Press Release Archives | Hollings Cancer Center | MUSC

2015 - 2016

MUSC to Participate in Invest Health North Charleston Team
"Reinvestment Fund and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Name North Charleston One of 50 Invest Health Cities"
May 23, 2016 - View Release
Hollings Lipids Researchers Awarded Program Project Grant
"Hollings Cancer Center Awarded $8.9 Million Grant to Study Sphingolipid Signaling in Solid Tumors"
May 9, 2016 - View Release
Hollings Researcher Weighs in on E-Cigarettes as Alternative to Tobacco
"Caution Advised in Over Regulating E-Cigarettes as Alternative to Smoking Tobacco"
April 25, 2016 - View Release
Winners of The Post and Courier Quit & Win Contest Announced
"Former Smokers Win $1,000 through Contest"
February 27, 2016 - View Release
SC Healthcare Leaders Join Nation's Cancer Centers in Endorsement of HPV Vaccination for Cancer Prevention
"Joint Statement Urges Parents, Young Adults and Physicians to Act to Increase Vaccination Rates"
January 27, 2016 - View Release
DuBois Named Dean of MUSC College of Medicine
"Raymond N. DuBois M.D., Ph.D., will begin role March 1st, 2016"
December 11, 2015 - View Release
Statement in Response to New ACS Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines in JAMA
"The MUSC Breast Care Team will Continue to Recommend Annual Breast Screening at Age 40 in Average Risk Patients, with Follow-up Screening Yearly Thereafter"
October 20, 2015 - View Release
Immunotherapy Researcher Awarded $6.8 Million Grant
"NIH-funded Grant Supporting Multi-institution Research on Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperones in Cancer"
September 21, 2015 - View Release
Eighth Annual Gourmet & Grapes Benefiting Hollings Cancer Center to be Held February 19 - 21, 2016, at The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort
"Food & Wine Celebration Offers Array of Culinary Events Featuring Acclaimed Chefs"
July 9, 2015 - View Release
New Hematology/Oncology Chief
"Cancer Phase I Trials Expert Carolyn D. Britten, M.D., Named Chief of Hematology/Oncology Division for Medical University of South Carolina"
July 7, 2015 - View Release

Genetic Clues in Ovarian Cancer Identified
"International Genome-wide Association Study also Identifies Key Gene responsible for Expressing Subtype of Ovarian Cancer"
June 15, 2015 - View Release
Hollings Mobile Health Unit Offers Free Skin Cancer Screening on Folly Beach
"Screening is Free and Open to the Public"
April 22, 2015 - View Release
Smoking Cessation Expert Joins Medical University of South Carolina and Hollings Cancer Center
"Benjamin A. Toll, Ph.D., Previously Served as Director of the Tobacco Cessation Program at Yale Smilow Cancer Center"
April 1, 2015 - View Release
Matthew J. Carpenter, Ph.D., Wins Prestigious Governor's Award for Excellence in Science
"Matthew J. Carpenter, Ph.D., Recipient of Young Scientist Award for Work in Tobacco Control, Smoking Cessation Techniques"
March 27, 2015 - View Release
HCC Treats 1000th Patient with Gamma Knife
"Multidisciplinary Program provides Neuroscience and Radiation Oncology Expertise to Patients"
March 25, 2015 - View Release
HCC Sponsors 5th Annual Community Compass Event Featuring Food Network Star
"Free Health Awareness Program to feature The Food Network Star’s Aaron McCargo and area Health Experts"
March 19, 2015 - View Release
Anthony J. Alberg Member of Institute of Medicine Committee Releasing Report on Minimum Age for Tobacco Purchases
"Raising Minimum Age to Buy Cigarettes to at Least 21"
March 12, 2015 - View Release
Former HCC Director, Dr. Mark Green, Dies
"Former Director of MUSC Hollings Cancer Center and University of California, San Diego, Moores Cancer Center, Dies"
February 27, 2015 - View Release
Gourmet & Grapes Features Wine, Food to benefit Hollings
"Gourmet & Grapes Features Wines From Three Continents, Strong Line-Up of Chefs"
January 20, 2015 - View Release

Hollings in the Headlines

John M. Wrangle, M.D. and Mark P. Rubinstein, Ph.D., launch the first clinical trial combing two therapies for advanced lung cancer – hoping for the drug to kick-start patients' ability to fight back against the disease.

In the Headlines