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Danny Welch, PhD

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Highlights

  • Chair and professor of cancer biology at The University of Kansas School of Medicine
  • Director for the National Foundation for Cancer Research Center for Metastasis Research at The University of Kansas School of Medicine
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Dr. Welch is chair and professor of cancer biology, founding director of the department of cancer biology, and director for the National Foundation for Cancer Research Center for Metastasis Research at The University of Kansas School of Medicine.

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Dr. Welch’s research focuses on tumor progression and cancer metastasis, with particular emphasis on breast, ovarian, colorectal and pancreatic cancer, melanoma, glioblastoma and lymphoma. He serves on the board of directors for the Cancer Biology Training Consortium and is a member of the Extramural Scientific Advisory Board for the American Cancer Society. In the past, he was president of the Metastasis Research Society and chair of the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute Cancer Genetic Study Section. He is a Kansas Bioscience Authority Eminent Scholar.

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Contributions

What makes metastatic breast cancer different

08/31/15 | BY: David Euhus, Betty Ferrell, William J. Gradishar, Roz Kleban, Marie Lavigne, Kathy D. Miller, Evelyn Robles-Rodriguez, Danny Welch

There are many people who undergo treatment and never have to deal with cancer again. A metastatic breast cancer diagnosis is different because it means you will actively deal with breast cancer for the rest of your life.

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Coping with stress in relationships with metastatic breast cancer

08/31/15 | BY: David Euhus, Betty Ferrell, William J. Gradishar, Roz Kleban, Marie Lavigne, Kathy D. Miller, Evelyn Robles-Rodriguez, Ruth Steinman, Danny Welch

You may be afraid to talk about your feelings or fears with friends and family because you think they will become upset or withdraw from you. Yet you might want and even need those conversations.

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 | 9 Min. Read

MBC as a recurrence

08/31/15 | BY: David Euhus, Betty Ferrell, William J. Gradishar, Roz Kleban, Marie Lavigne, Kathy D. Miller, Evelyn Robles-Rodriguez, Danny Welch

No matter how long it’s been since you had breast cancer, finding out that the cancer has metastasized, or spread, may bring feelings of shock, disbelief, anger, betrayal, and sadness.

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 | 4 Min. Read