Tag: Stephenson Cancer Center

$20 million given to cancer center

November 28, 2019 Tulsa Beacon

OKLAHOMA CITY – Stephenson Cancer Center at OU Medicine announces a $20-million gift from the Stephenson Family Foundation and Peggy and Charles Stephenson, the center’s namesakes and longtime supporters of The University of Oklahoma. The gift to the OU Foundation will expand the research mission of Stephenson Cancer Center. To extend the impact of the…

Early detection of prostate cancer

September 12, 2019 Tulsa Beacon

OKLAHOMA CITY – Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men, and while it typically grows slowly, it can be deadly. Physicians at Stephenson Cancer Center at OU Medicine recommend that men begin annual prostate cancer screening at age 50 — earlier if family history suggests greater risk. Urologic oncologist Michael Cookson,…

Cancer research underway at OU

July 11, 2019 Tulsa Beacon

OKLAHOMA CITY — Physician-scientists at the Stephenson Cancer Center at OU Medicine recently gave 30 presentations about their cutting-edge cancer research at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the largest oncology meeting in the world. Their presentations focused on the results of clinical trials and research studies for new cancer therapies…