Researchers discover how breast cancer mutation in BRCA1 causes protein to self-destruct
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Of the more than 3 million people with breast cancer in the U.S., about 10 percent carry an inherited mutation in their BRCA1 gene.
Search Results for cancer
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One giant leap against cancer: UVA a lead institution in Cancer Moonshot
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The University of Virginia Health System is playing a leading role in the Cancer Moonshot program.
Augusta Health Cancer Center bridges the gap for patients
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Fighting cancer is a difficult battle. Those with cancer need excellent care, delivered with compassion and understanding.
UVA honored nationally for bariatric surgery, cancer care
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The UVA Medical Center bariatric surgery and cancer care programs have earned 2017 national Women’s Choice Awards from WomenCertified Inc.
SunTrust aids cancer patients at Augusta Health
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SunTrust is helping provide needed services to cancer patients in treatment at Augusta Health through the Cancer Services Bridge Fund.
Virginia Tech and CytImmune Sciences create cancer therapy that reduces chemo side effects
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Virginia Tech scientists have developed a cancer drug that increases the effectiveness of a common chemotherapy treatment.
Most women unaware of breast density’s effect on cancer risk, UVA study finds
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Most women don’t knr.w that having dense breasts increases their risk for breast cancer and reduces a mammogram’s ability to detect cance.
The unseen cancer crisis: Alarming disaparities found across Appalachia
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Rural Appalachia has gone from having the lowest cancer death rate in the country to the highest – and that’s just part of a growing cancer crisis in the region.
Six little molecules could help stop both cancer, Ebola
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UVA School of Medicine researcher Christopher Stroupe has his eye on six little molecules that could be the key to new treatments for both Ebola and cancer.
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and radon gas: What you need to know
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For Childhood Cancer Awareness month, SWAT Environmental, a leading radon mitigation service provider, has compiled key facts and advice about radon risks.
