News Archives - December 2009


IU Simon Cancer Center's summer program available to underrepresented populations; application deadline is March 1   INDIANAPOLIS -- (Dec. 16, 2009) -- High school and college students from underrepresented populations interested in cancer research careers can gain hands-on experiences during this summer’s Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center Summer Research Program. More...Dec 16, 2009
$60 million grant from Lilly Endowment boosts physician research at IU; expands program developed at IUSCCTo help the Indiana University School of Medicine tap that powerful combination of science and medicine Lilly Endowment Inc. has given the school $60 million, university and Endowment officials announced Tuesday. More...Dec 15, 2009
IU Simon Cancer Center's tissue bank collecting samples Jan. 23 in Indianapolis   INDIANAPOLIS -- (Dec. 14, 2009) --Would you like to contribute to breast cancer research? More...Dec 14, 2009
Dr. Sledge, breast cancer expert, writes about new mammography guidelines   INDIANAPOLIS -- (Dec. 8, 2009) -- For years, women have been urged to start getting an annual mammogram once they reach age 40. That all seemingly changed on Nov. 16 when the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) -- which was formed to periodically review available data and develop recommendations -- announced new guidelines. More...Dec 08, 2009
"America's Top Doctors for Cancer" recognizes 19 IU Simon Cancer Center physicians   INDIANAPOLIS -- (Dec. 7, 2009) -- Nineteen physicians with the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center have been recognized as the best in their field. More...Dec 07, 2009
New understanding of how to prevent destruction of a tumor suppressor: Discovery may lead to new treatments for late-stage cancers   INDIANAPOLIS -- (Dec. 7, 2009) -- Researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine and colleagues at the University of Texas Southwestern and Case Western University have determined how the protein Mdm2, which is elevated in late-stage cancers, disables genes that suppress the growth of tumors.  More...Dec 07, 2009
IU Simon Cancer Center, Good Samaritan Hospital announce affiliation agreement   INDIANAPOLIS -- (Dec. 1, 2009) -- The Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center / Clarian Health and Good Samaritan Hospital today announced an affiliation agreement.    More...Dec 01, 2009