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Next week, Our partnership with Project ECHO to provide information to health care professionals who treat cancer survivors continues. These free programs will take place at noon every Thursday over Zoom. CME credits are available. Please register:

We'd like to congratulate the UNMCCC faculty who received promotions this year. Thank you for all your hard work advancing cancer research and treatment for all New Mexicans.

The UNMCCC hosts a nutrition class specifically for cancer patients who are preparing for surgery. These classes take place on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. The next one is tomorrow.

The UNMCCC, through the Look Good Feel Better Alliance is offering beauty workshops for women undergoing cancer treatment. The next workshop is Monday, June 30.Find more information: .

UNMCCC had strong representation at last weekend's Binaytara Best of ASCO Albuquerque. Congratulations to all the speakers.

We're hosting The Albuquerque Mastocytosis Symposium next month. This first-ever event educates the public and health care professionals about this rare blood disorder.

Congratulations to Carmengloria Hulsey, who was named the ACS Making Strides 2025 Survivor Honoree at this year’s Leadership Breakfast on June 12. UNMCCC is a sponsor of Making Strides of Albuquerque this year:.

Congratulations to Dr. Prajakta Adsul on the recent publication "Implementation Science as the Secret Sauce for Integrating Exercise Screening and Triage Pathways in Oncology.".You can find the paper here: .

Last week, members of UNMCCC's leadership attended the Emerging Leaders Workshop, hosted by USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. UNMCCC Director and CEO Yolanda Sanchez, PhD, (center) was a featured speaker.

Congratulations to David Savage, MD, PhD, on his election to the American Medical Association’s Council on Medical Education. He was elected to a four-year term and will be able to help promote national changes in medical education in the years ahead through this position.

In the US, about one out of every eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. While there are no standard or routine screening tests, there are some tests in use or studied to screen for it. Learn more about prostate cancer and our Care Team here:

Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in men between the ages of 20 to 39 years, with the highest rates between ages 25 to 34 years. Learn more about testicular cancer here: .#manshealthweek

Androgen Deprivation Therapy for prostate cancer is associated with side effects that can cause metabolic syndrome development. Dr. Neda Hashemi’s group studied whether ADT patients were screened for all of the associated metabolic syndrome risk factors:

UNMCCC ofrece un grupo de apoyo de cáncer en español "Sin Miedo y con Esperanza" (virtual y presencial) ocurre cada 3er martes de cada mes de 1pm a 3pm, regístrese al 505-816-5100 o llame al 505-272-7984

The UNMCCC has launched the Mindful meditation support group, which is open to to all UNM Cancer Center patients. Classes take place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Mondays, through July 7, in the third floor meditation room.

Since its inception, Polly's Run has raised $573,000 for pancreatic cancer research. We're thankful for the chance to participate every year and the partnership that helps deliver cutting edge research to New Mexico.

The UNMCCC hosts a nutrition class specifically for cancer patients who are preparing for surgery. These classes take place on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. The next one is tomorrow.

We are so grateful to the rogers family and their support of The UNM Cancer Center and pancreatic cancer research. Thanks to KOAT for covering this year's Polly's Run.

For Cancer Research Awareness Month, revisit Dr. Eric Bartee's work, utilizing a $2 million grant to study on how viruses can be used to fight cancer.

The ACS has awarded UNMCCC with transportation and lodging grants. This year’s grant is $40,000: $20,000 to support patients with their transportation needs and $20,000 to support patients with their lodging. Learn about our patient and family services: .