Billy, a Winship patient with melanoma, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a recent Atlanta Braves baseball game to highlight skin cancer awareness. Learn more about his story and how immunotherapy offered at Winship gave Billy new hope and a means to pay it forward. (Photo: Atlanta Braves)
Winship surgical oncologist Shishir K. Maithel, MD, has been named editor-in-chief of Surgical Oncology Insight, the official open access journal of the Society of Surgical Oncology. The newly launched publication will promote innovative findings in surgical cancer care from contributors around the world.
Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown was shaped by the care teams and patients who helped Winship to see the cancer care experience through their eyes and develop a new care model that focuses on quality, outcomes and patient needs and comfort. Learn what patients can expect when visiting this one-of-a-kind facility.
The 2023 UGA-Winship Cancer Research Summit will take place on July 17 in Athens, Ga. Faculty, students and trainees will share research on emerging topics that span basic, translational, clinical and population sciences in oral and poster presentations. Submit an abstract by July 7.
The 14th Annual Winship Oncology Nursing Symposium will be held at the Atlanta Evergreen Lakeside Resort, Aug. 25-26. The symposium will cover some of the latest trends in oncology practice and care, with sessions led by experts in the field. Attendees will be awarded up to 18.0 contact hours by the Emory Nursing Professional Development Center.
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About Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University The coordinating center for cancer research, education and care throughout Emory University and Emory Healthcare, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University is Georgia’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, a prestigious distinction given only to the top 3% of cancer centers nationwide for conducting cancer research, and providing training, that is transforming cancer care, prevention, detection and survivorship.