Jackson attorney donates $1M to UMMC cancer center
Jackson attorney Ron Yarbrough is donating $1 million to the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Cancer Center and Research Institute
Read More
Independent Mississippi news Since 2013
Mississippi News Group
Mississippi news, sports and community coverage.
Cancer
UMMC researchers study prostate cancer spread to bone
Researchers at the University of Mississippi Medical Center have launched a study to investigate biological processes that drive prostate cancer
Read More
Retired Assistant Fire Chief Casey Piazza dies after cancer battle
Assistant Fire Chief Casey Piazza, a retired leader of his local fire department, died after a long battle with cancer,
Read More
Longtime UMMC staffer faces cancer, highlights compassionate care
Alice Chaney Herndon, who has worked for more than two decades at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, recently received
Read More
UMMC launches cancer biology and therapeutics PhD program
The University of Mississippi Medical Center announced a new cancer biology and therapeutics PhD program aimed at addressing Mississippi’s persistently
Read More
Trustmark gift helps UMMC advance new cancer center
Trustmark has made a major gift that is helping the University of Mississippi Medical Center move closer to building a
Read More
McRae Foundation gives major gift to UMMC cancer center campaign
The Selby and Richard McRae Foundation has made a major investment in the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s campaign to
Read More
Reeves signs $100M for Mississippi cancer center
Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law Wednesday a $100 million appropriation approved by state lawmakers to help build a cancer
Read More
Patient seeks BiTE immunotherapy after lymphoma returns
When her lymphoma returned, Diann Jackson turned to an innovative immunotherapy that University of Mississippi Medical Center officials say offers
Read More
UMMC builds cancer center to unite patient care, research
Nearly every family has been touched by cancer, UMMC said in a Facebook reel announcing plans to build a new
Read MoreStay connected
Mississippi, wherever you are.
Follow our coverage on Facebook and watch Mississippi News Group on YouTube.