The community outreach and engagement team has resources to connect and collaborate with Carbone Cancer Center researchers. This page is designed for community members and leaders to learn about cancer research and resources.
Interested in the research at Carbone Cancer Center?
Below are lay summaries and visual abstracts of our cancer research, organized by cancer type.
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General Cancer Research
How to talk about alcohol and cancer risk. Acceptability, Facilitators, and Barriers to Implementing a Short Brief Intervention for Alcohol
Counseling in the Oncology Setting. Full Summary. Visual Abstract.
Increasing clinical trial involvement of rural and Native Americans. Building Partnerships to Improve Clinical Trial Accrual in Rural and Native American Communities through Community Health Educator Interventions. Full Summary. Visual Abstract.
How doctors talk about clinical trials. Options for evaluating communication strategies in treatment and clinical trial discussions. Full Summary. Visual Abstract.
Breast Cancer
Finding new treatments for breast cancer. MerTK Drives Proliferation and Metastatic Potential in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Full Summary. Visual Abstract.
Colorectal Cancer
Where can we focus our fight against colorectal cancer? Higher levels of neighborhood deprivation and risk for incident colorectal cancer and mortality outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Full Summary. Visual Abstract.
Colorectal cancer screening among Black Americans. Acceptability of stool-based DNA colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among Black/African American patients served by a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Full Summary. Visual Abstract.
How bile acids impact colorectal cancer. Microbial Bile Acid, 3-oxo-LCA, inhibits colorectal cancer progression. Microbioal bile acid, 7-oxo-dca, promotes intestinal tumorigensis. Full Summary. Visual Abstract.
Testing colorectal cancer treatments in mice. Impact of heterogeneity for mismatch repair activity on colon tumor development and therapeutic response. Full Summary. Visual Abstract.
Head and Neck Cancer
Camels, Cancer, Clues. Evaluation of a Novel MET-Targeting Camelid-Derived Antibody in Head and Neck Cancer. Full Summary. Visual Abstract.
Lung Cancer
How can we better treat lung cancer? Comparative genomic analysis reveals distinctive immune profiles in MET exon 14 mutated and MET amplified lung cancer. Full Summary. Visual Abstract.
Melanoma (Skin Cancer)
How blood tests can help us treat skin cancer. Early circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) changes during treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) may predict clinical outcomes in advanced stage melanoma/skin cancer patients. Full Summary. Visual Abstract.
Research on skin cancer. A potential oncogenic role and immunoregulatory mechanisms of MZB1 in melanoma. Full Summary. Visual Abstract.
Research on skin cancer. Role of Frizzled 7 in melanoma development and metastasis. Full Summary. Visual Abstract.
Myeloma (Blood Cancer)
Pancreatic Cancer
Treating pancreatic cancer. Synergy of ZEN3694 and VIP152 for dual transcriptional targeting of BET and CDK9 in patient derived organoid models of pancreatic cancer. Full Summary. Visual Abstract.
Prostate Cancer
Wisconsin Prostate Cancer Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE). Full Summary. Visual Abstract.