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UChicago Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Support for psychological needs of young oncology patients
Through a new initiative called Lyon’s Way, the Lyon Family Foundation recently committed $450,000...
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Help for adolescents living with sickle cell disease
An 18-year-old Black male in excruciating pain enters an emergency department on Chicago’s South Side....
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Checkmate to cancer
When Lev Becker was four years old, his mother taught him how to play chess, and he won—again and again. Becker...
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Gift supports research examining gut-brain connection
After giving birth to her daughter, Catharon “Cat” Miller began noticing changes in her ability to focus. “I’m...
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Gift propels research to advance understanding of pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer touched Bonnie Rothman’s life twice. First, her maternal grandmother was stricken with...
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Helping children with asthma on Chicago’s South Side
Imagine a child struggling to breathe. The child is wheezing and coughing—making it difficult to participate...
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$8 million gift from AbbVie to help reduce healthcare disparities
The University of Chicago Medicine has received an $8 million donation from AbbVie, as part of the research-based...
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Family’s gift advances immunotherapy research
If you’ve spent any time in the Midwest, you may be familiar with the iconic orange and green signs of...
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Harnessing pediatric cancer data to advance treatment
Ryan Scheppach always tried to find the bright side, even as a 7-year-old living with acute lymphoblastic...
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Gift supports next generation of leaders in medical imaging, cancer diagnosis
“I came to Chicago with the intention of staying two or three years, but ended up staying for my entire...
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