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2014 E-EDITION • VOLUME XXX • NUMBER 2
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NEURO-ONCOLOGY
AT UAB........................................3
NO OTHER ORGAN in the
human body is more essential
to defining who a person is than
the brain. Our ability to move,
our ability to concentrate, our
ability to remember, our ability
to see, touch and feel – parts of
FACTS ABOUT
NEURO-ONCOLOGY............4
our brain are controlling all of
these functions and more.
This is one of the many rea-
RESEARCH BRIEFS....................5
sons that treating brain cancer
is so difficult. The functions that
CENTER PROFILE.....................6
the brain is responsible for are
dispersed throughout the brain’s
YOUNG SUPPORTERS
BOARD PROFILE.......................7
tissue, so different parts are
doing entirely different things.
For many patients, dealing with
INSIDE VIEW...............................8
the after-effects of treatments
is as much of a challenge as the
treatments themselves.
But at the UAB
Comprehensive Cancer Center,
As always, our ultimate goal is a world
our scientists and physicians are working
where cancer is no longer a major public
diligently to better our understanding of
health concern. With your help, we will
TO THE CENTER
brain tumors and how they are treated. In
make that vision a reality. Thank you for
this e-edition of UAB Comprehensive Cancer
your support.
There are a variety of ways to give to the
Center Magazine, we give you an overview
UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center. All
of our neurological oncology program and
GIVING
donations are tax-deductible as allowed by
show you how we’re making an impact
against this disease.
Edward Partridge, M.D.
Director and Evalina B. Spencer
Chair in Oncology
law and may be designated for the cancer
or research area of your choice. Every dollar
stays here in Birmingham and is directly
applied to cancer research and treatment.
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Donations may be made by visiting the
Cancer Center’s Web site, uab.edu/cancer,
or by calling the Office of Development and
Community Relations at (205) 934-1603.
For a free subscription to UAB Comprehensive
Cancer Center, please call (205) 934-0321 or
send an e-mail with your name and
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