The fight against children's cancers at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center received a boost from the fifth annual BK Beat Cancer for Kids campaign. This year's month-long effort raised $155,000 as reported by Adrienne Fasse, University of Nebraska Foundation, and Vicky Cerino, UNMC Public Affairs in UNMC Today on 8/22/2008.
For the fifth consecutive year, area BURGER KINGŪ restaurants will raise money for pediatric cancer research at the UNMC
Eppley Cancer Center through the "BK Beat Cancer for Kids" campaign. To learn more about the campaign click here.
UNMC's hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, has been named one of America's best hospitals in U.S. News & World Report's 2008 publication of America's Best Hospitals.
For the first time, the medical center is ranked for two services: Cancer, and Neurology and Neurosurgery. Click here to learn more.