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December 13, 2017 A Gold-Standard Cancer Treatment is in Decline, and Money May Be Why

The evidence is clear: Cervical cancer is best treated with brachytherapy, a form of radiation therapy. Yet the use of…

December 1, 2017 UVA Recognized for Care of Patients With Blood Vessel Tumors

University of Virginia Health System has been honored as one of just 12 Comprehensive Clinical Care Centers in the U.S.…

November 22, 2017 Prostate Cancer: UVA Aims to Help Men Make Complex Care Decisions

Researchers at the University of Virginia Cancer Center are developing a tool to help patients with prostate cancer better understand…

November 8, 2017 Discovery IDs Better Way to Treat Certain Prostate Cancers, Lymphomas

Certain prostate cancers and lymphomas have a major genetic weakness that doctors can exploit to help save patients’ lives, researchers…

November 8, 2017 UVA Tests Power of Focused Ultrasound, Immunotherapy to Battle Breast Cancer

In its latest pioneering effort to harness the power of focused ultrasound to battle disease, the University of Virginia Health…

October 23, 2017 Susan G. Komen Awards UVA $450,000 for Innovative Breast Cancer Research

Researcher Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, can envision a day when doctors prescribe a specific diet to prevent the spread of breast…

October 4, 2017 UVA Named to National ‘100 Great Oncology Programs’ List

For the fifth consecutive year, national healthcare publication Becker’s Hospital Review has named University of Virginia Cancer Center at UVA…

September 27, 2017 Teen 1st in Va. to Receive Gene Therapy in UVA Clinical Trial

The School of Medicine has administered its first dose of an experimental immunotherapy for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia that has…

September 12, 2017 New Technique Lets Doctors Predict Genetic Disease Severity

An international team of researchers has found a way to diagnose disease and predict patient outcomes simply by measuring unbelievably…

September 1, 2017 Breast Cancer Patients on Opioids Less Likely to Stick to Vital Treatment

A new study has found a troubling lack of adherence to a potentially lifesaving treatment regimen among breast cancer patients…