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Living Flat: Study Sheds Light on Challenges for Women of Color After Breast Cancer Surgery

A new study led by Yale Cancer Center researchers at Yale School of Medicine titled, "Living Flat: Stories from Women of Color After Mastectomy," explains how cultural factors, spirituality, and personal beliefs play an important role in the lives...
28-Oct-2024 1:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Yale Cancer Center Expert to Receive Kidney Cancer Association's Rising Star Award

Dr. David Braun, a medical oncologist at Yale Cancer Center, will be awarded the Christopher G. Wood Rising Star Award by the Kidney Cancer Association at November's International Kidney Cancer Symposium.
25-Oct-2024 2:50 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Study Reveals Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening

Significantly more younger people underwent colorectal cancer screening after the recommended age to begin such screening was lowered, Yale researchers report. In a new study of 10 million insured people aged 45 to 49, researchers found that a...
3-Oct-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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New Barcode Technology Could Help Diagnose Cancer More Precisely

A new pathology tool created at Yale harnesses barcode technology and shows potential for use in cancer diagnoses. The technology, Patho-DBiT (pathology-compatible deterministic barcoding in tissue), was discussed in a new study that published Sept....
30-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Is Comprehensive Genetic Testing Worth It for Patients with Cancer?

Comprehensive gene panel testing, one of the exciting new tools in cancer diagnostics, warrants greater scrutiny — as does a federal program aimed at speeding up the review process for proposed new medical technologies. Those are conclusions of...
24-Sep-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Advanced 3D Mammography Detects More Breast Cancers, Fewer False Positives

The newer, 3D form of breast screening, known as digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), is more effective at detecting breast cancer than traditional 2D digital mammography (DM). That’s the conclusion of an analysis of 13 years’ worth of screening...
17-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Botanical medicine reduces rectal cancer treatment side effects that can sideline surgeries

Ancient Chinese traditional medicine significantly reduces the side effects of rectal cancer treatments that, in some patients, can be so toxic that treatment must be paused, or stopped, which diminishes its effectiveness.
9-Aug-2024 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Treatment for Recurrent Uterine Cancer Advances to Next Research Phase

The latest trial of a new antibody drug that delivers potent chemotherapy directly to cancer cells for patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer moves ahead to be studied further in a phase III trial.
31-Jul-2024 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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Yale Cancer Center Experts Present New Research at Hematology Annual Meeting

Physicians and scientists from Yale Cancer Center, part of Yale School of Medicine, will present new research at the 65th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego, Calif., from December 9 to 12. This year’s...
28-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST

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Asher Marks, MD, in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

What are some of the biggest challenges you face in caring for cancers in children? The biggest challenges are around supporting the parents. For the most part, children are resilient and upbeat.
28-Sep-2023 5:05 PM EDT

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Courtney Gibson, MD, MS, FACS, in honor of Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month

What advances have made the biggest impact in the treatment of patients with thyroid cancer over the last five years, and what is the outlook for thyroid cancer in the next five years? Molecular testing (MT) to examine somatic changes has become an...
18-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT

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Michael E. Karellas, MD, FACS, in honor of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

Prostate screening is a critical part of early diagnosis. How would you encourage a man reading this to see his doctor to begin prostate screenings? The decision to screen for prostate cancer is highly individualized, considering each man’s...
18-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT

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Francine Foss, MD, in honor of Blood Cancer Awareness Month

As we honor lymphoma awareness month, what do you want our patients and families to pause and remember?Lymphoma is a disease which can strike any one of us, young and old, at any time.
18-Sep-2023 11:05 AM EDT

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