Live Breaking News & Updates on ராபர்ட் ஃபெர்ரிஸ்

Stay updated with breaking news from ராபர்ட் ஃபெர்ரிஸ். Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

UPMC Hillman Names New Hematology Oncology Chief


Date Time
UPMC Hillman Names New Hematology Oncology Chief
PITTSBURGH – Taofeek K. Owonikoko, M.D., Ph.D., will join the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and Department of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh as chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology. Owonikoko, a physician-scientist board-certified in medical oncology, hematology and internal medicine, also will serve as associate director for translational research and co-leader of the Cancer Therapeutics Program at Hillman. He will hold the Stanley M. Marks – OHA Endowed Chair in Hematology/Oncology Leadership and will begin his appointment on July 1, 2021.
“Taofeek has an extraordinary track record of clinical and academic success and a deep commitment to helping early career researchers and clinicians achieve their fullest potential,” said Robert Ferris, M.D., Ph.D., director of UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. “We are thrilled he is joining the senior leadership team at Hillman.” ....

United States , Robert Ferris , Taofeekk Owonikoko , Taofeek Owonikoko , Johns Hopkins University , Drexel University , Michaelec Christian Oncology Development Lectureship , National Cancer Institute , Emory University , Obafemi Awolowo University , Heinrich Heine University , Division Of Hematology Oncology , Cancer Therapeutics Program At Hillman , University Of Pittsburgh , Leadership Development Program , American Society Of Clinical Oncologists , Department Of Medicine , Hillman Cancer Center , Cancer Center , Cancer Therapeutics Program , Oncology Leadership , Oncology Development Lectureship , Heine Hansen Award , Small Cell Lung Cancer , International Association , Lung Cancer ,

Breast Cancer Treatment in Those Over 70 Can Be Reduced


Date Time
Breast Cancer Treatment in Those Over 70 Can Be Reduced
Oncologists faced with treating older women with breast cancer often must decide if the treatment may be more detrimental than the cancer. A study published today in JAMA Network Open by researchers at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine sheds new light on this choice and suggests the rate of cancer recurrence or survival may be no different in treated vs. untreated elderly patients diagnosed in the early stages of the cancer diagnosed most commonly in women.
“As a breast surgeon, I want to give my patients the best chance of survival with the best quality of life,” said senior author Priscilla McAuliffe, M.D., Ph.D., surgical oncologist at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and attending surgeon in the Department of Surgery at Pitt. “However, we have found that overtreatment of early-stage breast cancer in older patients may actually cause harm while not improvin ....

United States , Osama Shah , Steve Koscumb , Jian Zou , Yusi Fang , Emiliaj Diego , Fangyuan Chen , Oscarc Marroquin , Steved Shapiro , Priscilla Mcauliffe , Adamm Brufsky , George Tseng , Sushil Beriwal , Robert Ferris , Adrian Lee , Neil Carlton , Neil Carleton , Pitt Institute Of Precision Medicine , University Of Pittsburgh School Medicine , American Society Of Breast Surgeons , Health Services Division , Department Of Surgery , Magee Womens Research Institute , Women Cancer Research Center , University Of Pittsburgh , Network Cancer Registry ,

New research shows breast cancer treatment in patients over age 70 can be safely reduced


 E-Mail
IMAGE: Surgical oncologist at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and attending surgeon in the Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh.
view more 
Credit: UPMC
PITTSBURGH, April 15, 2021 - Oncologists faced with treating older women with breast cancer often must decide if the treatment may be more detrimental than the cancer. A study published today in
JAMA Network Open by researchers at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine sheds new light on this choice and suggests the rate of cancer recurrence or survival may be no different in treated vs. untreated elderly patients diagnosed in the early stages of the cancer diagnosed most commonly in women. ....

New York , United States , Osama Shah , Steve Koscumb , Jian Zou , Yusi Fang , Emiliaj Diego , Fangyuan Chen , Cyndy Patton , Oscarc Marroquin , Steved Shapiro , Priscilla Mcauliffe , Adamm Brufsky , George Tseng , Sushil Beriwal , Robert Ferris , Adrian Lee , Allison Hydzik , Neil Carleton , Pitt Institute Of Precision Medicine , University Of Pittsburgh School Medicine , American Society Of Breast Surgeons , Health Services Division , National Cancer Comprehensive Center , Magee Womens Research Institute , Women Cancer Research Center ,