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Waging War on Cancer: O’Neal Industries Gives UAB Its Largest Grant Ever to Expand Cancer Research

December 12, 2018

Craft O’Neal, chairman and CEO of O’Neal Industries, above, at the press conference to announce a $30 million gift from O’Neal Industries to UAB’s Comprehensive Cancer Center – the largest single gift ever received by UAB. A $30 million gift from O’Neal Industries to UAB’s Comprehensive Cancer Center – the largest single gift ever received by UAB – gives the center leverage to … [Read more...]

Repairing the World: UAB Cancer Center Celebrates Ed Meyerson’s Three Decades of Contributions

October 30, 2018

By Emily Williams “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” Ed Meyerson shared this Anne Frank quote with a gathering of doctors, administrators and supporters of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center on Oct. 23 at the Wallace Tumor Institute. The event honored Meyerson, a charter member of the cancer center’s advisory … [Read more...]

A Gut Instinct: Pancreatic Cancer Survivor Lessley Hynson Was Named UAB Cancer Center Volunteer of the Year, Among 2018 Faces of GI Cancer

October 2, 2018

By Emily Williams According to the National Cancer Institute, the percent of patients who survived pancreatic cancer from 2008 to 2014 was 8.5 percent. The estimated number of new cases for 2018 is 55,440, with an estimated 44,330 deaths. It’s no wonder Lessley Hynson sees herself as incredibly fortunate to have survived pancreatic cancer for the past 11½ years. With a … [Read more...]

Fiesta for a Cure: UAB Cancer Center’s Fiesta Ball Benefits Young Cancer Researchers

May 2, 2018

At the annual Fiesta Ball on May 4, the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Young Supporters Board will celebrate the May 5 Mexican holiday alongside a celebration of the center’s research efforts. Cinco De Mayo, the annual holiday that celebrates Mexico’s 1862 victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla, will be the theme for the evening, with Happy Catering serving up … [Read more...]

Art to Make You Blink: Gala Set to Raise Funds for UAB’s Cancer Center

January 25, 2018

Birmingham local artists will create works of art during UAB’s ArtBlink Gala and auction them off to raise funds for the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center. The 33rd annual ArtBlink Gala 2018 will take place at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10 in The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital, 2000 Sixth Ave. South. Funds raised will go toward the Cancer Center’s Fund for Excellence, which … [Read more...]

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