Hollings Headlines // July 2019
Donor meet
Unusual circumstances lead retiree, college student to become best of friends

 For Ben Hagood, cancer had an unexpected bright side – it led him to finding a life-long best friend in a college student 40 years younger.


Clinical Highlights
Author and sarcoma advocate celebrates five years cancer-free

Sarcoma survivor Thom Schmenk turned an otherwise negative situation into a meaningful experience, authoring two books, celebrating a five-year cancer-free anniversary and raising money for Hollings’ sarcoma research at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Dr. Cartmell
Innovative strategies raising state's HPV vaccination rates

About 600 people get a cancer related to the human papillomavirus (HPV) each year. Hollings Cancer Center researchers hope to change that with an innovative, three-year initiative that has rolled out to increase HPV vaccinations in the state.

Research Highlights
Tricia Bentz
Innovative program boosts clinical trials at Hollings Cancer Center

Clinical trials are crucial for the future of cancer care. A recognition program, headed by Tricia Bentz, administrative director of the Clinical Trials Office, helped enhance clinical trial participation.

Drs. Mehrotra and Yu
Natural antioxidant helps improve immune-based therapies

Researchers at Hollings Cancer Center have discovered a way to improve immune-based cancer treatments with a powerful antioxidant molecule that modulates T cells .

vaping
"Tell them to stay away": Teen vaping on the rise in US

A recent study shows vaping is putting a new generation of youth at risk of becoming addicted to nicotine. Dr. K. Michael Cummings, a Hollings Cancer Center researcher, co-authored a study that revealed teen vaping in the U.S. increased by 46% between 2017 and 2018.

Featured Events
Dennis Guttridge
Guttridge Lecture for St. Baldrick's
July 28 | Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

Join us at t he Ardoa Wine Bar on Sunday, July 28, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dr. Dennis Guttridge will highlight exciting advances in children's cancer research. The event will benefit childhood cancer research with 25% of the proceeds being donated to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.
Alan Alda forum
Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science workshop
August 7 | MUSC Downtown Campus

This free 90-minute session introduces participants to general principles in how to craft short, clear, conversational statements, intelligible to non-scientists, about what they do and why it matters.

Kiawah Golf
Hollings Cancer Center Golf Tournament
September 23 | Kiawah Island , S.C.

Join us for our 24th Annual Golf Tournament and enjoy a day of golf and fun with some of Hollings Cancer Center’s loyal supporters at Turtle Point on Kiawah Island. Our tournament always sells out, so sign up now.

LOWVELO
November 1-2 | Charleston, S.C.

LOWVELO is an outdoor bike ride around the Lowcountry that raises money for life-saving cancer research at Hollings. Three route options are available to appeal to all levels of cycling strength from approximately 25 to 100 miles.

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