Departments
This department is ranked #1 nationally in its specialty for NIH funding
What is surgery?
In March 2019, the cancer center was renamed as a way to honor this philanthropic pair for their remarkable $150 million gift.
Who are Rich and Susan Rogel?
This teammates favorite dish is albondigas
Who is Sarah Nodarse?
One in seven men will be diagnosed with this form of cancer in their lifetime.
What is prostate cancer?
The painting La Gioconda is more commonly referred to as this.
What is the Mona Lisa?
This Department of Radiation Oncology faculty member is widely known as an expert in breast cancer and a tireless advocate for women’s health and careers in medicine.
Who is Reshma Jagis, M.D., D.Phil
This Johns Hopkins alum became cancer center director in 2016.
Who is Eric Fearon, M.D., Ph.D?
This teammate once left a donor visit carrying a Tupperware dish containing a human body part.
Who is Barb Wilson?
Approximately 150,000 people die each year from this form of cancer, making it the deadliest of all cancers.
What is lung cancer?
This was the name of the University of Michigan mascot in the 1920's.
Who is biff?
Recognized as one of the most inspiring black scientists in America, this expert in familial colorectal cancer syndromes is also Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine.
Who is John Carethers, M.D.?
This prestigious designation reflects our wide-ranging research initiatives, including translating new discoveries from the laboratory to our patients.
What is the National Cancer Institute’s “comprehensive” designation?
This teammate qualified for the Boston Marathon...in the women's age 80+catagory
What is Matt Douponce?
Cancer is the No. 2 cause of death in the United States, second only to this disease.
What is heart disease?
This dog breed is the tallest in the world.
What is Great Dane?
This department was established as a section in the Department of Surgery in 1930 and became a department in 2001.
What is urology?
Philanthropy wholly funds this program which provides more than 30 much-needed services to cancer patients and their families.
What is Patient and Family Support Services (PFSS)?
This teammate once ate an ancient piece of chocolate found in the bottom of an Oakbrook desk drawer.
Who is Luke Kuboushek?
Researchers are keenly interested in this mammal’s exceptional resistance to cancer.
What is the naked mole rat?
Thanks in part to long limbs, this U.S. president was defeated only once in approximately 300 wrestling matches, earning his induction in 1992 into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Who is Abraham Lincoln? (And he supposedly talked a lot of smack!)
Established in 1912, this department was the very first department of its kind nationwide.
What is Dermatology?
This center is the #1 for cancer in the state of Michigan.
What is the Rogel Cancer Center?
This team member spent time living abroad in China.
Who is Jackie Rink?
Cancer was first described in 1600 B.C. in a trauma surgery text book written by these ancient people. (The book descried 8 cases of breast tumor removal using a tool called the “fire drill”).
Who are the Egyptians?
This is the rarest "M&M" color
What is brown?