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March 11, 2010

VAI Researchers Develop Tool to Help Study Prostate Cancer

Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) researchers have developed a new method to better study the cells that line and protect the prostate in relation to the development of cancer. Using the model, they found that normal cells and cancer cells depend on different factors to survive, which could aid in discovering how to target cancer cells without affecting normal cells when developing treatments.

March 10, 2010

Letters: Van Andel Institute deserves your support

Muskegon Chronicle
Cancer is a worldwide crisis. With help from the Van Andel Institute we can help eliminate cancer not only here in Michigan or in the United States but everywhere. If you knew someone personally with cancer, wouldn’t you give all the time and money in the world just to help them? The Van Andel Institute doesn’t just need time, they need money. Donating isn’t just about giving money, it is about letting people know you and other people around them care.

March 02, 2010

Teams raise money for cancer research

WWMT
Two local basketball teams will hit the court Tuesday night and they are looking to score some money for cancer research.

February 27, 2010

Van Andel Institute research could help improve cancer drugs effectiveness in fighting kidney cancer

Grand Rapids Press
Results of a Van Andel Institute study on resistance to kidney cancer treatment "is going to be huge," said a local doctor who helped write the findings published this month.

February 19, 2010

Dutch ditch red for purple in hoops cancer fundraiser

Holland Sentinel
Students, administrators and fans are turning purple for tonight’s girls and boys basketball doubleheader for a cause — supporting the search for a cure to cancer.