Congratulations to Sharon Ezell, nurse practitioner in the Department of Radiation Oncology, for earning two prestigious oncology certifications—Oncology Certified Nurse and Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner! Read more: umc.edu/cancerinstitut…

#ProstateCancer variants ✨Germline HOXB3 X285K variant: ⏩️risk factor in men of African ancestry ⏩️better response to ARPI Carlos Alberto Toledo Martínez Clovis Fraga T. Pereira OncoAlert Paulo Roberto Salustiano Dr. Rafael Mourato @MSdoNascimento Luis Fernando Sala Ana Paula Garcia Cardoso Daniel Vargas Pivato de Almeida fabio schutz @sandrocavallero

Case series exploring hormonal sensitivity in prostate cancer patients harboring the germline African-ancestry HOXB13 X285K variant. Longitudinal outcome analysis indicates that patients w this variant may have favorable responses to AR targeting therapy nature.com/articles/s4139…

Survivor University provides resources to improve the quality of life of individuals facing cancer. In a recent expansion, the program is now open to all Mississippians, not just those treated at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. umc.edu/cancerinstitut… Rod Rocconi

Honored to announce that I’ve accepted the role of Division Director of Hem/Onc and Associate Director for Clinical Affairs at the Cancer Center, University of Mississippi! Looking forward to contributing to the team’s growth and success this fall! #lcsm UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute Rod Rocconi

Two opinions that to my surprise are either unpopular or not widely held: 1. The control arm of a randomised trial should be best standard of care. 2. A PFS benefit against an inactive comparator is not a major advance, if progressive disease is required for eligibility.

The Cancer Center and Research Institite recently hosted a community health education fair in Lexington, Mississippi, where Dr. Justin Turner spoke about cancer health in our state. Participants visited vendors and learned about resources to assist with their needs. Rod Rocconi

When you ( thoracic oncologist) are in orientation with an excellent thoracic surgeon, it’s the making of a dream team to fight and eliminate lung cancer in Mississippi! #lcsm UMMC Department of Medicine Kelsey Koch UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute Rod Rocconi Pierre de Delva #WomeninMedicine

Department of Medicine Grand Rounds Tuesday, September 9th at noon, Dr. Rod Rocconi will present "OVARCOMING Ovarian Cancer with Immunotherapy" in R354 and WebEx umc.webex.com/umc/j.php?MTID…

Matt Cooperberg National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Amer. Urol. Assn. European Association of Urology (EAU) The next step needs to be biomarker and imaging directed stratification. Drives me crazy that risk uses the antiquated t staging based on DRE and ignores MRI findings.

🚨Just in Nature Medicine 👉 results from the Ph 3 AMPLITUDE trial: adding niraparib to abiraterone ⬆️outcomes in HRR-altered mHSPC #prostatecancer 👉 RPFS ⬆️: BRCA 1/2 HR 0.52, P < 0.0001; ITT HR 0.63, P =0.0001 Open link👉 bit.ly/47lt5Oj Prostate Cancer Foundation OncoAlert UroToday.com

Field-moving data , a new-era, with #Christofvulsteke in cisplatin-ineligible MIBC. KEYNOTE-905, Ph.III, finds periop EV+pembro smashing risk (EFS HR 0.40), improving survival (OS HR 0.50), and quadrupling pCR to 57% vs 9%. #ESMO25 #BladderCancer ESMO - Eur. Oncology Annals of Oncology

UMMC experts are transforming cancer treatment through programs like Survivor University and Lifestyle Medicine Cancer Care — helping patients live well during and after treatment. Learn more: umc.edu/news/News_Arti…

Thanks, Dr. Justin Turner, for sharing the news about CCRI programs such as Survivor University! You can learn more about this and other resources at the Stronger Together Health Fair Nov. 15 in Jackson. RSVP at bit.ly/492g3aJ Watch the video: bit.ly/49PAecc

We are so grateful and ready for this! 🙏 Rod Rocconi UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute UMMC Department of Medicine UMMC raises money to build new $250M cancer center, seeks funding from Legislature mississippitoday.org/2026/01/22/umm…

📣ANNOUNCING The Nelson Order for Teaching Excellence Inductees for 2025-2026 Congratulations, Amanda V. Clark, MD, and Samuel D. Dickinson, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC!

Huggins was right

UMMC has reached $100M toward its $125M goal for a new Cancer Center and Research Institute, launching the public phase of the campaign. Read more: umc.edu/news/News_Arti…

Didn’t miss it…. But you can post it as many times as you like 😎. Aiming to create #AHealthierMississippi #ONEmississippi #cancercareintheSIP

Today we’re spotlighting Dr. Muhammad Hassan, assistant professor of pathology and breast pathology specialist at UMMC and a valued CCRI team member. Since 2021, he’s interpreted 2,300+ specimens for breast cancer care.