Insist on proper care, ask critical questions about treatments, and push firmly but respectfully for my doctors to truly listen to me as the expert on my own condition. No one understands what a patient is going through better than the patient themselves....
Participation in cancer treatment clinical trials was higher than historical estimates, according to a national sample of data from the Commission on Cancer....
Every year we offer seed grants to support budding research projects -- something related to primary care or hospital medicine -- helping to foster collaborations and new ways of thinking about the care we provide....
The increasing number of diagnoses among young people (those 49 and under) is a worrisome trend that isn’t understood by researchers. Young people diagnosed with colorectal cancer often have an advanced stage of the disease, posing significant challenges for effective treatment. ...
Bart Bortz, of Sun Prairie, Wis., defied the odds in his battle against cancer, thanks to groundbreaking research and treatment at UW Health’s Carbone Cancer Center....
In the interview, these experts addressed significant barriers to equitable cancer treatment and highlighted challenges for rural communities to access specialized oncologic care. ...
UW Health has again received the LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation....
Dorota A. Grejner-Brzezinska will serve as the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s vice chancellor for research. Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin named Brzezinska, a longtime Ohio State University engineering professor and GPS researcher, to the post today....
Innovation does not happen in a vacuum—the biggest breakthroughs in cancer treatment and prevention happen because of teamwork across disciplines and between multiple academic centers and research institutions....
In an effort to improve delivery of costly medical treatments, a team of researchers in electrical engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has developed a stimulating method that could make the human body more receptive to certain gene therapies....
