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The University of Illinois Cancer Center at UI Health and the University of Illinois Chicago. We work to eliminate the burden of cancer for all.

A large group of people participating in a 5K Walk & Run event. The text on the image reads "5K Walk & Run, Saturday, Sept 26" with details about the event location: Curtis Granderson Stadium, 901 W Roosevelt Rd, UIC Campus.
(From left) Cancer Center members Richard Minshall, Terry Moore and Zongmin Zhao
Pictured left to right: Andrea S. McDowell, Beverly Chukwudozie, Teonna Piphus, Angel Agyemang Prempeh, Jan Kitajewski and Justin Chae at the 2026 Winn CIPP Symposium.
University of Illinois Cancer Center Community Day 2026 group photo.
Photo of University of Illinois Cancer Center member Marta Markiewicz-Potoczny, PhD.
Peter Gann, MD, ScD, and Karriem Watson, DHSc, MS, MPH, in the CBS News Chicago Health Watch segment.
Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) logo
Promotional image for the University of Illinois Cancer Center's Community Wellness Fair: Together Toward Health on August 1.
U-CREATE summer cancer research student Justis Hill works in the lab of Cancer Center member Yu Gao, PhD.]
Donald Barge with his UI Health oncology team, which includes our Cancer Center member Shikha Jain, MD.
Cancer Center member Pamela Ganschow, MD.
Join us for the 5K Walk & Run on Saturday, September 26, at the Curtis Granderson Stadium on the UIC Campus.
Lakshmi Kadkol is a PhD Candidate at the University of Illinois Cancer Center.
2026 UCREATE and Winn CIPP students at the Salvation Army Red Sheild Center.
Illinois alumnus and philanthropist Tai R. (Terry) Shin.
WVON Radio show logo.
Logo for WRLL 1450 AM
2026 Summer Continuing Medical Education (CME) Series logo.
Members of the Pinho and Yamada labs, with community partners and University of Illinois Cancer Center staff.
Photo of summer research program students in U-CREATE and Winn CIPP, along with CRTEC staff.
Photo of University of Illinois Cancer Center member Hunter Holt, MD, MAS.
2025 CRTEC Summer Symposium Group photo
From left to right: The 2026 award team, led by Cancer Center Director Jan Kitajewski, PhD, Mateusz Wietecha, PhD, DMD, VK Gadi, MD PhD, Joanne Glenn, RN MBA and Ying Hu, PhD.
Join the University of Illinois Cancer Center for a free Breast Health & Health Fair in downstate Cairo, Illinois.
Mile Square Health Center Dentist Sodabeh Etminan, DMD, MPH, performs an oral, head and neck cancer screening exam.
The image features the WRLL 1450 AM radio station logo. It includes a black city skyline silhouette and a red broadcasting tower. The text "WRLL 1450 AM La Voz de la Comunidad Latina" is displayed prominently.
WVON 1690 AM’s Dr. in the House with Dr. Terry Mason.
Cancer Center member Ryan Nguyen, DO, was featured on ABC 7 Chicago.
Left to right: Salman Khetani, PhD, A'Lester Allen, PhD, and Robert Motl, PhD. Honored by the UIC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research with the 2025-26 Research and Scholarship Awards.
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting took place at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, from April 21-29, 2026.
Cancer Center member Tohru Yamada, PhD, is a senior author on the study and Associate Professor in the Departments of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering at UIC.
Cancer Center member Gerald Gantt, MD, FACS, FASCRS, discussing the risks of colon cancer, the importance of early detection, and colonoscopy prep on WGN-TV's Spotlight Chicago.
A webpage featuring an impact report for the University of Illinois Cancer Center.