Stories of Care & Discovery

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UVA Joins National Effort to Increase Minority Representation in Clinical Cancer Trials

Pilot project seeks to increase racial and ethnic diversity among cancer treatment trial volunteers.

Eric Swensen

Emily Couric Cancer Center building

UVA Cancer Center Achieves Comprehensive Status

We discussed this achievement with Dr. Thomas Loughran, Director of the UVA Cancer Center.

Rick Kessel

Nancy Whitley and her husband laugh over dinner.

Life-Changing Renal Cancer Diagnosis: Nancy Whitley’s Story

In 2011, Nancy’s daughter took her to the doctor after she had been complaining about flu symptoms all week. After a few tests and scans, they found a tumor that had grown around her kidney and up her Inferior vena cava, or IVC, the largest vein in…

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Rotunda Dome Room

Gamma Knife Surgery: A UVA Patient’s 11-Year Journey to Be Cancer-Free

Carolyn Blackwell-Stark was rushed to UVA after she had a scary reaction to medication. The experience was so positive, the family chose UVA for continued care for her reoccurring melanoma. Over the years as Carolyn struggled with cancer, she…

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Marty Whitlow and John Whitlow sit together in their house.

Local Golf Tournaments Celebrate Friendships and Hope

When Marty Whitlow was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2009, her friend, Dotty Bohannon, could only watch as Marty faced her diagnosis and treatment. But quickly, Marty began to look beyond her own illness. She wanted to set up a fund to help other…

Investing in Hope