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November 8, 2021 UVA Cancer Center Without Walls Launching Youth Tobacco Prevention Program

The University of Virginia Cancer Center and Cancer Center Without Walls Southwest Virginia Community Advisory Board is launching a program to cut tobacco use among both teens and adults in partnership with UVA Wise students and Virginia Cooperative Extension.

October 14, 2021 UVA Joins National Effort to Increase Minority Representation in Cancer Clinical Trials

UVA Cancer Center is participating in a pilot project led by two national cancer groups that seeks to increase racial and ethnic diversity among cancer treatment trial volunteers.

October 11, 2021 UVA, Southwest Virginia Groups Testing Program to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption

The University of Virginia School of Medicine is partnering with Southwest Virginia community groups to test a web-based program called iSIPsmarter,…

August 27, 2021 UVA Earns Comprehensive Cancer Center Designation

University of Virginia Cancer Center has been awarded a Comprehensive Cancer Center designation effective Feb. 1, 2022, by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the largest funder of cancer research in the world.

August 18, 2021 Blood-Pressure Drugs Could Improve Colorectal Cancer Survival

ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers and thiazide diuretics were all associated with decreased mortality in patients with colorectal cancer.

August 11, 2021 UVA Discovery Suggests Potential New Treatment for Deadly Blood Cancer

A drug used to treat certain advanced breast cancers may offer a new treatment option for a deadly blood cancer known as myelofibrosis, new research from UVA Cancer Center suggests.

July 28, 2021 Centra and UVA Health Announce Strategic Clinical Affiliation, Building on a Shared Commitment to Quality Care in the Local Community

Building on each other’s strengths in delivering highly specialized patient care, Centra and UVA Health are pleased to announce a strategic clinical affiliation to increase access to advanced health care and innovative treatments close to home, furthering their long-standing commitment to the local community.

June 4, 2021 Colorectal Cancer: UVA Health Expert Helps Develop New National Screening Guidelines

Most Americans should get screened for colorectal cancer beginning at age 45 instead of age 50, according to new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which includes UVA Health’s Li Li, MD, PhD, MPH.

May 25, 2021 UVA Cancer Center, Other Top U.S. Cancer Centers Urge Cancer-Preventing HPV Vaccinations

UVA Cancer Center is joining 70 other National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers and partner organizations in urging physicians, parents and young adults to get cancer-preventing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations back on track.

May 24, 2021 UVA Develops New Tools to Battle Cancer, Advance Genomics Research

A new website, bartcancer.org, can provide “unique insights” for cancer researchers, its creators say.