University of Illinois Cancer Center

University of Illinois Cancer Center member Hunter Holt, MD, MAS, is the first and corresponding author on a collaborative article published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

The article, “Self-Collected HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer Screening—Responsible Implementation to Reduce Disparities,” suggests that self-collected HPV testing can potentially transform screening, making it easier and more convenient for patients to be screened for cervical cancer.

Read more about the study here: https://bit.ly/4dPo5pC

Únase a nosotros al evento, “Hombres Saludables, Familias Fuertes” un evento comunitario dedicado a la concientización sobre el cáncer de próstata y la salud de los hombres Latinos. Este evento busca promover la prevención, la educación y el acceso a recursos de salud para nuestra comunidad.

Fecha: 6 de Junio 2026
Horario: 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Direccion: 2300 S. Millard Ave., Chicago, IL 60623

Regístrese Aquí: https://bit.ly/43ekDP2

Starting June 1, students across Illinois will join the University of Illinois Cancer Center to conduct hands-on , work alongside leading scientists and explore careers in medicine, public health and translational science.

Through four unique training programs, 30 undergraduate, graduate and medical students from diverse backgrounds will gain hands-on experience and mentorship opportunities at the Cancer Center.

Read more about the programs here: https://bit.ly/4uALH7j

The University of Illinois Cancer Center’s $150,000 Team Science Award supports collaborative cancer research projects that advance discoveries and secure future National Cancer Institute (NCI) funding.

The 2026 award team, led by Cancer Center Director Jan Kitajewski, PhD, includes researchers Ying Hu, PhD, Mateusz Wietecha, PhD, DMD, VK Gadi, MD PhD, and community partner Joanne Glenn, RN MBA.



Read more here: https://bit.ly/43i9Fbb

Join the University of Illinois Cancer Center on Friday, May 29, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., for a free Breast Health & Health Fair in downstate Cairo, Illinois.

The event is brought to you with our partners, the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program at the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Community Health & Emergency Services - CHESI and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois.

Register here: https://bit.ly/4wil4Fg

The University of Illinois Cancer Center, UI Health, Mile Square Health Center and the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry put on another successful annual screening awareness campaign for oral, head and neck cancer.

The weeklong campaign in April, which is Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, served nearly 160 people who took advantage of free screening exams that take about 5 to 10 minutes and can detect early signs of the cancer.



Read more here: https://bit.ly/4d6BNE5

Nobel Prize-winning scientist Harold Varmus, MD, a pioneering cancer researcher and former Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), visited the Cancer Center and the lab of Director Jan Kitajewski, PhD, who completed his postdoctoral fellowship in molecular oncology working with Varmus at the University of California, San Francisco.



Read more here: https://bit.ly/4wroXHX

You have two ways to tune in to WRLL1450.com, a Chicago Spanish-language radio station, on Wednesday, May 20, at 11 a.m., when they broadcast the University of Illinois Cancer Center's segment on the popular show “Cafecito con Vicky."

The featured guest will be University of Illinois Cancer Center member and UI Health Hematologist Ana Avila Rodriguez, MD.

The show will focus on plasma cell disorders and things to know.



Tune in here: https://bit.ly/4qCrJXA

The Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination (CRTEC) team at the University of Illinois Cancer Center participated in the 2026 Association of Cancer Center Administrators (ACCA) Cancer Center Administrators Forum (CCAF) in April.

The annual forum convened administrators and leaders from National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers and institutions pursuing designation to discuss emerging trends in cancer center operations, research administration, workforce development and collaborative leadership.

Read more about the meeting here: https://bit.ly/4eNnllL

May is , and you can still listen to WVON 1690AM - The Talk of Chicago’s “Dr. in the House with Dr. Terry Mason,” when University of Illinois Cancer Center Deputy Director VK Gadi, MD PhD, was a featured guest.

Listen here: https://bit.ly/4uuGeOJ