Louisiana Cancer Research Center - LCRC

12/23/2025

It's been a productive year for the Louisiana Cancer Research Center and the faculty and member researchers we support. As we look forward to advancing efforts to reduce and prevent cancer in Louisiana in 2026, here's a look back at some highlights of 2025. Please watch and have a safe and happy holiday!

12/17/2025

This month's tea time gathering was full of holiday cheer with a dash of karaoke. It was a fun way for cancer researchers to finish their day and share well wishes as we wind down the year at the Louisiana Cancer Research Center.

12/12/2025

Here's a look at some of the research projects assigned to the LCRC's 2024 Summer Undergraduate Cancer Research Experience Fellows. The LCRC is accepting applications from college undergraduates through January 15th for the immersive 8-week program. Fellows work under the guidance of faculty mentors from LSU Health New Orleans Tulane University School of Medicine and Xavier University of Louisiana. https://www.louisianacancercenter.org/research/undergraduate-summer-program

12/09/2025

Taslim Van Hattum, MPH, LCSW, is interim director of the Louisiana Campaign for To***co-Free Living, an LCRC program. She shares her family’s experience with lung cancer and the importance of quitting to***co.

In “My Family is My Reason: Louisiana Must Double Down on Lung Cancer Screening and To***co Control,” Interim Director Taslim Van Hattum, MPH, LCSW, shares her family’s experience with lung cancer and the importance of quitting to***co.

Read more: https://to***cofreeliving.org/resources-blogs-1/resources-blogs

12/04/2025

Thank you, Dr. Wei Xu, for your talk today at the LCRC: "Translating Estrogen Receptor and Cofactor Dependencies into Precision Breast Cancer Therapies." Dr. Xu is a professor of Oncology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and associate director, McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research and co-director, Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanism Program, UW Health l Carbone Cancer Center

12/03/2025

Tomorrow at noon at the LCRC - Wei Xu, PhD, professor of Oncology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and associate director, McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research and co-director, Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanism Program, Carbone Cancer Center, , will present, "Translating Estrogen Receptor and Cofactor Dependencies into Precision Breast Cancer Therapies."

12/03/2025

Congratulations to the village of Edgefield and the Louisiana Campaign for To***co-Free Living, an LCRC program, for supporting smoke-free municipalities in our state!

Big news from the Village of Edgefield! On October 24, 2025, the Village Council unanimously passed a smoke-free ordinance, protecting the health of residents and visitors while showing strong leadership and a commitment to public health.

Mayor Chandra Wilson reminds us, “As leaders, it’s our responsibility to make decisions that prioritize public health and quality of life.”

12/02/2025

On this Giving Tuesday, we hope you will support our cancer research, prevention and education mission by including the Louisiana Cancer Research Center in your donations.
https://www.louisianacancercenter.org/donate

12/01/2025

Apply now through Jan. 15! The Louisiana Cancer Research Center's Summer Undergraduate Cancer Research Experience - SUCRE - provides selected Fellows with an invaluable opportunity to work in the lab with an LCRC faculty researcher from LSU Health New Orleans, Tulane University School of Medicine or Xavier University of Louisiana . College undergraduates wanting to learn more about cancer or biomedical research should apply!

Promoting education and conducting research in the diagnosis, detection and treatment of cancer in Louisiana.

11/26/2025

Wishing everyone a Thanksgiving filled with peace and gratitude.

11/20/2025

The Louisiana Campaign for To***co-Free Living (TFL), Healthier Air For All, a program of the LCRC, is in Terrebonne Parish today for the Great American Smokeout, a day devoted to encouraging to***co users to quit.

TFL presented a Town Hall on va**ng at Terrebonne General. V**e products can have as much ni****ne as a pack of ci******es and raises the risk of many forms of cancer. If you or someone you know needs help to stop smoking or va**ng, call 1.800.QUITNOW or text READY to 34191 for free help.

11/19/2025

Not next year. Not next month. NOW is the perfect time for you to quit to***co. You can take advantage of FREE resources!

To celebrate the Great American Smokeout, come see us on Thursday, November 20th from 10:30am - 2:00pm in St. Landry Parish as we "Smoke Meat, Not To***co." We're working with wonderful LOCAL markets and restaurants to spread the word about quit resources, cancer prevention and screening information.

🍗 Richard’s Soul Kitchen LLC
🍗 Ardoin’s Sausage Kitchen
🍗 Benny's Supermarket
🍗 Arpeggios Lounge & Event Center

Thank you to our partners for supporting this effort.

Quit With Us, Louisiana
Well-Ahead Louisiana
Healthy St. Landry
American Cancer Society
The Louisiana Campaign For To***co Free Living