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Welcome to the UNMCCC Twitter page. Like and follow to learn more about what's happening at the center, our exemplary physicians, and top-notch research.
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Congratulations to Sarah Adams, MD, on being named the next Deputy Director of the UNMCCC.
Read the full announcement:
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Learn more about Dr. Adams' research:
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We were honored to welcome Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller to our center this week and offer him a tour of our new expansion.
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Thanks to KOB Channel 4 for covering this story and Polly's Run for the tireless work to support pancreatic Cancer Research.
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Sunday is National Cancer Survivors Day.
We celebrate all cancer survivors.
Follow these links to find resources:
unmhealth.org/cancer/treatme…
ncsd.org/
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Our friends at Polly's Run will be hosting their annual 5K run/walk this weekend. There's still time to sign up (registration closes Thursday). Proceeds from this event support pancreatic cancer research here at UNMCCC. Go to pollysrun.org for more information.
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REMINDER: Tomorrow our new support group for men who are or have been patients meets at 1 p.m.
This is a chance for them to have conversations and support one-another. It is free and in-person only.
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Our new support group for men who are or have been patients meets next Wednesday. This is a chance for them to have conversations and support one-another. It is free and in-person only.
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Congratulations to Bernard Tawfik, MD, who contributed to a pair of abstracts that were accepted to the ASCO’s annual meeting, starting tomorrow in Chicago.
More:
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Congratulations to Christopher Amos, PhD, who was a contributing author to “Biomarker-Based Eligibility for Lung Cancer Screening: Validation of the Protein-Based INTEGRAL-Risk Model” in the Journal of of the American Medical Association’s May 18 issue.
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More than 700 people have viewed the recent "Living with Melanoma Patient Symposium," hosted by UNMCCC and the AIM at Melanoma Foundation, live on May 16 or online. You can still access this information here:
youtube.com/watch?v=DtBSqV9S…
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Congratulations to UNMCCC Director and CEO Yolanda Sanchez, PhD, on being named a distinguished alumnus of The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
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Congratulations to Christopher Amos, PhD, and his team on the publication of in the May edition of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.
Jinyoung Byun, PhD, and Yafang Li, PhD, were among the contributing authors for the article.
bit.ly/4tNnGbT
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Director and CEO Yolanda Sanchez, PhD, was in Washington, D.C., last week as part of the AACI and the AACR Hill Day.
We’re grateful for the support the New Mexico Congressional Delegation has shown for cancer research and the UNMCCC.
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We'd like to thank @rudysbbq New Mexico locations for selecting us as the beneficiary of Rudy's Pink Cup for a Cause. Thanks to their generosity and the participation of their customers, $14,000 was raised for cancer research and treatment. We are extremely grateful.
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UNMCCC's Dr. David Savage presented recently at the OncoDaily World Melanoma Symposium.
Learn more about Dr. Savage: bit.ly/4dpllxB
See the full symposium: bit.ly/42BMk45
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May is skin cancer awareness month. It's important to remember the ABCDE's of melanoma and contact a dermatologist to get screened.
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Registration for the 10th Annual Lobo Cancer Challenge opened on Sunday. As part of the 10-year celebration, take advantage of a 10-percent discount through May 20 and #UniteAgainstCancer
Register today at lobocancerchallenge.org
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This Saturday, May 16.
We're partnering with the AIM at Melanoma Foundation to host a "Living with Melanoma Patient Symposium" here at the Center, 1201 Camino de Salud.
For more information and to register:
bit.ly/4tXoN9S
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UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center retweeted
Apr 24
🔥 Exposure to #wildfire smoke may increase risk for #BladderCancer, #BreastCancer and other malignancies, #AACR26 data show.
As fires become more common & intense, the public must be better informed of these risks, Dr. Shuguang Leng @UNMCCC tells Healio. vist.ly/4zqvw
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UNMCCC offers eight shared resources for researchers.
Read our latest newsletter featuring the work of the Behavioral Measurement and Population Science Shared Resource.
bit.ly/4uDoxwH
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