IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

Fifty years ago, Lawrence Einhorn, MD, at Indiana University had an idea that would change the world. In 1974, he developed a breakthrough treatment for testicular cancer that has now saved more than 400,000 lives in the U.S. alone. Survival rates skyrocketed from 5% to more than 95%—a true testament to the power of research. Join us as we celebrate 50 years of this life-saving discovery and a lasting culture of groundbreaking research and care at the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center. Read more about Dr. Einhorn’s journey and his lasting legacy: https://ow.ly/Fvto50Tpzw6. #ResearchCuresCancer

New research insights published in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging by the cancer center’s Paul Haste, MD, and colleague. Learn more: https://ow.ly/OPWl50U4zcw. #ResearchCuresCancer #NCIcomprehensive

Stay up to date on cancer research with a new article published in Annals of Surgery by the cancer center’s C. Max Schmidt, MD, PhD, Alexandra M. Roch, MD, and colleagues. Read here: https://ow.ly/PxS650TIcu4. #ResearchCuresCancer #NCIcomprehensive

Research, advocacy, and collaboration have made a difference, and a lung cancer diagnosis now comes with more hope than ever before. Learn how one man’s decision to participate in a clinical trial saved his life, and at least 100,000 others by helping advance a new immunotherapy treatment that brings us one step closer to our goal to #EndLungCancerNow. Learn more: https://ow.ly/uZQF50U86Wn.

The cancer center’s Catherine Mosher, PhD, Paul R. Helft, MD, Kristin N. Levoy, PhD, Shelley A. Johns, PsyD, and colleagues have published their latest findings in BMC Palliative Care. Learn more: https://ow.ly/RsZf50TIcrm. #ResearchCuresCancer #NCIcomprehensive

The IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center leads in clinical research and serves as the only National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated comprehensive cancer center out just 57 nationwide. IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center is now being awarded a $14.2 million NCI grant to further advance their innovative work. Continue reading: bit.ly/3NOD1q5.

Survivors and their families can make a donation to honor Dr. Larry Einhorn in his celebration of the anniversary of the cure of testicular cancer. Gifts made through Dec. 31, 2024, will be matched up to a total of $50,000 thanks to the Testicular Cancer Resource Center. To participate in the match, email Amber Kleopfer Senseny at [email protected].

The cancer center’s Timothy A. Masterson, MD, Clint Cary, MD, MPH, MBA, and colleagues uncover insights in a new article published in BJU International. Learn more: https://ow.ly/OVjY50THeQg. #ResearchCuresCancer #NCIcomprehensive

This month's Simon Says Expert Series session -- Ending the lung cancer epidemic in Indiana: How close are we? -- will be at 1 p.m. ET Thursday, Nov. 19. Submit your questions and register now: https://go.iu.edu/8ruV. The lung cancer epidemic has raged out of control in Indiana for the last century. For most of this time, those with lung cancer have felt guilt, stigma, shame, isolation, and pervasive hopelessness. However, the outlook for progress against lung cancer is far brighter today. Advocacy to support those affected by lung cancer is swelling. The end of the epidemic has finally come into view and End Lung Cancer Now, an initiative of the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, has developed the blueprint to accelerate the eradication of this painful and prolonged epidemic. In this Simon Says session, Nasser Hanna, MD, chair of End Lung Cancer Now, and MacKenzie Church, executive director of End Lung Cancer Now, will discuss the work that is taking place to reduce the suffering and death due to lung cancer in Indiana.

Our very own Catherine Sears, MD, and colleagues recently published a new article in Practical Radiation Oncology. Learn more: https://ow.ly/uMF050THeEy. #ResearchCuresCancer #NCIcomprehensive