Mark Harden News

06/12/2026

I'm honored to have my stories featured in the latest issue of C3, the University of Colorado Anschutz Cancer Center magazine, including the cover story on how our cancer center became Ground Zero for research into acute myeloid leukemia, and my profile of "warrior queen" metastatic breast cancer survivor Nediva Monroe. University of Colorado Anschutz
https://view.com.cuanschutz.edu/?vawpToken=DNR2YAXHOSAERDD66MHBTL3HC4.70250

06/11/2026

In an average year, Colorado sees 500,000 lightning strikes, causing about 12 lightning injuries and two deaths.

To better understand lightning risks and how we can protect ourselves, wilderness medicine expert Martin Musi, MD, offers do’s and don’ts for avoiding injury.

https://news.cuanschutz.edu/emergency-medicine/musi-lightning-safety

06/10/2026

In between watching World Cup matches, you'll get a kick out of these health science stories by my University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine colleagues in the latest University of Colorado Anschutz newsletter! This week we have:
>> Megan Palffy on a University of Colorado Anschutz Cancer Centerr researcher sharing news of a promising CAR T-cell therapy, and on the evolving experience of living with cancer.
>> Greg Glasgow on changing outcomes for women with aortic aneurysm, why clinical trials are vital for treating and recovering from cancer, and understanding men’s fertility options around cancer and treatment.
>> Yesenia Robles on CU Anschutz's inflammatory bowel disease biobank teaming up with a health care tech company to pursue new treatments in gut conditions.
>> Tayler Shaw on keeping your eyes safe while enjoying the water, and on a glaucoma fellow's insights and stories of growth from her time at CU Anschutz.
>> And me on advice on how to stay smart around lightning, and on what you need to know about the most common gynecological cancer.
Plus our campus communicating-science expert Aimee Bernard, PhD, writes about the scientist who studies the protective ‘caps’ of your chromosomes, which can offer insights into aging, cancer and infertility. And our campus communications friends write about a potential groundbreaking treatment for stiff person syndrome.
All this and more in the latest CU Anschutz Today newsletter!
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https://tinyurl.com/CUAToday061026

06/09/2026

"It’s a very different conversation, a different tone."
For 15 years, Dan Pollyea, MD, MS, has been treating patients at the University of Colorado Anschutz Cancer Center, including those with a stubborn form of fast-growing adult leukemia called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Over those years, Dr. Pollyea says, the relationships between clinicians and their AML patients have changed in a key way: These days, the relationships often last longer.
I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to tell the story of AML research and care at University of Colorado Anschutz, ongoing "team science" work that has led to new treatments and new hope for patients. Thanks for the assignment, Jessica Cordova! Thanks to Dr. Pollyea; Maria Amaya, MD, PhD; Craig Jordan, PhD; and James DeGregori, PhD, for sharing their insights. Thanks to Justin LeVett for the great photos and to Greg Glasgow for running my story in the new Cancer Center C3 magazine.
My latest story for the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine.

At the CU Anschutz Cancer Center, a team science approach has resulted in new treatments for AML and new hope for patients—and the work continues.

06/05/2026

Boom! Like a bolt out of the blue, thunderstorm season is here. As you venture outdoors to enjoy all that Colorado offers, be wary of lightning, which strikes half a million times a year across the state.
Wilderness medicine expert Martin Musi, MD, of the CU Anschutz Department of Emergency Medicine offers do’s and don’ts for avoiding injury.
My latest story for the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine at University of Colorado Anschutz.

The rumble of thunder and the flash of lightning are common features of summer in Colorado. In a state where people love to be outdoors, it pays to be careful.

06/04/2026

June is National Cancer Survivors Month. I'm resharing a few of my recent stories for the University of Colorado Anschutz Cancer Center about the experiences of people faced with a cancer diagnosis who were treated by our amazing providers and/or helped by research here.
These are stories of remarkable people who responded to bad news with determination and perseverance. To me, the lessons of their cancer journeys are: Lower cancer risk in our lives, get screened for cancer, know the warning signs, seek treatment, don't see cancer as an automatic death sentence, and support cancer research.
Also, the best way to survive cancer is to not get cancer in the first place. So I've added a kicker at the end: Top 10 Ways You Can Prevent Cancer, from our Cancer Center experts.
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‘I’m Living Proof’: Esophageal Cancer Survivor Says Early Screening and Treatment Saved His Life
https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/wani-rathke-esophageal-cancer-patient

For a School’s Ray of Sunshine, a ‘Very Sad and Scary’ Diagnosis Turned to Joy
https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/duffy-guntupalli-patient-cervical-cancer

‘You’re Not the Only One Going Through This’: A Head & Neck Cancer Survivor Supports Others
https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/king-head-neck-cancer-cac

‘I Love What I Do’: While She Helps Patients, a Nurse Grapples with Her Own Ovarian Cancer
https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/moses-corr-ovarian-cancer

Surviving and Thriving: A ‘Warrior Queen’ With Metastatic Breast Cancer Takes Charge of Her Life
https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/monroe-borges-breast-cancer

Top 10 Ways You Can Prevent Cancer
https://news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/schulick-fischer-studts-top-10-prevention.

06/04/2026

For women with cancer, there are many therapies to help control their disease. But sometimes, those treatments can cause premature menopause.

06/03/2026

As we start to see 90s in the forecast, my colleagues at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine are keeping it 100 with these sizzling health-science stories in the new University of Colorado Anschutz newsletter:
> Megan Palffy on what new colorectal cancer screening guidelines mean for you.
> Greg Glasgow on a researcher/clinician's work on pediatric brain cancer, on whether GLP-1s can reduce inflammation and augment treatments for autoimmune disease and cancer, and on a new endowed chair bringing new hope for uterine cancer.
> Plus me on how cancer treatments can cause premature menopause, and on a bi-national project that aims to speed up innovations for treating war wound infections.
Meanwhile, our campus communications pals report on how a father's stress can get passed along to children, on a study showing that inducing labor itself isn't associated with higher C-section rates, and on a hospital follow-up program that helps to bring down su***de attempts.
And watch Aimee Bernard, PhD, our campus coach on communicating science, presenting her TEXxCU talk, “Confessions of a Scientist: Science Education Needs Communication Training."
How do you find all this health science news and more? No sweat; it's all in the latest CU Anschutz Today weekly newsletter!
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https://tinyurl.com/CUAToday060326

06/02/2026

Uterine cancer is the fourth most common cancer among U.S. women. Unlike most other forms of cancer in the U.S., rates of uterine cancer diagnoses and deaths are rising, and non-white women tend to have poorer outcomes.
University of Colorado Anschutz Cancer Center gynecologic cancer specialist Christine Walsh, MD, MS, explains uterine cancer in my latest story for the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine at University of Colorado Anschutz.

CU Anschutz Cancer Center gynecologic oncologist Christine Walsh, MD, MS, explains the fourth most common cancer among U.S. women.