Mike and Josie Harper Cancer Research Institute // University of Notre Dame

The Harper Cancer Research Institute is changing the way we fight cancer.

Located in South Bend, Indiana, HCRI researchers are dedicated to conducting innovative and integrative research that confronts the complex challenges of cancer. From common malignancies to rare and recalcitrant cancers, researchers at the University of Notre Dame and Indiana University School of Medicine - South Bend are united in multi-disciplinary teams with a common goal: to increase the survival of all patients diagnosed with cancer.

A collaboration between the University of Notre Dame and the Indiana University School of Medicine South Bend

University of Notre Dame and Indiana University School of Medicine, South Bend

Researchers reveal why obesity makes ovarian cancer more deadly

A new study links a high body mass index (BMI) to alterations in the structure and environment of cancerous tumors.

Most women with ovarian cancer are diagnosed with the most advanced form of the disease. Less than a third of those diagnosed with the disease survive five years later. As the third most common type of gynecological cancer, it led to more than 200,000 reported deaths globally in 2020 alone, according to a recent study.