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Startling Discovery Could Lead to New Treatments for Brain Cancer

Startling discovery could lead to new treatments for brain cancer.

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Cancer Discovery Could Revive Failed Treatments for Solid Tumors

Cancer Discovery Could Revive Failed Treatments for Solid Tumors

UVA researchers discover why a once-promising approach to treating ovarian, colon and triple-negative breast cancers proved ineffective.

UVA Today

Study: Stem Cell Transplants Prevent Relapses of Most Common Childhood Cancer

Study: Stem Cell Transplants Prevent Relapses of Most Common Childhood Cancers

The research, with an average follow up of nearly five years, suggests that stem cell transplants offer long-term benefits for young patients who receive cutting-edge immunotherapy.

UVA Today

Lung Cancer: UVA Health Expert Helps Develop New National Screening Guidelines

Lung Cancer: UVA Health Expert Helps Develop New National Screening Guidelines

The new guidelines are focused on Americans at higher risk because of their history of smoking, which is the leading cause of lung cancer.

UVA Today

UVA Health's Dr. Cynthia Yoshida Honored for Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screenings

UVA Health’s Dr. Cynthia Yoshida Honored Nationally for Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screenings

UVA Health’s Cynthia M. Yoshida, MD, is one of six winners of a national award for her work to increase colorectal cancer screening rates.

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