University of Illinois Cancer Center

Join the University of Illinois Cancer Center on Friday, May 29, in Cairo, Illinois, for a free Breast Health & Health Fair from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.! Hosted with @IDPH, Community Health & Emergency Services Inc. (CHESI) and @BCBSIL. Register here: bit.ly/4wil4Fg

The Cancer Center, @UIHealth, Mile Square Health Center and the @UICCOD put on another successful annual screening awareness campaign for oral, head and neck cancer. Nearly 160 people received free screening exams. #OHANCAW Read more here: bit.ly/4d6BNE5

@NobelPrize-winning scientist Harold Varmus, MD, a pioneering cancer researcher and former Director of the @NIH and @theNCI, visited the Cancer Center and the lab of Director Jan Kitajewski, PhD. #CancerResearch Read more here: bit.ly/4wroXHX

Tune in to @WRLL1450 AM on Wednesday, May 20, at 11 a.m. for “Cafecito con Vicky” featuring Cancer Center member and @UIHealth hematologist Ana Avila Rodriguez, MD, discussing plasma cell disorders. #BloodCancerAwareness Listen here: bit.ly/4qCrJXA

The Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination team at the Cancer Center joined leaders from @theNCI designated centers at the 2026 ACCA Forum to discuss cancer research operations, workforce development and collaboration. Read more: bit.ly/4eNnllL

May is #NationalCancerResearchMonth, and you can still listen to @WVON1690's “Dr. in the House with Dr. Terry Mason,” when University of Illinois Cancer Center Deputy Director VK Gadi, MD PhD, was a featured guest. Listen here: bit.ly/4uuGeOJ

May is #SkinCancerAwarenessMonth, and Cancer Center’s Ryan Nguyen, DO, joined @ABC7 to share prevention tips. Read more: bit.ly/42QvPB5

UIC Cancer Center members Salman Khetani, PhD, Robert Motl, PhD, and trainee A’Lester Allen, PhD, earned 2025–26 Research and Scholarship Awards for their impactful work. #CancerResearch Read more: bit.ly/4wfduev

Research from the Cancer Center, @thisisUIC and @UIHealth was featured at the #AACR2026 Annual Meeting in San Diego, bringing together leaders in cancer science, care and advocacy. Explore the abstracts: bit.ly/3QPNtCp #CancerResearch

UIC researchers, including the Cancer Center, developed a novel anti-cancer therapy inspired by bacteria found in tumors. Study co-led by Tohru Yamada, PhD. #CancerResearch Read more here: bit.ly/4dskfCj

Check out University of Illinois Cancer Center member Gerald Gantt, MD, FACS, FASCRS, Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at @UIHealth, on Spotlight Chicago discussing #coloncancer risks, early detection and colonoscopy prep. Click to watch: bit.ly/4d52S9k

The Cancer Center invites you to explore our Impact Report 2026. In it, you will see highlights of how our multi-year efforts have led to discoveries and new ways to improve cancer health outcomes for all. #CancerResearch Read it here: bit.ly/4dBysxo

Tune into @WVON1690 "Dr. in the House with Dr. Terry Mason,” this Sunday, May 3, at 10 a.m., when the segment will focus on National Cancer Research Month. Physician-scientist VK Gadi, MD, PhD, our Cancer Center Deputy Director, is the guest. bit.ly/4rS0zx8

Today is the last day to join us for a free oral, head and neck cancer screening at the @UICCOD, 1st Floor, Room 110, 801 S Paulina St., in Chicago, IL 60612, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. No appointment or insurance is needed. More information here: bit.ly/4bVzim5

Join us today for a free oral, head and neck cancer screening at the Mile Square Health Center Primary and Immediate Care Center at 839 W. 79th St., 2nd Floor in Chicago, IL 60620, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. No appointment or insurance is needed. bit.ly/4bVzim5

Join us today for a free oral, head and neck cancer screening at the @UIHealth Specialty Care Building - ENT Clinic, 6th Floor C, 1009 S. Wood in Chicago, IL 60612, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. No appointment or insurance is needed. More information here: bit.ly/4bVzim5

Join us today for a free oral, head and neck cancer screening at the @UIHealth Mile Square Health Center - Back of the Yards, 4630 S. Bishop St. in Chicago, IL 60609, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. No appointment or insurance is needed. More information here: bit.ly/4bVzim5

Save the date for our third annual 5K walk and run! All proceeds benefit the Cancer Center, which gives every patient with cancer equal access to world-class treatment. Saturday, September 26, from 8:30 a.m. to Noon. #CancerResearch #FundraiseForACure bit.ly/4sTWPes

The University of Illinois Cancer Center is offering a week of free screenings, from April 27 – May 1, at several @UIHealth and Mile Square Health Center locations. #HeadandNeckCancerAwareness Click the link for more info: bit.ly/4bVzim5

Congrats to two Cancer Center trainee members, Adriana Duraki and Andrew McLeod, on presenting at the Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Research Retreat at @UWCarbone. #CancerResearch #CancerPrevention Read more: bit.ly/3OrkrYR