Forty years after the 1979 near-meltdown at Three Mile Island, thyroid cancer is on the upswing. Is radiation the culprit? Dr. David Goldenberg discusses his research and how to cure the disease.
Click to view article: The Medical Minute: Thyroid cancer surges. Is TMI responsible?
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and the Colorectal Cancer Alliance is urging everyone to talk with their health care providers about screening.
Click to view article: The Medical Minute: Which colorectal cancer screening do I need?
The purpose of the Developmental Fund Award (DFA) is to assist Penn State Cancer Institute members with the resubmission of grant applications that were recently submitted to the National Cancer Institute and not funded.
Click to view article: Funding available for Developmental Fund Award (DFA)
Dr. Thomas McGarrity, a gastroenterologist at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, developed a colorectal cancer screening program for Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine employees that has become a national model.
Click to view article: Colon cancer screening: Are you up-to-date?
Dr. Rodney Ellis has been named chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine, effective July 1.
Click to view article: Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine name new radiation oncology chair
The Penn State Health Board of Directors has appointed Stephen M. Massini to the role of chief executive officer for Penn State Health. The appointment becomes effective upon the retirement of current CEO Dr. A. Craig Hillemeier, who recently announced his plans to step down in summer 2019. Massini serves as executive vice president and […]
Click to view article: Massini to become new Penn State Health CEO
Jim Miller of Red Lion, Pa., had the opportunity to meet the man who saved his life ― a volunteer firefighter from Germany who donated his stem cells to him.
Click to view article: Lifesaving help from across the globe
To support ongoing growth and evolving functions of Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine, the University’s Board of Trustees today (Feb. 22) approved an action taken recently by the Penn State Health Board of Directors to establish two distinct leadership roles — a dean and a CEO — to oversee the medical […]
Click to view article: Penn State Health leadership transition to support changing needs of academic health center
Dr. Craig Hillemeier, dean of Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State’s senior vice president for health affairs and chief executive officer of Penn State Health, has announced his upcoming retirement.
Click to view article: College of Medicine Dean and Penn State Health CEO Craig Hillemeier to retire
The PA Breast Cancer Coalition awarded Dr. David Waning of Penn State Cancer Institute $50,000 to advance his studies of metastatic breast cancer treatment.
Click to view article: Waning receives $50,000 grant to support breast cancer research
