Upcoming Events
Cancer Support Group. Meets monthly, 4th Tuesday, 10:00am - 11:30am / HU Cancer Center, Room 209. Call 202-865-4655.
Breast Cancer Support

Washington Mystics vs. Detroit Shock

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

Please join the Washington Mystics and the Georgiana Grand Thomas Chapter on Saturday, September 6th, 2008 at the Verizon Center to support breast cancer research, education and outreach at the Howard University Cancer Center. Tickets are only available online at http://www.mysticstix.com/georgiana.html. Call 202-806-5700 for more details.
Program Highlights

The Cancer Center has received a 40- foot long customized prostate cancer screening mobile van. This van has 3 examining rooms. The slogan for the prostate screening program is ‘Men Take Ten’ referring to 10 minutes for a free prostate exam and a longer lifetime. For further information, contact: Everett Dodson, (202) 806-5640.
Leadership in Cancer Care & Research. —The unique aspect of Howard University Cancer Center (HUCC) is our natural ability and strength to address cancer disparities with an emphasis on those cancers that disproportionately impact African-Americans, in particular. There are three overarching programmatic areas in the Cancer Center: (1) cancer biology; (2) cancer etiology; and (3) cancer prevention, control, and population sciences; whereby cancer disparities represent the underlying theme of the research focus... More »»
Faculty Publications
Vitamin E succinate induces ceramide-mediated apoptosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in vitro and in vivo. Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Mar 15;14(6):1840-8. Gu X, Song X, Dong Y, Cai H, Walters E, Zhang R, Pang X, Xie T, Guo Y, Sridhar R, Califano JA. Department of Oral Diagnostic Service, College of Dentistry; Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Radiation Oncology, and Cancer Center,College of Medicine.
Anthropometric Risk Factors for Colorectal Polyps in African-American Women. Obesity (24 Jan 2008) [Epub ahead of print]. Wise LA, Rosenberg L, Palmer JR, Adams-Campbell LL.
Vitamin E Succinate induces Ceramide-Mediated Apoptosis in head and neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma In vitro and In vivo. Clin Cancer Res. 14, No.6 (15 Mar 2008): 1840-8. Gu Xinbin, Song X, Dong Y, Cai Hui, Walters Eric, Zhang Renshu, Pang Xiaowu, Xie T, Guo Y, Sridhar Rajagopalan, Califano JA.
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