Clinical Trial Award INDIANAPOLIS -- (April 13, 2009) -- Darron R. Brown, MD, professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and professor of microbiology and immunology at the Indiana University School of Medicine and a researcher with the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, has been named one of three recipients of the 2009 PhRMA Clinical Trial Exceptional Service Award. More...Apr 13, 2009

Multifocal lung cancers appear to originate from single cancer clone, according to IU Simon Cancer Center researcher INDIANAPOLIS -- (April 7, 2009) -- Multiple, anatomically distinct lung cancer tumors may frequently arise from a single cancer cell, according to a retrospective analysis of patient tumor samples published in the April 7 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. More...Apr 08, 2009