
Real Men Wear Pink: Campaign encouraging action in the fight against breast cancer
Men in the Valley will unite to fight breast cancer with the American Cancer Society through participation in the Real Men Wear Pink of the Valley campaign.

Men in the Valley will unite to fight breast cancer with the American Cancer Society through participation in the Real Men Wear Pink of the Valley campaign.

Old Dominion University men’s basketball coach Jeff Jones announced Wednesday that he has had a recurrence of prostate cancer. Jones was initially diagnosed and treated for the disease in 2015.

A UVA School of Medicine researcher is developing a two-fisted, antibody-based approach to destroy deadly ovarian cancer – an approach he believes could also be modified to kill breast, prostate and other solid tumors.

University of Virginia Cancer Center has joined the other 69 National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers in endorsing a goal of eliminating human papillomavirus (HPV) related cancers through vaccinations and screenings to treat cervical pre-cancers.

Extended amounts of sun exposure can increase the risk of developing skin cancer, especially for those who regularly work outdoors.

Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have added a new dimension to the understanding of how cells alter their communication with one another during development, wound healing, and the spread of cancer.

Students from V’s Student Cosmetology Services at Virginia College in Richmond are finding ways to use their gifts and talents to make a difference in honor of those affected by cancer.

The Cartledge Charitable Foundation Inc. has joined the fight against breast cancer with a $100,000 gift to the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute.

A scientist at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, working with local biotech company HemoShear Therapeutics, has created a three-dimensional model of a cancer tumor.

When Kitty Smith, of Christiansburg, Virginia, learned her 9-year-old cocker spaniel, Maddi Lynn Grace, had been diagnosed with a soft tissue sarcoma on her left front leg earlier this year, she knew right away that she would take her beloved companion to the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.
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