Vital Signs: Human papillomavirus vaccine is cancer prevention
8/9/2022
In a world of pandemics, vaccines, tests, and what feel like new threats to our health and safety every day, it is sometimes important to look back and review the…
CHCNRV and UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center Awarded Grant for Colorectal Cancer Screening Research
7/21/2022
The Community Health Center of the New River Valley (CHCNRV) and the University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center (UVACC) have been awarded a 3-year, $600,000 grant from the Jeffress Trust Grant Program…
UVA program continues to help people lower consumption of sugary drinks
7/12/2022
On hot summer days, an ice-filled drink seems to be just what the doctor ordered. However, health experts want to help folks make sure that not too many of those…
UVA, Southwest Virginia Groups Working to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption
6/13/2022
iSIPsmarter, a web-based program developed by University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers, has been helping southwest Virginia adults reduce their consumption of sugary drinks. So far, the trial has…
6/10/2022
Thanks to incredible improvements in screening, new medications and advancements in treatment options, the most recent data from the American Cancer Society shows the cancer death rate in the United…
6/2/2022
UVA Cancer Center is celebrating its designation by the National Cancer Institute as Virginia’s only Comprehensive Cancer Center by awarding community grants of up to $10,000 to nonprofits, local governments,…
Quarter of Virginians Unaware of Lifesaving HPV Vaccine
4/28/2022
A study has identified the Virginians least likely to know that there is a potentially lifesaving vaccine available for human papillomavirus (HPV), which is responsible for up to 10% of…
Getting patients caught up on cancer screenings after the pandemic
4/26/2022
Doctors at UVA Health and the Central Virginia Health Services are trying to get their patients caught up on cancer screenings that were canceled or missed during the pandemic. WMRA's…
4/26/2022
The University of Virginia Cancer Center has partnered with Central Virginia Health Services to offer free colorectal cancer screenings to uninsured patients in Central Virginia. The partnership’s goal is to…
Cohn and Loughran: UVA and Southwest Virginia — partners in better cancer care
3/16/2022
Last month, the University of Virginia Cancer Center became the commonwealth’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and one of just 52 in the United States — and it…