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Dr. Kevin Cullen to Retire as Director of the University Of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center in 2023

January 17, 2023

Kevin J. Cullen, MD, the longtime director of the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) and the Program in Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), has announced that he will transition from these leadership positions in 2023.

Maryland Half Marathon and 5k Supports Cutting-Edge Research At University Of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center

May 26, 2022

The Maryland Half Marathon & 5K will return for its 14th year on June 11, 2022, to support cutting-edge cancer research at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC).

University of Maryland Medical Center Announces Public Launch of Transformational Campaign to Support Major Expansion of UM Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center

May 13, 2022

Today, the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) and the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) announced the public launch of the Building for Life Campaign, an extraordinary effort to raise $55 million for the construction of the Roslyn and Leonard Stoler Center for Advanced Medicine—the new home of UMGCCC.

University Of Maryland Medical Center Celebrates Groundbreaking for Major Expansion of UM Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center

May 13, 2022

The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) today will celebrate the groundbreaking of a nine-story patient care tower – the Roslyn and Leonard Stoler Center for Advanced Medicine – that will become the new home of the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC).

Study: Losing Excess Weight in Adulthood Reduces Risk of Developing Polyps that can lead to Colorectal Cancer

February 01, 2022

Weight loss for adults, particularly those who are overweight or obese, may reduce their risk of developing a type of polyp that can lead to colorectal cancer, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM). Findings were published today in the journal JNCI Cancer Spectrum.

UM Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center Earns Renewal of Highest Designation for Cancer Center Excellence from National Cancer Institute

July 15, 2021

The prestigious distinction recognizes the cancer center's high caliber of scientific leadership and robust programs in basic, clinical and population science research, placing it in the top echelon of cancer centers nationwide.

University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center to Reduce Disparities in Care for Black Women with Breast Cancer

June 07, 2021

The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) is working to reduce disparities in patient care for Black women diagnosed with breast cancer – a group at significantly higher risk of dying from breast cancer than White women.

University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center, other top U.S. Cancer Centers call for Urgent Action to get Cancer Preventing HPV vaccination back on track

May 20, 2021

The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) has partnered with other National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers and organizations to issue a joint statement urging the nation's health care systems, physicians, parents and children, and young adults to get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination back on track.

Maryland Half Marathon & 5K Supports Cutting-Edge Research at University of Maryland Greenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center

April 22, 2021

The Maryland Half Marathon & 5k will return for its 13th year on May 8, 2021, to support cutting-edge cancer research at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC). The race will be virtual again this year in light of the continuing global pandemic.

Stuart S. Martin Awarded New Endowed Professorship Honoring Internationally Renowned Breast Cancer Researcher Angela H. Brodie, PhD

September 22, 2020

University of Maryland School of Medicine announced today that Stuart S. Martin, PhD has been installed as the inaugural Drs. Angela and Harry Brodie Professor in Translational Cancer Research.

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