University of Iowa Health Care Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

08/12/2025

☀️ Sun safety + state pride = a perfect day at the Iowa State Fair!

This weekend, our Holden team helped fairgoers create UV bracelets that change color in sunlight — a fun reminder of when it's time to reapply sunscreen.

Hawkeye 🖤💛, Cyclone ❤️💛, and Panther 💜💛 fans all joined in to support skin cancer awareness and prevention!

08/08/2025

75 backpacks full of school supplies packed and ready 🎒💪

Thank you to our incredible volunteers and the generosity of the Aiming For A Cure Foundation for helping us show our AYA cancer patients that they’re never alone on their journey!

08/08/2025

After Danika Hilmer started 'losing so much blood' after giving birth, a doctor ran blood tests and made a surprising discovery — she had leukemia.

08/05/2025

Studies have shown the right diet can have a positive impact on how a person responds to cancer treatments. University of Iowa Health Care Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center has partnered with HACAP on a food assistance program that provides food boxes to eligible patients.💛

08/01/2025

We are so excited for this event! Want to help make a difference in the next generation of innovators? Register to become a program mentor today: jacobsoninstitute.org/designdash

The University of Iowa's Jacobson Institute and Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center are partnering to bring the DesignDash specialty program with the theme: Conquering Cancer One Idea at a Time.

Over 100 high school students statewide are coming to campus on September 19th for this one-day, innovation and educational excursion. We need you: medical professionals, scientists, researchers, STEM entrepreneurs, graduate students. You don’t have to be an expert in cancer research. We’re looking for community mentors to volunteer their time. Mentors will be paired with a small team of high school students to answer their questions, help them as they formulate their idea, and prepare a pitch. Register today to help make a difference in the next generation of innovators.

Register Today: https://jacobsoninstitute.org/designdash

07/21/2025

We are proud to have been designated a Center of Excellence by GO2 for Lung Cancer based on our patient-centered, evidence-based lung cancer screening.

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., with an estimated 237,000 new diagnoses each year, typically when the disease is in an advanced stage. By screening patients at high risk for lung cancer using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT), lung cancer can now be found early, when it is most treatable.

07/07/2025

Join us in welcoming the 26 undergraduate trainees joining the Cancer Research Opportunities at Iowa (CROI) Summer Program! 👏 These students will gain exposure to bench work, networking, communication, and professional development experiences in the labs and research groups of our cancer center members.

06/25/2025

🚨 Time to bust some myths about cancer clinical trials...

❌ Myth: Clinical trials are only for last-resort treatments.

✅ Fact: Clinical trials test new treatments and improve existing ones.
✅ Fact: You always get a real treatment—never a placebo alone.
✅ Fact: Trials follow strict safety guidelines, and you can stop at any time.

More: https://uiowa.pulse.ly/cfbc6edrfr

06/10/2025

Clinical trials test new treatments, giving patients access to cutting-edge care while helping doctors find better ways to fight cancer.

Talk to your doctor to see if a trial is right for you.

📍 Learn more: https://uiowa.pulse.ly/iocf1m1xfy

06/02/2025

In the minutes after Banks was born in October 2022 at a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, hospital, nurses told Danika she was losing more blood than normal, but she didn’t sense any panic from her care team.  

05/28/2025

A University of Iowa research team led by Jill Kolesar, UI College of Pharmacy dean and professor, has received an $8.8 million grant to develop a promising new treatment for ovarian cancer. The award will support the first clinical trial for this therapy and is the next step in making it available

05/20/2025

🌟 Nurses Month Spotlight: Jennifer S., RN, BSN, OCN, CBCN 🌟

"The most meaningful part of my job is educating patients and their families about breast cancer and coordinating their care. They are so appreciative of everything that we do for them." — Jennifer S., RN, BSN, OCN, CBCN

Jennifer brings expertise, warmth, and kindness to every conversation and every plan of care. We honor her dedication to education, support, and hope.