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An Ounce of Cancer Prevention…

UVA’s Roger T. Anderson, PhD, American Cancer Society’s Researcher of the Year on Population Health.

Katherine Ludwig

Data on Cancer Risk From Hormone Therapy 'Reassuring,' Menopause Experts Say

Data on Cancer Risk From Hormone Therapy ‘Reassuring,’ Menopause Experts Say

A new scientific paper and other recent evidence offer important context about the risk of breast cancer from hormone therapy to treat menopause symptoms, two School of Medicine menopause experts say.

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Organ-Development Discovery to Boost Battle Against Cancer

Organ-Development Discovery to Boost Battle Against Cancer

The new organ-development discovery reveals a process critical to the formation of our lungs, liver and digestive tract.

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PARTNERSHIP SEEKS TO BOOST SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING RATES

Colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of death among men and women. Of the new cases reported each year, 10.5% occur in individuals under 50 years of age.

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A UVA Health discovery of a gene responsible for a type of brain tumor could also lead to better treatments for some kinds of childhood cancer. (Photo illustration by Emily Faith Morgan, University Communications)

GENE DISCOVERY COULD LEAD TO BETTER TREATMENT OF CHILDHOOD CANCERS

UVA researchers have found that a gene known to cause a deadly type of brain cancer is behind two other childhood cancers as well. The discovery could lead to more effective treatments for cancers in children and adults.

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