Lobo Football Players, Fans “Think Pink” vs. CSU
November 2, 2009
University Stadium will be awash in pink on November 21 in the name of breast cancer awareness. While the University of New Mexico Lobos are playing the Colorado State University Rams on the football field, fans and cancer survivors will be tackling breast cancer awareness from the stands. As attendees are encouraged to wear and “Think Pink” – the theme of the game, the Lobos will be wearing printed pink ribbons on the back of their football helmets to honor breast cancer survivors and raise awareness of breast cancer.
The UNM Cancer Center-Las Cruces is Here to Stay
Since January 2007, the University of New Mexico Cancer Center, our State’s Official Cancer Center and one of the nation’s 64 premier National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers, is proud to offer cancer diagnosis and treatment services in our UNM Cancer Center-Las Cruces, in collaboration with Memorial Medical Center. Despite recent media reports and community concern, we are not scaling back our commitments to Las Cruces and Southern New Mexico. We are in Las Cruces to stay.
Dr. Cheryl Willman, Director and CEO of the UNM Cancer Center, Speaks at President Obama’s Cancer Panel
October 23, 2009
The University of New Mexico Cancer Center’s Director and CEO Dr. Cheryl Willman has been asked to participate in the President’s Cancer Panel Meeting on America’s Demographic and Cultural Transformation: Implications for the Cancer Enterprise. The meeting will take place in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009.
National Cancer Institute Honors Dr. Melanie Royce, Breast Cancer Oncologist and Researcher at the UNM Cancer Center
October 8, 2009
Dr. Melanie Royce, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the UNM School of Medicine and breast cancer oncologist within the UNM Cancer Center, has recently been recognized by the National Cancer Institute for her outstanding contributions to and leadership in the field of clinical breast cancer research.
Cowboys for Cancer Research is "Spurring Ahead to Find a Cure" for Cancer
October 1, 2009
Cowboys for Cancer Research, a volunteer not-for-profit group organized to fund cancer research, will host the 27th annual Dinner, Dance and Team Roping Event on October 9-11, 2009 in Las Cruces. The annual event is expected to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for the UNM Cancer Center and New Mexico State University joint cancer research and treatment programs.
UNM Cancer Center, Mexican Consulate and Concilio CDS, Inc. join forces to provide health care, education to New Mexico's Hispanic Population
September 30, 2009
The University of New Mexico Cancer Center, together with the Mexican Consulate and Concilio CDS, Inc. is establishing a second location for the Ventanilla de Salud, (“Window of Health”) program in a Santa Fe grocery store, with plans for further expansion.
UNM Cancer Center Researchers Find Patients Are Often Uninformed About Prostate Cancer Screening Implications
September 28, 2009
Researchers at the University of New Mexico Cancer Center and colleagues from several other institutions recently found that many patients reported being routinely screened for prostate cancer with prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing without clearly understanding the risks and benefits of the test.
UNM Cancer Center Receives $10,000 from New Mexico 4-H Members
September 16, 2009
New Mexico 4-H members have spent the last six months raising money for the University of New Mexico Cancer Center, and presented a $10,000 check to the Center on Friday, September 18, 2009 at the New Mexico State Fair.
New UNM Cancer Center Treatment and Clinical Research Facility Selected as a Siemens Biomarker Production and Research Partner
September 15, 2009
The University of New Mexico Cancer Center and global technology leader Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. have signed a 15-year agreement that will provide New Mexicans with the most cutting-edge cancer diagnostic tools available.
UNM Cancer Center Opens Doors to New State-of-the-Art Comprehensive Cancer Treatment Facility
August 24, 2009
On August 31, 2009, after nearly a decade of planning and construction, the University of New Mexico Cancer Center, the official Cancer Center of New Mexico and the state's only National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Center, will open the first phase of its new state-of-the-art UNM Cancer Treatment and Clinical Research Facility, providing fully integrated comprehensive cancer diagnosis and treatment to the people of New Mexico and the nation.
UNM Cancer Center Selected as One of 10 NIH National Centers for System Biology
July 27, 2009
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected a research team at the University of New Mexico Cancer Center to lead the tenth National Center for Systems Biology in the U.S. with a five-year, $14.5 million grant.
UNM Cancer Center and Los Ranchos Team Up to Grow Awareness About Nutrition and Cancer Prevention
June 20, 2009
Health fair provides forum for communication about health information and services.
UNM Cancer Center Staff to be Honored at the People Living Through Cancer Awards Ceremony
June 13, 2009
Honorees chosen for their dedication to cancer patients, their families and community outreach.
The University of New Mexico Cancer Center Joins New Mexico State University and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to Address Cancer Health Disparities
May 27-29, 2009
Collaboration among Top Physicians and Researchers Aimed at Building Bridges to Improve Rural Health
UNM Cancer Center Researchers Identify New Mutant Genes That Will Lead to the Development of New Therapies for Children with Leukemia
May 18, 2009
UNM Cancer Center researchers have identified a genetic mutation underlying one of the most common childhood cancers, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
ONCOLOGY ON CANVASSM ART EXHIBITION ON DISPLAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO CANCER CENTER
May 18-22, 2009
Lilly Oncology On Canvas, an art exhibition honoring the physical and emotional journeys people face when confronted by a cancer diagnosis
UNM Cancer Center Researchers Find Compound with Promising Effects for Breast, Women’s Cancers
May 3, 2009
A team of researchers at the University of New Mexico Cancer Center have discovered a new compound that regulates cell responses to estrogen, which could have exciting implications in the fight against breast, uterine, endometrial and ovarian cancers
Members of the University of New Mexico Cancer Center Team Up to Fight Breast Cancer
April 26, 2009
This year, nearly 1,100 New Mexican women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer and another 220 will die from the disease, according to the University of New Mexico Cancer Center
Revolutionizing Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
April 24, 2009
The UNM Cancer Center recently acquired an endobronchial ultrasound system, or EBUS, which is a highly accurate tool for understanding how far cancer has spread and developing effective treatment plans.
UNM Cancer Center Physician and Researcher Dr. Melanie Royce to Receive Prestigious Nancy Floyd Haworth Spirit of Hope Award
April 17, 2009
The Nancy Floyd Haworth Foundation (NFHF) has selected Dr. Melanie Royce of the University of New Mexico Cancer Center to receive the Foundation’s 2009 Spirit of Hope Award.
UNM Cancer Center Researcher Larry Sklar, Ph.D., Receives Prestigious New Mexico Technology Excellence Achievement Award
April 10, 2009
The New Mexico Technology Council (NMTC) has selected University of New Mexico Cancer Center researcher Larry Sklar, Ph.D., as a recipient of a 2009 Technology Excellence Achievement Award
New Mexico’s State Representatives and Senators Compete in “Hoops 4 Hope” Legislative Basketball Game
February 6, 2009
Legislative Bragging Rights, Proceeds to Good Cause at Stake
UNM Cancer Center, Mexican Consulate and Concilio CDS, Inc. Join Forces to Provide Health Care, Education to New Mexico's Hispanic Population
November 21, 2008
The UNM Cancer Center, together with the Mexican Consulate and the local not-for-profit Concilio CDS, Inc. is establishing a new program to provide New Mexican Hispanics with culturally relevant health information and referrals to low-cost providers.
UNM Cancer Center Selected as One of Nine High-Power National Molecular Discovery Centers
September 2, 2008
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected the University of New Mexico as one of only nine national molecular discovery centers in the U.S. with a six-year, $15.5 million grant.
