Winship Promotes Lung Cancer Awareness Month

November is lung cancer awareness month. Nearly a quarter of a million Americans will be diagnosed with the disease this year alone. Winship's clinical lung cancer program director Suresh Ramalingam, MD explains what is new in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

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Emory Experts Address Election Outcome

Winship Executive Director Walter J. Curran, Jr., MD and other Winship members, including Kenneth Thorpe, PhD and David Howard, PhD, are among the Emory experts who commented on the outcome of the presidential election. Curran addresses what it could mean for the future of cancer research funding.

Staley to Chair Vizient Steering Committee

Charles Staley, MD, Winship's chief quality officer, was named chair of the Vizient UHC Cancer Center Network Steering Committee, which oversees the newly created Vizient Cancer Network. Comprising approximately 125 U.S. cancer centers, the network was created to begin a national network to share ideas about improving the quality of cancer care.

Disease-Associated Mutations in Leukemia

Cheng-Kui Qu, MD, PhD and colleagues have gained new insight into the effect of bone marrow microenvironment mutations on leukemia progression in patients with Noonan syndrome. The findings, published in the journal Nature, identify CCL3 as a potential therapeutic target.

Lonial Delivers Michael Morley Lecture in UK

Winship chief medical officer Sagar Lonial, MD gave the annual Michael Morley lecture at the UK Myeloma Forum (UKMF) Autumn Day in London on November 9. Lonial's lecture was titled, "Treatment of Myeloma with Monoclonal Antibodies." Pictured: Lonial with UKMF chair Kwee Yong, MBBS, PhD.

The Great American Smokeout

The American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout is Thursday, November 17. This national event encourages tobacco cessation by establishing an official quit day. Emory employees can take action by pledging to be even more healthy and spreading the word of our tobacco cessation programs and resources.

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Winship Celebrates National Nurse Practitioners Week

Nurse practitioners (NPs) are a vital part of health care teams at Winship and across the nation. Winship celebrates these exceptional health care providers and their important work during National NP Week, November 13-19. Pictured: Winship medical oncology NPs in the Vaughn-Jordan Healing Garden.