VCU Health: Uninsured women can get free cancer screenings
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VCU Health is now offering free breast and cervical cancer screening services to low-income and uninsured women in Virginia through a federally funded program.
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New strategy overcomes tumor resistance to colorectal cancer treatment
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New research published in the Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research has identified a novel therapeutic strategy through which tumor resistance can be overcome to more effectively treat colorectal cancer.
UVA Cancer Center accepting applications for community grants
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The UVA Cancer Center is celebrating, and the reward goes to nonprofits, local governments, hospital and other community groups it serves.
Hitting Cancer Below The Belt’s 10th annual Boxer Brief 5K returns to City Stadium
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Hitting Cancer Below the Belt is celebrating a decade of raising more than $800,000 for colorectal cancer awareness and direct services in Central Virginia with their upcoming 10th annual Boxer Brief 5K.
UVA Health launches world’s first focused ultrasound cancer immunotherapy center
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UVA Health and the Charlottesville-based Focused Ultrasound Foundation have launched the world’s first center dedicated specifically to advancing a focused ultrasound and cancer immunotherapy treatment approach.
The Galleri Test: New blood test to screen 50 types of cancers
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The Galleri Test was released in 2021, and is now playing a critical role in cancer screenings in the United States.
DC, Maryland, Virginia join effort to go turquoise for lung cancer awareness
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The American Lung Association is turning D.C., Maryland and Virginia turquoise on Sunday to raise awareness of lung cancer and educate more people about lifesaving screening.
VCU experts advocate for prevention, early detection of oral cancer
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Approximately 70 percent of oropharyngeal cancers are caused by the human papilloma virus, and the HPV vaccine protects against the types of HPV that can cause these cancers.
Augusta County Relay for Life plans annual walk for cancer patients, caregivers
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Volunteers with the American Cancer Society will walk 1,670 laps around the track at Augusta Expo on April 30, in honor of the estimated 1,670 Americans who die from cancer each day.
Massey director honored for commitment to diversity in cancer research
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Robert A. Winn, M.D., director and Lipman Chair in Oncology at VCU Massey Cancer Center, has received two national honors for his contributions to increase diversity in the field of cancer research.
