Displaying items by tag: UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center
Friday, April 08, 2011
UAB launches drug trial aimed at triple-negative breast cancers
Tigatuzumab, developed at UAB with Daiichi-Sankyo, targets aggressive, hard-to-treat tumors that make up 25 percent of all breast cancers
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Annual report to nation reveals cancer rates continue to decline
UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center helps drop cancer disparities while brain tumor research holds promise for new therapies to fight gliomas
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Gene variant could increase chances of prostate cancer development
Friday, March 04, 2011
Light technology eases the oral pain of cancer treatment
NASA-developed technology designed to grow plants in space proves effective at treating cancer patients’ mouth sores in a UAB clinical trial.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Nutrition guidelines needed for cancer survivors
There are 12 million cancer survivors in the U.S., but poor nutrition is increasing deaths from heart disease and other chronic illnesses.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama makes its largest donation yet to UAB
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama has presented its largest annual gift to UAB: $400,000.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Exploring the food-cancer connection
UAB researcher Wendy Demark-Wahnefried is studying the relationship between nutrition and cancer.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Researchers discover gene deletion associated with brain cancer
Monday, December 20, 2010
Robotic surgery for head and neck cancer shows promise
Results from a recent study show robotic surgery offers a technically feasible and oncologically sound alternative treatment for some patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
