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Imagine if doctors could optimize treatment of fibroids or ovarian cancer by working with the natural hormonal fluctuations of the body to ensure someone received treatment when it was most effective. What if the medication were also specifically...

Imagine a world without cancer. That dream may still be out of reach, but researchers at The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center are moving the needle—one clinical trial, one vaccine, one algorithm at a time. In the latest episode of...

The University of New Mexico Office of the President has announced the recipients of the 15th annual Sarah Belle Brown Community Service Award. This prestigious award first recognized Lobos in 2009 and has since celebrated the efforts of outstanding...

Cheryl Willman, M.D. has been named Executive Director of Mayo Clinic Cancer Programs and Director of Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center. Mayo Clinic is the nation’s top-ranked health care delivery system and hospital.   In her new role, Dr....

Leaders of several cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute have united to support human papillomavirus vaccination. Among them is Dr. Cheryl Willman, director and CEO of the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center. A team...

Ernestine Trujillo plays an important role in helping people through their cancer treatment. She helps them to eat. Eating keeps their strength up so that they can get through treatment. But eating during cancer treatment isn’t always easy. Trujillo, a...

The cancer drugs, radiation therapy and cancer surgery available today help millions of people survive their cancer. People like Dr. Olivier Rixe have made these advances in cancer treatment possible. “When my peers started to use chemotherapy in the ...

The UNM Cancer Center will be among a small number of sites worldwide to receive one of the first 20 units of the next-generation ion proton genome sequencer.Genome sequencers help researchers discover the exact sequence of an individual's DNA, which ...

On Friday, June 11 at 6 p.m. at Popejoy Hall, join mistress of ceremonies Marilyn Horne, maestro Guillermo Figueroa, the NMSO, and world renowned opera singers Susan Graham and Matthew Worth for the world premiere of "Healing Ceremony," for a specially ...