Wisconsin Medicine Impact Stories
Life-changing stories have been coming out of UW Health and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health since the very beginning. Whether it’s providing a new lease on life to a patient, supporting a gifted medical student, or offering the hope of an innovative treatment to a family struggling with an illness, such stories impact us all. Here are just some of those inspiring stories.
Combatting Aggressive Breast Cancer through Vaccination
UW Health | Carbone Cancer Center is one of three research institutions in the U.S. selected to host a phase I clinical trial of a vaccine for triple-negative breast cancer patients at stages I-III. Dr. Eva Vivian was the first patient nationwide to begin the vaccine series.
Driving Out Cancer
“We want to increase awareness because this cancer center set the gold standard years ago and continues to raise the bar each and every day.” — Andy North