At the UNMC Epply Cancer Center, researchers are developing creative research tools to unlock the secrets of this complex disease and devise optimal prevention and treatment strategies.

Over the past quarter century, remarkable advances in cancer research have been attained. In 1996, the National Cancer Institute reported that the cancer death rate in the United States peaked and, for the first time, began to fall.

This accomplishment comes as a result of the knowledge gained in laboratories and used by scientists and clinicians to develop improved prevention, early detection and diagnosis and treatment strategies.

Despite the tremendous headway made in understanding the biological and chemical processes that cause cancer cells to develop, the search for a cure continues.

There are three main research programs at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center including:

Developmental Therapeutics

• focuses on developing novel therapeutics for hematoligic malignancies and solid tumors.

Molecular & Biochemical Etiology

• research is directed at gaining a more thorough understanding of cancer. Researchers focus on elucidating the mechanisms through which environmental and endogenous factors cause and/or modulate development of different types of cancer.

Cancer Biology

• research focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate gene expression, cell proliferation, cellular differentiation and apoptosis.
  

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