Social needs such as transportation difficulties, food insecurity, housing instability, and financial strain contribute to poor health outcomes for patients with cancer. With a new one-year, $25,000 pilot award from the UW Carbone Cancer Center …
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UW Surgery and Radiology Faculty Awarded Pilot Grant from UW Carbone Cancer Center
Conversations with patients about cancer surgery need to include a discussion about the short- and long-term risks and benefits of the procedure, yet surgeons often do a poor job of explaining how patients’ lives could …
Doctoral Student in Murtaza Lab Awarded Prestigious NIH Fellowship Award
It’s well known that early detection of cancer leads to better patient outcomes and can improve overall survival, which is why researchers are actively working on developing tests to improve early detection. With funding from …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: June 2025
Wisconsin Department of Surgery members engage in remarkable research that yields many impactful publications every month. We’re highlighting several of these publications monthly to showcase the diversity of research in the department; see selections from …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: April 2025
Wisconsin Department of Surgery members engage in remarkable research that yields many impactful publications every month. We’re highlighting several of these publications monthly to showcase the diversity of research in the department; see selections from …
Dr. Sean Ronnekleiv-Kelly Receives Grant to Study the Link between Three Rare Biliary Cancers
Division of Surgical Oncology Associate Professor Sean Ronnekleiv-Kelly, MD, has devoted much of his scientific career to the study of fibrolamellar cancer, a rare but deadly form of liver cancer that affects young adults. So …
Zafar Awarded Grant to Explore Social Determinants of Health in GI Cancer Surgery Outcomes
Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers – such as pancreatic, colorectal, and liver cancer – often require surgical treatment. Because these procedures are complex, complications can happen. “Cancer surgery complications are associated with a variety of factors, including …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: February 2025
Wisconsin Department of Surgery members engage in remarkable research that yields many impactful publications every month. We’re highlighting several of these publications monthly to showcase the diversity of research in the department; see selections from …
Dr. Anna Beck Receives 2024 Badger Challenge Award
Certain types of benign breast lesions are associated with a high risk of future breast cancer development, but current clinical methods to estimate the level of an individual patient’s risk are inaccurate. With a new …
Wisconsin Surgery Research Roundup: January 2025
Wisconsin Department of Surgery members engage in remarkable research that yields many impactful publications every month. We’re highlighting several of these publications monthly to showcase the diversity of research in the department; see selections from …