Newsweek’s ‘Top Cancer Doctors 2015’ list features 16 UVA physicians
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Sixteen University of Virginia Cancer Center physicians were named to Newsweek’s “Top Cancer Doctors 2015” listing.
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Cancer: Cell discovery may fundamentally alter treatment
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University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a new strategy for attacking cancer cells that could fundamentally alter the way doctors treat and prevent the deadly disease.
Richmond International Raceway goes gold to honor Jeff Gordon and support childhood cancer awareness
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September is national Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and patients, families, researchers and charities, including the Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation and Richmond International Raceway, are rallying to bring awareness and raise funds for childhood cancer research, treatment, patient support and survivorship issues.
EMU Suter Science Seminar Series: expert to present on liver cancer
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Scott Matherly, MD, an expert on cirrhosis, liver transplantation and liver cancer, will be the first speaker in the 2015-2016 Suter Science Seminar series at Eastern Mennonite University.
Personalized cancer solutions innovator Perthera named finalist in Virginia Velocity business plan competition
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Perthera, the premier personalized medicine service company, today announced that it is a finalist in the bioscience category of the Virginia Velocity business plan competition.
Virginia Tech researchers show cancer markers may arise early during human development
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Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have uncovered a link between the genomes of cells originating in the neural crest and development of tumors — a discovery that could lead to new ways to diagnose and treat cancer.
Strange circular DNAs may offer way to detect cancers
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Strange rings of DNA that exist outside chromosomes are distinct to the cell types that mistakenly produced them, researchers have discovered. The finding raises the tantalizing possibility that the rings could be used as an indicator of different types of cancer.
Virginia Tech cancer biologists find a key that may unlock how tumors form and progress
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An international team of scientists, led by a Virginia Tech researcher, determined that the number of chromosomes in a cell may be a key to understanding how cancer forms and progresses – a finding that could help inform new treatments.
Life-saving breast cancer drugs going untaken in Appalachia, study finds
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Nearly a third of breast cancer survivors in Appalachia are not taking the critical, potentially life-saving follow-up treatment – despite having insurance that would pay for it, a troubling new study has found.
Augusta Health marks National Cancer Survivors Day on June 7
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Augusta Health Cancer Program’s Cancer Survivors Day Celebration coming up on Sunday will be an afternoon of Meaningful Mindfulness: Celebrating Life in the Moment for Cancer Survivors and their Families.
