Results for "Wisconsin"
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29-Year Pancreatic Cancer Survivor: ‘I’m just a regular guy.’
When John Christman’s doctors diagnosed him with pancreatic cancer in 1989, he was what he calls “just a regular guy.” Today Christman is 62, recently retired, and looking forward to a long, fun life with his grandchildren. -
3-Time Cancer Survivor Finds Comfort at Hope Lodge
Cervical and breast cancer survivor Christine E. Sprecher needed treatment for a long-term side effect but had no place to stay until she found the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge program. -
45 Min/Day of Physical Activity May Help Prevent Some Cancers
ACS researchers estimate 5 hours/week of moderate-intensity physical activity could prevent more than 46,000+ cancers in the US a year. -
Current Grants by State
Find American Cancer Society research grants and health professional training grants by state. -
David Benson
Biography of David Benson, Executive Vice President of the American Cancer Society's North Region. -
Helping Cancer Researchers Jump the Last Hurdles Before Clinical Trials
The American Cancer Society Mission Boost grant helps rescue science that sometimes falls into the valley of death, where promising research comes to an abrupt end because it otherwise can’t get the funding it needs to cross the bridge between discovery and helping patients. -
Mouse Study: New Treatment for ER+ Breast Cancers
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Ovarian Cancer Research Highlights
See our latest findings from the ovarian cancer research conducted by our staff researchers & funded through research grants. -
Reprogramming Exhausted Melanoma “Killer” Cells in Mice
Weiguo Cui, PhD, an American Cancer Society grantee from the Medical College of Wisconsin is studying immunotherapy for melanoma, using cell therapy. -
Skin Cancer ACS Research Highlights
See latest examples of how the Society conducts & funds research to help prevent, find, diagnose, treat, and live with skin cancers. -
Turning Off 2 Proteins to Slow High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer in Mice
With new American Cancer Society funding from a Mission Boost Grant, Pamela K. Kreeger, PhD, is studying a drug called maraviroc (sold under the brand name Selzentry) , which is used to treat certain types of HIV by targeting one of the proteins also found in high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) in mice. -
Wisconsin
The American Cancer Society's local resources, programs, and events help those going through cancer in Wisconsin. -
X American Cancer Society Hope Lodge - Marshfield, WI
The American Cancer Society in Marshfield, WI serves as a home away from home, free of charge, for adult cancer patients and their caregiver. Hope Lodge, a non-medical facility, offers a sense of community and comfort to cancer patients who must travel to Marshfield to receive lifesaving cancer treatment, typically not available in their home community. During the often long and emotional process of treatment, cancer patients receive support at Hope Lodge from professionals, families, friends, and other cancer patients to help build the hope needed during their cancer journey. -
X Marshfield, WI
The American Cancer Society in Marshfield, WI serves as a home away from home, free of charge, for adult cancer patients and their caregiver. Hope Lodge, a non-medical facility, offers a sense of community and comfort to cancer patients who must travel to Marshfield to receive lifesaving cancer treatment, typically not available in their home community. During the often long and emotional process of treatment, cancer patients receive support at Hope Lodge from professionals, families, friends, and other cancer patients to help build the hope needed during their cancer journey.
The American Cancer Society offers local programs, services, and events.