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Official Bluesky page of the University of Colorado Cancer Center at CU Anschutz- Colorado's only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center.
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Through the CU Cancer Center’s genomics shared resource, researchers Bethany Veo, PhD, and Rajeev Vibhakar, MD, PhD, are seeking genomic differences in medulloblastoma brain tumors to help combat treatment resistance ⬇️
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Multi-Omics Analysis Reveals New Pathway for Therapy Resistance in Pediatric Medulloblastoma
Analyzing paired original and relapsed tumor samples, researchers found genomic differences linked to treatment resistance for medulloblastoma.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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Thank you for everything, Rich Schulick, MD, MBA, FACS! 💛 The CU Cancer Center remains committed to advancing cancer care and discovery, building on the strong foundation established during Schulick’s tenure as director.
Rich speaks with colleagues at his farewell party Rich speaks with CU Cancer Center leader Curtis Henry and the former Dean of CU Anschutz School of Medicine John Reilly, Jr., MD. A crowd sits and stands watching Rich Schulick speak at his farewell party. Richard Schulick smiles while speaking to the crowd at his farewell party.
January 30, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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“In some ways, pregnancy can be protective against cancer and in other ways, pregnancy can be a cancer risk," says CU Cancer Center's Nicole Christian, MD, about the new @ascocancer.bsky.social guidelines she helped put together ⬇️
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CU Anschutz Surgical Oncologist Helps Create Guidelines for the Management of Cancer During Pregnancy
Nicole Christian, MD, helped to create American Society of Clinical Oncology guidelines for the management of cancer during pregnancy.
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January 30, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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Join us for Technology for Cancer Supportive Care! This is a National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsored skills-based workshop on integrating evidence-based digital health technology into psychosocial oncology practice. Learn more about this event and RSVP: https://bit.ly/4qNeW4G
In a slanted CU gray rectangle in CU gold text "Technology For Cancer Supportive Care". In two transparent white boxes there is black text "April 23, 24, & 25, 2026. Fulginiti Pavilion for Bioethics and Humanities, CU Anschutz. An NCI-sponsored skills-based workshop that is free to attendees and is presented in person over two and a half days." The background is the Fulginiti Pavilion for Bioethics and Humanities during a sunny day.
January 30, 2026 at 12:08 AM
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Please join us at the farewell celebration for Richard Schulick, MD, MBA, Chair of the Department of Surgery and Cancer Center Director, tomorrow at noon! We look forward to honoring Dr. Schulick's tenure at CU and wishing him well on his next endeavor. #ImproveEveryLife
January 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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In new research, @cucancercenter.bsky.social Interim Director James DeGregori, PhD, and his team found that COVID-19 respiratory infection can awaken dormant cancer cells.

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Research Highlight slide. Research Shows that COVID-19 Infection Can Awaken Dormant Cancer Cells. Led by Interim Director James DeGregori, PhD, the study showed that respiratory viral infections can promote metastatic progression in cancer survivors. A photo of DeGregori and his team is on the right.
January 28, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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It wouldn’t be a CU event without a nod to Coach Prime! When a mass on his bladder was found, he was treated by Janet Kukreja, MD, director of urologic oncology @cucancercenter.bsky.social and UCHealth, and associate professor of urology @cudeptsurg.bsky.social.

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Clinical Highlight slide. CU Surgeon Removes Bladder Cancer From Coach Prime. Facing a ‘very high-risk’ tumor, Hall of Fame received top care, including a new bladder, from Janet Kukreja, MD, and CU Cancer Center team. There is a photo of Kukreja and Prime at a press conference.
January 28, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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Meet Carolyn Degrafinried. In this video, she shares her experience at the @cucancercenter.bsky.social after her pancreatic cancer diagnosis.

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Clinical Highlight slide. Enjoying The Gift of Time After a Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis. A multidisciplinary CU Cancer Center team worked with Carolyn Degrafinried, and she now shows no evidence of disease. There is a photo on the right at Degrafinried, and she now shows no evidence of disease.
January 28, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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We’re about to get underway! Follow along as we highlight the 2026 State of the School. 🧵⬇️
January 28, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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With an @americancancersoc.bsky.social grant, CU Cancer Center researcher Amanda Winters, MD, PhD, is working on a better method to detect patients who are likely to relapse from pediatric acute myeloid leukemia: https://bit.ly/4rclzgC
CU Cancer Center member and researcher Amanda Winters, MD, PhD, in her lab. She is smiling for the camera, while working on the computer.
January 29, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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New research from the @americancancersoc.bsky.social says colorectal cancer becomes the top cause of cancer-related death in people younger than 50.

