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Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Decreases Effectiveness of Chemotherapy, OU Health Sciences Research Reveals in First-of-Its-Kind Study

People who are diagnosed with head and neck cancer often receive a standard type of chemotherapy as part of their treatment. If they are exposed to secondhand smoke during chemotherapy — even if they have never...

OU College of Medicine Researcher Makes Promising Discoveries on Role of Vitamin B6 in Pancreatic Cancer

Vitamin B6 is beneficial in many ways, notably for its role in maintaining a strong immune system. However, when pancreatic cancer develops, its cells also need vitamin B6 to replicate. During the ensuing tug of war...

OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center Joins NCI Cancer Screening Research Network

$3.2 Million Grant to Fund Studies into New Technologies for Earlier Cancer Detection OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma is joining the National Cancer Institute’s new Cancer...

OU Health Sciences Launches STRONG Program to Foster Diversity in Cancer Research

The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences, partnering with the OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center, is proud to announce the launch of the Scientific Training in Oncology (STRONG) program, which will provide trainees...

OU Health Sciences Tests Revolutionary Imaging Technique for Pancreatic Cancer

Researchers at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences have embarked on a revolutionary new research study that could improve the detection of a deadly disease —...