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Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

Cancer center earns national ranking from U.S. News

The ranking places the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center among the nation’s top programs for treating complex cancer cases.

Aug 6, 2026

Graphic shows a night image of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center with the words 'Nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report for Cancer Care." Logos appear at the bottom for Nebraska Medicine and the NCI.

Research study seeks healthy volunteers

Nebraska Medicine apheresis donation program for mononuclear cells collected by apheresis from healthy donors.

Aug 6, 2026

On a blue field, a fist grips a foam heart. To the right of it, there is an equation: a red drop of blood + a red drop of blood = a red heart

Registration open for 2026 Midwest Radiation Oncology Symposium

The event will be held Aug. 21-22 at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, with a virtual attendance option.

Jul 29, 2026

Stylized light blue illustration of an MRI machine

Register now for the Cancer Survivorship Conference

The conference, sponsored by UNMC and the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, will be held Sept. 4 at the Scott Conference Center.

Jul 24, 2026

University of Nebraska Medical Center- Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

Access offered to promising pancreatic cancer treatment

The new therapy is available to patients with advanced pancreatic cancer at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Jul 23, 2026

Kelsey Klute, MD, gastrointestinal medical oncologist at Nebraska Medicine and the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, discusses the promising new drug daraxonrasib for people with advanced pancreatic cancer, during a press conference at the cancer center on Wednesday, July 22.

New faculty spotlight: Raquel Buj, PhD

Dr. Buj is an assistant professor with the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases.

Jul 22, 2026

Raquel Buj, PhD

Beatrice Community Hospital leaders tour med center

The guests visited with UNMC and Nebraska Medicine leaders and toured the Innovation Design Unit, among other stops.

Jul 17, 2026

In the med center's Innovation Design Unit, Chad Vokoun (at left), MD, chief and professor in the UNMC Division of Hospital Medicine, talks with leaders visiting from Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center. The guests were, from right, Rick Haraldson, CEO, Eric Trusty, senior executive for clinic services, and Steve Paulmeyer, MD, chief medical officer.

From a simple test to peace of mind: Why screening events matter

The advice from one woman who attended such event is to take advantage of opportunities that make screening easy.

Jul 9, 2026

Bridget Brown

Family discovers crucial information through Genetic Insights Project

Without Genetic Insights, Kristen Vlasak, her mother and sister wouldn’t have known they had an increased risk of developing certain cancers.

Jul 1, 2026

From left, Carole Hunt with her daughters Erin Thoman and Kristen Vlasak

Lemon Short Course in Cancer Biology set for June 29-30

This year’s program will explore how insights into DNA repair and cellular processes are transforming cancer treatment.

Jun 17, 2026

John Tainer, PhD