The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

- Leadership Overview
- Director's Message
  Read a message from Joann Sweasy, PhD, director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.
- About the Center
  Learn about the mission and vision of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.
- Outreach Overview
- Mission
  The Community Outreach and Engagement Office aims to reduce overall cancer burden and eliminate cancer-related health disparities in its catchment area.
- Community Advisory Board
  This board advises on the direction of cancer center research, dissemination of evidence from ongoing research activities, and policy recommendations.
- Speaker's Bureau
  The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Speakers Bureau provides resources to community groups across Nebraska including experts to give presentations on cancer-related topics.
- Resources
  The Community Outreach and Engagement Office provides such resources as videos, infographics, reports and community needs assessments.
- Our Team
  Find members of the Community Outreach and Engagement Office team.
- Nebraska Breast Health Navigation Program
  This program is working to eliminate barriers for breast cancer survivors, using trained volunteers called Lay Patient Navigators who provide peer-to-peer support.
- Research Overview
- - Membership Directory
    Search a listing of full members of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, as well as directories of members by research program.
  - Membership Criteria
    Learn about the criteria for becoming a member of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.
  - Become a Member
    Apply for membership in the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center by submitting a short form.
- - Shared Resources
    The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is home to state-of-the-art facilities and provides support to shared resources at UNMC.
  - UNMC Cores and Shared Resources
    Researchers also have access to shared resources through the UNMC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research.
  - Request Research Space
    Complete this form to request research space.
- - Cancer Biology Program
    The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Cancer Biology Program represents a long-standing commitment to cancer mechanisms-focused research.
  - Gastrointestinal Cancer Program
    This program is focused on understanding the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of gastrointestinal cancers; identifying diagnostic and prognostic tools; and d developing new therapeutic options.
  - Targets, Modulators and Delivery Program
    This program develops and delivers small molecules to modulate validated cancer targets as eventual cancer therapeutics.
  - Lymphoma Study Group
    The Nebraska Lymphoma Study Group is a groundbreaking collaboration among community oncologists, pathologists and researchers within the UNMC Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology.
- - Registries
    View registries that are currently enrolling subjects through iCaRe2.
  - Information for Patients
    Participation helps researchers understand specific cancer types, determine risk factors, advance treatment for patients and discover cancer prognostic markers.
  - Information for Researchers
    iCaRe2 aims to foster clinical and epidemiological studies and accelerate the secondary use of cancer and health related data for translational research.
  - Information for Sponsors
    Your gift will support the continuous system growth and improve strides in personalized medicine, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer.
Patient Care
Training & Education

— The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center — Research — Integrated Cancer Repository for Cancer Research — Registries — Thyroid Cancer and Tumor Collaborative Registry

Thyroid Cancer and Tumor Collaborative Registry

The Thyroid Cancer and Tumor Collaborative Registry, operating under the umbrella of the integrated Cancer Data Repository for Cancer Research, is designed to facilitate rapid and uniform collection of critical information and biological samples to be used in developing prevention and treatment strategies for thyroid nodules or thyroid cancer.

It has an overall aim to collaborate with other centers with expertise and interest in epidemiology, genetics, biology, and patient care regarding care of thyroid disease and thyroid cancer

This resource is available to all participating institutions that desire the appropriate computing support. Institutional IRB approval and patient informed consent must be obtained

Adults ages 19 years and older with either thyroid nodules or thyroid cancer (past or present) are eligible to participate. Participation is voluntary and there is no charge to the subject to participate and there is also no payment to the subject for participation.

Individuals must sign informed consent and complete a questionnaire. The questionnaire asks about personal medical history, family history, dietary and occupational history as well as details about diagnosis and treatment of thyroid nodules and/ or thyroid cancer. We also ask for a blood, urine and tissue specimens for the associated biobank. It is our hope that this will aid in future diagnosis, treatment and follow up of both thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer.