Blood-pressure drugs could improve colorectal cancer survival, UVA study suggests
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Common blood-pressure drugs may improve survival for patients with colorectal cancer, a new study suggests.
Search Results for cancer
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Cancer biologist to join Fralin Biomedical Research Institute faculty
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Every year, 790 Americans are diagnosed with a rare and deadly form of brain cancer called a diffuse midline glioma, according to the National Cancer Institute.
Veterinarians, engineers team up to treat cancer
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Treatment for osteosarcoma can be challenging for some pet owners, but the alternative — death due to tumor pain and metastasis — is far worse.
Virginia Tech lacrosse player faces off against cancer
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In February, Virginia Tech lacrosse coach John Sung coordinated one of his team’s full-speed, full-contact drills during a preseason practice – a drill that resembled an intrasquad scrimmage.
Battle against prostate cancer boosted by new hormone insights
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Researchers at UVA Cancer Center have unveiled important new insights into how hormones known as androgens act on our cells – and the discovery could boost efforts to develop better treatments for prostate, ovarian and breast cancers.
Scientists from Virginia Tech, City of Hope aim to improve therapy for deadly brain cancer
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Glioblastoma multiforme is among the most lethal of cancers and the most stubborn in the face of treatment.
JMU Wind Symphony honors cancer-stricken alumna with ‘miracle’ tribute
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The music arrived on April 15, students in the James Madison University Wind Symphony began rehearsing it April 19 and on Monday, April 26, they performed a moving tribute to a cancer-stricken alumna who watched via YouTube from a hospital bed.
Cancer discovery at UVA School of Medicine up for year’s biggest biomedical advance
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A discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has been selected as one of the year’s most significant biomedical discoveries.
VCU event on cancer disparities to bring researchers, community members together
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Prostate and colorectal cancers affect African American communities at higher rates — both in diagnoses and mortality.
Working to prevent breast cancer in high-risk patients at Augusta Health
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Perhaps the best way to treat or cure breast cancer is to prevent it from occurring at all.
