Comprehensive Cancer Center

UChicago Medicine's project to build a hospital dedicated to cancer care, prevention and research has been revised in response to needs of patients and will bring world-class, human-centered care to the South Side, where the incidence of cancer is too high.

A clinical trial at the University of Chicago Medicine is showing promise for Laura Furmanek, a Northwest Indiana woman with HER2-positive ovarian cancer.

The $1 million award is granted to select teams at some of the world’s leading cancer research centers, following a rigorous two-tier peer review process.

Researchers at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have engineered a new “masked” version of the immunotherapy drug interleukin-12 that is activated only when it reaches a tumor.

Lynn Andrews, 68, smoked up to 1½ packs of cigarettes daily for 54 years. With help from University of Chicago Medicine's Courage to Quit program, she has been smoke-free for more than a year and feels great.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to steep declines in cancer screenings, particularly in underserved communities, which have led to decreased diagnoses and could result in thousands of deaths, worsening cancer disparities.

Cristian Carpio is proof that research training programs can have a positive impact on youth interested in pursuing a career in biomedicine.

Cancers of the digestive system usually develop by chance or are related to a risk factor such as smoking or obesity. But in some cases, it runs in families and the risk of getting cancer is passed down from generation to generation.