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March 21, 2023 Troubling Disparities Found in Esophageal Cancer Outcomes

Lower-income people are much less likely to receive a potentially lifesaving treatment for the fastest-increasing type of esophageal cancer – and more likely to die.

March 20, 2023 UVA Cancer Center Backs 5 Efforts to Address Cancer-Related Health Disparities

Five community groups from across Virginia have received $10,000 grants from UVA Cancer Center to address cancer-related health disparities. The grant program was created to celebrate UVA’s designation by the National Cancer Institute as Virginia’s only Comprehensive Cancer Center.

January 10, 2023 UVA, Community Health Centers Expand Cancer Screenings for Underserved

To expand access to cancer screenings for underserved groups in Central, Southside and Southwest Virginia, UVA Cancer Center is establishing partnerships with community health centers serving those regions.

November 9, 2022 UVA Blood Cancer Research Points 
to New Treatment for Bone Marrow Cancer

Pioneering research into the chronic inflammation often seen in certain blood cancers has identified a promising treatment approach for myelofibrosis, a potentially deadly bone marrow cancer.

November 1, 2022 UVA, Other Top Cancer Groups Seek to Boost Lung Cancer Screening 

UVA Health Cancer Center is joining more than 50 other top cancer organizations in calling to increase access to and use of low-dose computed tomography (CT) scans for Americans at high risk for lung cancer.

October 27, 2022 UVA Creates Shining ‘KSTAR’  to Guide Cancer Treatments

UVA researchers have developed an algorithm that will improve cancer care by quickly and easily identifying patients who will benefit from powerful cancer drugs called kinase inhibitors.

September 23, 2022 Newsweek Honors UVA Medical Center Among World’s Best Specialized Hospitals

Three specialties at University of Virginia Medical Center are recognized by Newsweek on the news publication’s 2023 list of World’s Best Specialized Hospitals.

September 22, 2022 Unhealthy Gut Helps Breast Cancer Spread, Research Reveals

An unhealthy gut triggers changes in normal breast tissue that helps breast cancer spread to other parts of the body, new research shows.

September 19, 2022 UVA Health, Community Pharmacies Partner to Help Appalachia Residents Quit Smoking 

Fourteen independent community pharmacies will team with UVA Health to help residents of rural Appalachia quit smoking and test the effectiveness of multiple smoking cessation programs, including one based on text messaging. The project ultimately aims to lower the region’s cancer rates, which are among the highest in the country.

September 16, 2022 Leading Virus Researcher to Chair Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology

The School of Medicine has recruited Mariano A. Garcia-Blanco, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized expert in virology and RNA biology, to lead its Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology.