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Join us for the 5th annual #SouthSideScienceFestival, a free community event featuring 100+ interactive demos. Stop by "Cancer Corner" for watercolor pipette painting, Coco the giant inflatable colon, DNA with Legos, and bike-generated smoothies. RSVP: http://ms.spr.ly/6175abR5D #communityevent…

Recapping Family Night 2026: our pathway program students along with their families and friends joined us at UChicago for an evening filled with interactive science demonstrations (including strawberry DNA extraction), lab experiences, and opportunities to learn more about the research happening…

Curious about what goes on in a cancer research lab? We take you behind the scenes with PhD student Spenser Stone, who is studying the metabolism of immune cells in cancer. #cancerresearch #lablife #PhDlife #sciencetok #cancertok

Amelie Momgbet spent her summer doing research in a cancer lab. Her project involved questioning whether AI tools can predict treatment response in lung cancer patients. She created a poster and presented it at the 12th Annual Summer Research Symposium. The Chicago EYES on Cancer gives high school…

How Do I Know if a Clinical Trial Is Right for Me? A comic explanining the risks and benefits of participating in a cancer clinical trial. Translated from English to Mandarin Chinese. #Mandarin #ClinicalResearch #CancerClinicalTrials #CancerEducation

How Do I Know if a Clinical Trial Is Right for Me? A comic explaining the risks and benefits of participating in a cancer clinical trial. Translated from English to Polish. #CancerEducation #ClinicalResearch #CancerClinicalTrials

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common and preventable cancers in the United States. Learn about how you can get ahead of colorectal cancer. #ColorectalCancer #CancerPrevention #CancerScreening #Colonoscopy

Taking a few minutes for a screening mammogram can make all the difference. #cancerprevention #cancerawareness #breastcancer #mammogram #cancerscreening

How Do I Know if a Clinical Trial Is Right for Me? A comic explaining the risks and benefits of participating in a cancer clinical trial. Translated from English to Arabic. Adult Cancer Trials: Call 1-855-702-8222 Pediatric Cancer Trials: Call 1-773-702-2927 #clinicalresearch #cancerclinicaltrials…

As #ClinicalTrialsAwarenessMonth comes to a close, we're sharing some words of wisdom from our Clinical Research Coordinators about an incredibly important topic: Informed Consent. What does that mean in a clinical trial? How can you make sure you're making a fully informed choice about your…

The countdown to the opening of our AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion is on! In April 2027, we'll open our doors to patients and the community. Check out all the progress we've made in the past year! To learn more: https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/cancer/new-cancer-center #UniversityofChicago…

Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers — and it starts with knowing your risk #cancerprevention #cervicalcancer #cervicalcancerawareness

Cómo puedo saber si un estudio clínico es adecuado para mi? #UniversityofChicago #AtTheForefront #scienceisforeveryone #EducationTok #medtok #ClinicalTrials #spanishtiktok

#CapCut #MSABC #breastcancerawareness #mammogramssavelives #americancancersociety

#TBT to last weekend's South Side Science Festival!! Hosted on campus and open to community members of all ages, we spent the day celebrating science and curiosity! #UniversityofChicago #AtTheForefront #medtok #scienceisforeveryone #EducationTok

We were thrilled to sponsor the ACS Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Orland Park yesterday. #MSABC #breastcancerawareness #mammogramssavelives #americancancersociety

Meet the next generation of cancer scientists and clinicians. Our summer pathway programs for high school and college students introduced 150+ participants to laboratory research. #CancerResearch #pathwayprogram #researchtraining #uchicago #sciencetok

Our clinical trials infrastructure extends to our network sites too! For Part 3 of our "Day in the Life of a CRC" video, we hear from two team members who are part our network teams #ClinicalTrialsAwareness #CancerResearch #clinicaltrial #clinicalresearchcoordinator #clinicalresearch

Part 2 of our "Day in the Life of a CRC" is here! We are so appreciative of the work that the clinical research coordination team does day in and day out! #ClinicalTrials #ClinicalTrialAwareness #clinicalresearchcoordinator #clinicalresearch

Clinical Research Coordinators are the backbone of our clinical trials work! Learn more about the impact they make in part 1 of our "Day in the Life of a CRC" video series #ClinicalTrials #ClinicalTrialsAwareness #clinicalresearch #clinicalresearchcoordinator

The Bader Lab at UChicago is exploring the use of biomedical acoustics to treat cancer and cardiovascular disease with having to cut patients open. It works by creating a "bubble cloud" of soundwaves that disrupts and destroys diseased cells. #cancerresearch #uchicago #oncology #cancertok…

Construction on our new Cancer Pavilion is moving quickly and we're excited to show off that progress! With just about 2 years to go until Chicago's first freestanding cancer center opens, the space is continuing to take shape and look great! Follow along with the progress at…

#worldcancerday #cancerresearch #uchicago #oncology #cancertok #UChicagoMedicine #cancerawareness🎗

Take a peek inside the LaBelle lab where they are studying how to target the cell death pathway using nanotechnology and small molecule drugs that target immune cells. #cancerresearch #uchicago #lablife #oncology

It is Pancreatic Cancer Awarness Month! Learn more about how pancreatic cancer is detected and what early symptoms look like-- especially important in a cancer that is often not symptomatic early on. #UniversityofChicago #AtTheForefront #EducationTok #medtok #pancreaticcancer…

Explain Cancer to Me: How do I talk about cancer? A cancer diagnosis can be scary, and when your loved one is diagnosed it can be hard to know how to show up for them and talk about their diagnosis. Hear what our experts suggest in our newest comic. You can find all of our "Explain Cancer to Me"…

Explain Cancer to Me: How is cancer treated? Learn more about the main avenues of treatment across the cancer spectrum with our latest comic! You can find all of our "Explain Cancer to Me" comics at https://voices.uchicago.edu/communitycancer/programs/community-education-explaincancer…

#breastcancerawareness #breastcancer #susangkomenwalk #chicago @Susan G. Komen

How do I know if a Clinical Trial is right for me? Our newest comic in the Graphic Medicine "Explain Cancer to Me" series is out! It explains what a clinical trial is and some risks & benefits to consider if a clinical trial might be part of your treatment plan. You can find the printed version at…

The Comprehensive Cancer Center showcased the work of participants in its research training programs for high school and undergraduate students interested in careers in cancer research at its annual Summer Research Symposium on August 2nd! Two special guests — National Cancer Institute Director W…