In recognition of National Cancer Prevention Month, the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center is advancing strategies to reduce cancer risk through prevention research, education and community engagement. From innovative screening approaches to community-based initiatives, these efforts aim to improve early detection and reduce cancer burden across our region.

A new NIH T32 grant will support multidisciplinary training at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center to prepare pre- and postdoctoral scholars to translate cancer discoveries from the lab to the clinic.

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There were presentations consisting of workshop group projects, students presenting results from their Target Research Training Program (TRT) research, and students presenting their Pilot Research Project (PRP) plans.

The Office of CRTEC piloted the first trainee exchange with the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center giving trainees an opportunity to meet with experts and share their research findings.

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. Learn more about disease types and risk factors, evidence that annual low-dose CT screening reduces mortality, the Cincinnati Cancer Center’s Lung Cancer Screening Center of Excellence, and research on a nanoparticle formulation of iMDK for KRAS-mutant lung cancers.