Cancer Biology

Our Focus

The Department of Cancer Biology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine is an interdisciplinary cancer research program that focuses on DNA damage and cellular defense, cell growth and survival, and cancer prevention and therapeutics.

The department offers a PhD in Cancer Biology through the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program and also offers Postdoctoral Training.

News & Highlights

Genetic Variant Associated with Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer Identified

Researchers at WFUBMC and colleagues have identified the first genetic variant associated with aggressive prostate cancer.

Grant Seeks to Improve Access to Clinical Trials in Minority Populations

The Comprehensive Cancer Center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center has been awarded a grant from the National Cancer Institute to partner with community cancer centers across the country to improve cancer-related health care disparities in underserved, disadvantaged and uninsured populations.

New Finding Suggests Prostate Biopsy is Not Always Necessary

Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that some elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in men may be caused by a hormone normally occurring in the body, and are not necessarily a predictor of the need for a prostate biopsy.

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Cancer Biology

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336-716-9132

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336-716-0255

E-mail

bcrouse@wfubmc.edu

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kscarpin@wfubmc.edu

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Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Medical Center Boulevard

Winston-Salem, NC 27157

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