News from Holden

From the Director

Beautiful Hypothesis - Ugly Fact

“The great tragedy of science – the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.”

From the Director

The Agony and the Ecstasy – of Accreditations

Accreditations are the fruits of arduous work.

From the Director

Orion or ORIEN - The whole is greater than the parts

The individual parts of a process combine to become something amazing.

Prevention

Shot in the arm

When my turn in line comes, I will have no hesitancy about rolling up my sleeve and getting a shot in the arm.

Research

NCI-designated cancer centers call for urgent action to get HPV vaccination back on track

Cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) are a significant public health problem in the United States. But these cancers are preventable with HPV vaccination.

Research

Hydrogen peroxide producing drug boosts cancer-killing effect of radiotherapy

Drug simultaneously protects healthy tissue from harmful radiation side-effects.

Research

Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center receives fourth renewal from the National Cancer Institute

University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center has received its fourth renewal as a comprehensive cancer center from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health.

Innovation Research

Musculoskeletal Tumor Registry collects QoL data after surgery in sarcoma

Benjamin J. Miller, MD, MS, discusses the creation of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Registry and how it is poised to make progress in the orthopedic oncology field with OncLive.