ODU basketball coach Jeff Jones diagnosed with prostate cancer
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Old Dominion University head men’s basketball coach Jeff Jones has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery to treat it, ODU announced today.
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Four cancer charities charged with bilking over $187 million from consumers
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Attorney General Mark Herring today joined the Federal Trade Commission and 58 law enforcement partners from every state and the District of Columbia to announce that they have charged four sham cancer charities and their operators with bilking more than $187 million from consumers.
‘Junk DNA’ holds key to a new detection method for ovarian cancer
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Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute of Virginia Tech have discovered new possibilities for detecting ovarian cancer using microsatellite variations.
Fishburne lacrosse raising awareness of kidney cancer
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The Fishburne Military School lacrosse team is using its Tuesday home to raise awareness of kidney cancer.
UVA study: Cancer diagnoses will rise as population ages
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Cancer is a leading cause of death in Virginia and researchers at the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service project that the rate of growth in new cancer cases will far outpace the growth of the population in the next 25 years, due to the overall aging of the population.
Virginia Tech scientists visualize potential brain cancer treatments in real time
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Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have developed new imaging techniques to watch dangerous brain tumor cells respond to treatment in real time.
Common cancers highjack powerhouses of cells, UVA finds
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In a breakthrough in the understanding of how cancer does its deadly work, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shown that many cancers – including nearly all pancreatic cancers – enslave and deform mitochondria, the powerhouses of cells, to create an environment more conducive to tumor growth.
Ken Burns Presents, Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
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On Monday, March 30, 2015, The Paramount Theater will host a live screening of the PBS film premiere, brought to you by UVA Cancer Center in partnership with WVPT Public Television, the American Cancer Society, and The Paramount Theater.
The best prostate cancer treatment: UVA research offers long-needed answers
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Important news for men receiving treatment for prostate cancer: Two new studies from the University of Virginia School of Medicine have upended the widely held view that it’s best to delay radiation treatment as long as possible after the removal of the prostate in order to prevent unwanted side effects.
UVA Cancer Center earns national radiation oncology accreditation
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For meeting national quality and patient safety standards, UVA Cancer Center has been awarded a three-year accreditation in radiation oncology by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
