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The Georgia Cancer Center newsroom features all of the latest news, publications and media coverage for the cancer center.

On deadline? Call (706) 799-8841 to reach the Communications and Media Relations coordinator for the Georgia Cancer Center. For other questions, contact Chris Curry at 706-721-9176 or chrcurry@augusta.edu.

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IMMCG researcher awarded prestigious NIH Director's Award

October 06, 2026

"We have preliminary data suggesting that one olfactory receptor may help drive beneficial immune responses against melanoma," says Marco Orecchioni, PhD.

Zainab Tiamiyu, a PhD candidate in the Department of Biochemistry and Cancer Biology at the Georgia Cancer Center at the Medical College of Georgia

PACELINE funding supports a switch in cancer treatment

September 30, 2026

Since 2019, PACELINE has raised $2 million for innovative cancer research and has funded over 30 researchers and their projects at the Georgia Cancer Center.

Cancer survivor on his prosthetic ear: 'They don't know unless I tell them'

September 29, 2026

"A really rewarding day is a day when I get happy tears because patients are so grateful," says Amanda Behr, PhD, a certified clinical anaplastologist at DCG.

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Hyundai Hope On Wheels awards $400,000 grant for children's cancer research

September 29, 2026

The grant will support ongoing work through the Pediatric Immunotherapy Program for the Georgia Cancer Center, where Theodore S. Johnson, MD, PhD, serves as co-director.

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SPH secures PACELINE grant, investigator shares his own cancer journey

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2026 IGIVE 桃色视频 employee giving campaign kicks off Aug. 25

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Healthy Grandparents Program makes back-to-school easier for grandparents

A student in scrubs operates a blood pressure machine while speaking with a participant. They are surrounded by other workers and volunteers.

Costa Layman Health Fair continues to thrive with its services

A man and woman set a table at a rural health fair. The woman is going to check the man's hemoglobin and they're smiling at each other.

桃色视频-MNI Rural Health Fair opens to the community for the first time