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Dr. Walker to Discuss Breast Cancer Screening and Preventive Health at Science Café

June 10 - Dr. Alonzo Walker will discuss “Breast Cancer Screening and Preventive Health” at the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin’s next Science Café on June 18 at the Milwaukee Public Library’s Central location. WauwatosaNOW

Documentary Aimed to Increase Awareness about Breast Cancer Treatment

June 10 - The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin are producing a documentary that aims to increase awareness about breast cancer risk and treatment among low-income or underinsured African-American women. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Ovarian cancer research has champion in the William and Sandy Heitz Family Foundation

Jun 17 - A family that has been affected by cancer several times over is making significant contributions to the advancement of more effective therapies for ovarian cancer at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). Gifts from the William and Sandy Heitz Family Foundation totaling $250,000 are creating the William and Sandy Heitz Endowed Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.

US Supreme Court Rules Genes Cannot be Patented

June 13 - Jenny Geurts, MS, genetic counselor, discusses the Supreme Court’s ruling that genes cannot be patented. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Drive for a Cure supports Cancer Center, honors advocate

Jun 12 - A well-established fundraiser that allows participants to test-drive the car of their dreams began a new chapter in 2012, the first year that proceeds were donated to the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Cancer Center. The Bergstrom Corporation’s Drive for a Cure raised more than $50,000 for breast cancer research at MCW last year, and the partnership will continue with this summer’s event.

Proceeds from Wisconsin Breast Cancer Showhouse Support MCW Cancer Studies

June 3 - Proceeds from the 16th annual Wisconsin Breast Cancer Showhouse support breast and prostate cancer research studies at MCW. Fox 6 News

Dr. Holland Provides Recommendations on Sunscreen Lotions for Children

June 3 - Dr. Kristen Holland provides expert comment on selecting sunscreen lotions for children in an ABC/Channel 12 report. ABC/WISN-TV

Three Scientists Receive $50,000 Research Awards from Breast Cancer Showhouse

June 3 - Three researchers will each receive $50,000 from the Wisconsin Breast Cancer Showhouse to support their breast cancer research studies at MCW. WauwatosaNOW

Smithsonian Exhibit Features Dr. Anderson’s Work on Genetic Mutations and Lung Cancer

June 3 - Marshall Anderson, PhD, was a contributing author to an article in Cancer Research on how genetic mutations contribute to lung cancer risks. Norris Cotton Cancer Center

Breast cancer screening and preventive health focus of Science Café

Jun 11 - The Community Engagement Key Function of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin will hold a Science Café at the Milwaukee Public Library’s Central location Tuesday, June 18, from 6-7:30 p.m. The theme of the café is “Breast Cancer Screening and Preventive Health,” and the featured speaker is Alonzo Walker, MD, the Ruth Teske Professor in Surgical Oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), and a surgical oncologist practicing at Froedtert Hospital.

On Father’s Day weekend, ugly ties lead to beautiful donations at the WBCS Showhouse for a Cure

Jun 07 - Celebrate Father’s Day weekend and the final days of the 2013 WBCS Showhouse for a Cure by turning your ugliest tie into support for prostate cancer research at MCW.

WBCS to fund three breast cancer researchers

Jun 06 - Two researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and an investigator at BloodCenter of Wisconsin’s Blood Research Institute, have received one-year, $50,000 grants from WBCS, Inc., to study breast cancer.

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