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Elise Vandersteen Bailey

Elise Vandersteen Bailey
Elise is VLCM's Foundation Specialist. She handles the blog, social media, and emails and is the main contact for all things VLCM Foundation. She has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Utah's College of Health in Exercise and Sports Sciences with a minor in Sociology focusing on Health and Medicine. Elise is continuing her education at the University of Utah through a dual degree graduate program, studying Health Policy in the Master of Public Policy program and Health Systems Research in the School of Medicine's Population Health Sciences PhD program.
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Science

Got questions about cancer?

Okay, this week's post is going to be a bit different than usual.

My name is Elise Bailey, I work for VLCM Foundation. If you've read an email, blog article, or social media post from us in the last...

Science

HCI - Stanford Team Identifies "Promising Target" for Childhood Brain Cancer

Medulloblastoma is one of the most common brain cancers in children and infants, and Group 3 medulloblastoma is the most aggressive subtype of that cancer. It accounts for fully 28% of all...

Science

HCI Lung Cancer Research Reveals New Treatment Targets

Lung cancer, as we've talked about before, is very common and very deadly. It's frequently caught late and isn't very treatable. Many researchers are dedicated to understanding and treating the...

Science

More Evidence that Aspirin May Have Anti-Cancer Effects

It has long been suggested that regular use of aspirin might lower the risk of developing cancer. For one cancer—colorectal—the idea is clearly supported by research evidence. For others like...

Science

Hope on the Horizon for Several Potential Melanoma Preventions

Experts on melanoma--a type of skin cancer--from the Melanoma Prevention Working Group recently authored a paper summarizing current research into both drugs and natural products that prevent...

Tournament

"Your generosity really does make a difference to us in the lab"

 As we mentioned before, Huntsman Cancer Institute researcher Dr. Mona Foth gave us an update on the state of cancer research and her work at HCI at this year's golf tournament. We were so lucky to...

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