X-ray, mammography, PET, MRI, and ultrasound are among the tools that have changed how cancer is detected and treated. Radiologist Dulcy Wolverton, MD, explains these technologies ⬇️ https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/wolverton-diagnostic-imaging

Collaboration is at the core of Tin Tin Su, PhD’s leadership. She brings together multidisciplinary teams where diverse perspectives are valued and every voice is encouraged.

Why do some pediatric brain tumors come back after treatment?@cucancercenter.bsky.social researchers and pediatric oncologist Dr. Rajeev Vibhakar identified a new pathway behind therapy resistance that points to future treatment options. #OncSky #PediatricOncology Read more: https://bit.ly/4u13K6O

⭐ Celebrating excellence at CU Anschutz: Congratulations to cancer center's Natalie Serkova, PhD, for receiving the 2026 Excellence in Leadership Award! 🎉

“You realize how much people really want to help — it helps people to help others.” Mountaineer Rob Mahedy found a new sense of community through his bladder cancer journey: https://bit.ly/4smnMH4

Another reminder: voting ends soon!

Congrats to Melanie Joy, PharmD, PhD, for being named the newly established David and Nancy Lamb Endowed Chair in Pharmacy Innovation and Entrepreneurship under the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences! 🎉 Full announcement: https://bit.ly/4bpYT6H

This Cancer Updates Conference features educational activities designed to address the needs of medical oncologists, pharmacists, advanced practitioners, and nurses involved in treating gastrointestinal and lung cancers. RSVP for free: https://bit.ly/4u3nTZJ

On 2/28, Carlin Callaway, DNP, RN, was officially named this year’s Hearts & Hope Epic Hero Award recipient! Congratulations! 🎉

Powerful blog by our Comms Cttee chair Michelle Springer, MS, CGC! 👍for providers wanting to learn ⏫ abt the role of 🧬 testing & its critical role in identifying these risks early incl for #HereditaryGICancer helping pts & 👪 access tailored screening, prevention & treatment strategies. Read it 👇

Andi Dwyer, MPH, and the Colorado Cancer Screening Program (CCSP) aim to create and expand access to colorectal cancer screening in Colorado and across the nation. For Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, read more about CCSP: https://bit.ly/4aSeQC2

Rare Disease Day: Inherited genetic mutations that can cause cancer are mostly rare, but they can greatly increase cancer risk, says certified genetic counselor Michelle Springer, MS, CGC ⬇️ https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/springer-rare-disease-hereditary-cancer-conditions

Cancer center leader Stacy Fischer, MD, talks co-leading the largest US clinical trial on psilocybin use for anxiety in advanced cancer patients on this @scifri.bsky.social episode. Listen here ⬇️ https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/psilocybin-therapy-industry-clinical-trials

Voting is now open for the U.S. News & World Report hospital rankings! 🏥 ✅ Board-certified physicians and registered Doximity, learn how to vote here: https://news.cuanschutz.edu/medicine/voting-for-u.s.-news-world-report-hospitals-ranking

For Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month, Lindsey Davis, MD, explains the cancer center's bile duct cancer clinical trials that are focusing on perioperative chemotherapy and targeted therapy drugs: https://bit.ly/3MxpSVr

Congrats to our cancer center members who were honored at this week's 2026 CU Anschutz Research Awards Ceremony! 🎉

A nationally recognized leader in patient-derived tumor organoids and functional precision oncology has arrived at CU! Welcome, Alice Soragni, PhD (@alice.soragnilab.com) 👋 ⬇️ https://news.cuanschutz.edu/dbmi/alice-soragni-joins-university-colorado-anschutz

Robert Meguid, MD, MPH, FACS, was recently featured on Denver7 discussing how pafolacianine binds to cancer cells and lights them up with fluorescent markers, helping to flag unseen tumors during lung surgeries. Check it out here: https://bit.ly/3MfwebW

Snooki's cervical cancer announcement is a reminder that early detection is key and to not put off your routine doctor checkups. Learn about cervical cancer and how to prevent it: https://bit.ly/4acc3CQ

I’d never cried at a conference until today. Ross, thank you for this incredible talk. You’re a wonderful human, clinician, researcher, boss, mentor, and friend. The standing ovation was more than deserved. @drcamidge.bsky.social @cucancercenter.bsky.social #TTLC26

The FDA is speeding up its review of daraxonrasib, a targeted drug therapy, to see if it may deliver better results for pancreatic cancer patients. Cancer center leader Christopher Lieu, MD, shares his insight ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4rU8wRn

Voting is now open for the U.S. News & World Report hospital rankings! 🏥 ✅ Board-certified physicians and registered Doximity, learn how to vote here: https://news.cuanschutz.edu/medicine/voting-for-u.s.-news-world-report-hospitals-ranking

New @cudeptsurg.bsky.social arrival Atsushi Oba, MD, PhD, who was a research associate under cancer center's Marco Del Chiaro, MD, PhD, in 2019, is passionate about conducting research looking for new biomarkers that will improve pancreatic cancer treatment ⬇️ https://bit.ly/46BJnTo

The CU Anschutz Cancer Center is one of eight hubs nationwide evaluating new multi‑cancer detection tests to determine whether they can reliably detect cancer signals in blood.  Learn more about the Vanguard Study: cbsn.ws/4tu0YGR

Quiescent or senescent? Cancer center member Sabrina Spencer, PhD, and PhD candidate Brianna Fernandez help identify cancer that is more likely to recur in new study: https://bit.ly/4aFKOm7

Biochemist Karolin Luger, PhD, has been awarded the 2026 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science for her pioneering work on nucleosomes—research that reshaped genome science and opened the door to new treatments for cancer and other diseases! 🏆

Back in November 2024, actor James Van Der Beek announced that he had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer at age 47, highlighting that it’s not just a disease that older people need to be concerned about. Christopher Lieu, MD, tells us more about colorectal cancer ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3Z3DjQt

The 5280 Magazine Top Doctor nominations end on 2/15. The nominations can be submitted by all licensed MDs and DOs in the Denver metro area. Make your nominations here: https://bit.ly/4rFqTti Nominations tutorial: https://bit.ly/3OjpE4A

Piper Gilles is more than just an Olympic ice dancer. She's an ovarian cancer survivor. Tomorrow, when she skates in Italy, she skates cancer-free. To help bring awareness around the disease, we spoke to cancer center gynecologic oncologist Marisa Moroney, MD ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4kxB2pF

With support from @americancancersoc.bsky.social, @cucancercenter.bsky.social researcher Dr. Amanda Winters is developing a better way to predict relapse in pediatric AML and bringing us closer to more targeted and timely treatments. #OncSky #CanSky

Open to primary care providers and clinic staff, patient navigators/community health workers, and the patient advocacy community, focused on the cancer continuum of gastrointestinal cancers, including esophageal, colorectal, and gastric cancers. Learn more and RSVP: https://bit.ly/4aaUXG1

“The treatments have worked well, and I attribute the success not only to the medication I'm taking, but I have a really good attitude,” says Norm Krimbill about his esophageal cancer treatment, which includes a CU Anschutz Cancer Center clinical trial ⬇️ https://bit.ly/45FxbRe

Jamie Studts, PhD, leads with earnestness, collaboration, and deep respect for community voice — encouraging researchers to pursue what they’re passionate about while grounding science in real-world impact. Full interview: youtu.be/RihtmBmGlIk

Congratulations to Enrique Soto Pérez de Celis, MD, PhD, recipient of the 2026 ASCO BJ Kennedy Award for his exceptional work in geriatric oncology. A proud moment for the CU Anschutz Cancer Center! 💛 #ASCO2026 #GeriatricOncology @ascocancer.bsky.social

National Cancer Prevention Month: With 40% of cancer cases being avoidable, our experts share ways to reduce your or a loved one's cancer risk: https://bit.ly/4rqV8UB

'Full House' actor Dave Coulier announced today that he is cancer-free after treatment for a tongue cancer diagnosis last year. In this Q&A, Antonio Jimeno, MD, PhD, and Ryan Lanning, MD, PhD, break down questions about head and neck cancers ⬇️ https://bit.ly/48SqlcQ

World Cancer Day: Wells Messersmith, MD, associate director for clinical services, explains our multidisciplinary approach to patient care.

Congrats to Marie Wood, MD, on receiving a prestigious 5-year NCI R50 Award! 🎉 Her work at the @cucancercenter.bsky.social expands clinical trials focused on cancer prevention, early detection, survivorship, and community engagement—helping reach more people, sooner. 🌟 https://bit.ly/45TFGrP

With the ORIEN network, a partnership database of clinical and genomic information on people with cancer, Corbin Eule, MD, and Elaine Lam, MD, are able to explore the characteristics of kidney cancer in patients with advanced kidney disease ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4t9lbl0

Through the CU Cancer Center’s genomics shared resource, researchers Bethany Veo, PhD, and Rajeev Vibhakar, MD, PhD, are seeking genomic differences in medulloblastoma brain tumors to help combat treatment resistance ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4rr60SK

Thank you for everything, Rich Schulick, MD, MBA, FACS! 💛 The CU Cancer Center remains committed to advancing cancer care and discovery, building on the strong foundation established during Schulick’s tenure as director.

“In some ways, pregnancy can be protective against cancer and in other ways, pregnancy can be a cancer risk," says CU Cancer Center's Nicole Christian, MD, about the new @ascocancer.bsky.social guidelines she helped put together ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4pYEXN6

Join us for Technology for Cancer Supportive Care! This is a National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsored skills-based workshop on integrating evidence-based digital health technology into psychosocial oncology practice. Learn more about this event and RSVP: https://bit.ly/4qNeW4G

Please join us at the farewell celebration for Richard Schulick, MD, MBA, Chair of the Department of Surgery and Cancer Center Director, tomorrow at noon! We look forward to honoring Dr. Schulick's tenure at CU and wishing him well on his next endeavor. #ImproveEveryLife

In new research, @cucancercenter.bsky.social Interim Director James DeGregori, PhD, and his team found that COVID-19 respiratory infection can awaken dormant cancer cells. Read this story: bit.ly/48CQlI3

It wouldn’t be a CU event without a nod to Coach Prime! When a mass on his bladder was found, he was treated by Janet Kukreja, MD, director of urologic oncology @cucancercenter.bsky.social and UCHealth, and associate professor of urology @cudeptsurg.bsky.social. Read this story: bit.ly/45oRDGa

Meet Carolyn Degrafinried. In this video, she shares her experience at the @cucancercenter.bsky.social after her pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Watch here: bit.ly/4tb5zxy

We’re about to get underway! Follow along as we highlight the 2026 State of the School. 🧵⬇️

With an @americancancersoc.bsky.social grant, CU Cancer Center researcher Amanda Winters, MD, PhD, is working on a better method to detect patients who are likely to relapse from pediatric acute myeloid leukemia: https://bit.ly/4rclzgC

New research from the @americancancersoc.bsky.social says colorectal cancer becomes the top cause of cancer-related death in people younger than 50. CU Cancer Center's Christopher Lieu, MD, breaks it down: https://bit.ly/3O6A8Ee