UAB Breast Health Center receives accreditation
Blacks more willing to exhaust finances for cancer care
Blacks, Hispanics and Asians are more likely than whites to spend their life savings to extend life; preferences could inform cancer care.
Future of personalized cancer care is promising and near
By mapping a patient’s genome, and their tumor’s, with whole-genome sequencing, physicians can use more targeted therapies.
Inner beauty: Imaging lab explores science in HD
UAB cancer research supported by local company
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
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
Gene variant could increase chances of prostate cancer development
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.
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.