CU Cancer Center's Christopher Lieu, MD, breaks it down: https://bit.ly/3O6A8Ee
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January 27, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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It’s Radon Awareness Week. Don’t wait, get your home tested.

🏡 Request a free radon test kit here: https://bit.ly/40JUkhO
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January 27, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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The CU Cancer Center can help those looking for cervical and breast cancer treatment and screening! ☎️

Read about the Care Connect to Care program: https://bit.ly/49LxFrc
January 23, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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The National Cancer Institute has awarded a prestigious five-year Research Specialist Award (R50) to CU Cancer Center's Marie Wood, MD, who looks to promote clinical trials that support cancer survivors and prevent cancer from happening in the first place ⬇️
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CU Anschutz Doctor Awarded National Grant to Improve Cancer Prevention, Survivorship
Oncologist Marie Wood, MD, aims to promote clinical trials that are focused on preventing cancer and improving outcomes for survivors.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Cervical Cancer Awareness Month:
Innovative treatment and a ‘positivity crew’ at the CU Cancer Center, plus caring family and friends, helped Caitlin Duffy survive cervical cancer.

Read Duffy's story: https://bit.ly/4jHQdMy
Caitlin Duffy with her family: Husband Brennan and kids Marshall and Hazel.
January 22, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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Research into thymus cells led by Antonio Jimeno, MD, PhD, CU Cancer Center co-leader of the Developmental Therapeutics Program, may help cancer doctors better predict which cancer patients are more likely to respond to immunotherapy ⬇️
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How Reviving an Unused Organ Might Transform Cancer Immunotherapy
Antonio Jimeno, MD, PhD, is leading research on using thymic tissue to improve immune response in animal models.
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January 20, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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Our key research partners, the Flint Animal Cancer Center, provide top-of-the-line cancer care for our pets and, in turn, contribute to the future care options of us, humans! 🐾 👤
January 19, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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Thank you to the Cancer League of Colorado and MDC/Richmond Homes Foundation! At the end of 2025, they matched $2 for every $1 given to the CU Cancer Center Research Fund and surpassed their $600,000 goal. We appreciate all those who made gifts to cancer research and clinical trials! 💛
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January 19, 2026 at 3:44 AM
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What is radon? How does it affect your lung cancer risk? Why does Colorado have a high amount of radon? Get these questions answered from experts at this Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment-sponsored event on 1/21 at 11:00 a.m.

RSVP here: https://bit.ly/49qTaO7
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January 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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January 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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“Right patient. Right drug. Right time,” says CU Cancer Center leader Christopher Lieu, MD, about his patient Colin Kiesel's response to a new drug called Zenocutuzumab ⬇️
https://www.uchealth.org/today/zenocutuzumab-bizengri-offers-hope-young-pancreatic-cancer-patient/
New drug, zenocutuzumab, offers hope for young pancreatic cancer patient
Zenocutuzumab (Bizengri) targets NRG1 fusion found in about 1% of pancreatic cancers. For Colin Kiesel, it was the right drug at the right time.
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January 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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For all the good that it does, chemotherapy is also often accompanied by side effects, including nausea, fatigue, and hair loss. CU Cancer Center's Erin Schenk, MD, PhD, shares advice on how to manage those side effects ⬇️
https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/managing-chemotherapy-side-effects
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January 15, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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Ed King, a head and neck cancer survivor and a member of the CU Cancer Center’s Community Advisory Council, holds monthly meetings where other survivors can share stories and access information from various medical experts from around the country ⬇️
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‘You’re Not the Only One Going Through This’: A Head & Neck Cancer Survivor Supports Others and Advises the CU Cancer Center
Ed King serves on the CU Cancer Center's Community Advisory Council and formed a trailblazing support group for his fellow head and neck cancer survivors.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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CU Cancer Center's Rebecca Schweppe, PhD, Bryan Haugen, MD, and Jennifer Richer, PhD, have received a DOD Cancer Idea Award to investigate the role of androgen receptors in thyroid cancers that develop resistance to BRAF inhibitors ⬇️
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Department of Defense Award Supports CU Thyroid Cancer Research
Rebecca Schweppe, PhD, Bryan Haugen, MD, and Jennifer Richer, PhD, are teaming up to examine the role of androgen receptors in thyroid cancer.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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Connect to Care, a partnership between CU Cancer Center’s Office of Community Outreach & Engagement and Women’s Wellness Connection is working to detect cancer early and help women obtain treatment they might not be able to access otherwise ⬇️
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Filling ‘A Major Gap in the System’: CU Cancer Center Program Helps Women with Cervical Cancer Find Treatment
After free screenings at clinics statewide, the Connect to Care initiative navigates eligible women to cancer care.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:48 PM