Stories of Care & Discovery

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.

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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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UVA Cancer Discovery Up for Year's Biggest Biomedical Advance

UVA Cancer Discovery Up for Year’s Biggest Biomedical Advance

The public will decide the winner of STAT Madness, which is like the scientific version of the NCAA basketball tournament. Voting link inside!

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UVA Cancer Center Clinic Earns National Patient Experience Award

UVA Cancer Center Clinic Earns National Patient Experience Award

The 3 West hematology/oncology clinic at the University of Virginia Cancer Center has earned a national patient experience award.

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Strange Colon Discovery Explains Racial Disparities in Colorectal Cancer

Strange Colon Discovery Explains Racial Disparities in Colorectal Cancer

A team of scientists led by two UVA researchers found that one side of the colon ages faster than the other, but which side ages first differs between people of African and European descent.

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