Southwest Virginia Residents Leading Region’s Cancer Prevention Efforts
12/3/2020
More than 30 Southwest Virginia residents on the University of Virginia Cancer Center Without Walls Community Advisory Board have set four regional priorities for cancer prevention and early detection. Their…
Lay Health Navigators Key to Cervical Cancer Prevention, UVA Study Finds
10/24/2019
In Appalachia, women die from cervical cancer at rates a fifth to a third higher than elsewhere in Virginia. According to new research just published by Emma Mitchell, a University…
UVA researchers look at ways to lower rates of cervical cancer in Virginia
9/16/2019
Women living in Virginia’s Appalachian counties are not only more likely to have cervical cancer than those living elsewhere, but their diagnoses tend to come after the cancer has spread,…
iTHRIV and community groups partner to address health needs across Virginia
8/6/2019
Four biomedical research projects to improve the health of Virginians, including a project in the New River Valley for colorectal cancer screening, will be funded by the integrated Translational Health…
To Reduce Cancer’s Terrible Toll, UVA Reaches Out to Those Often Left Unheard
7/15/2019
With the help of the UVA Center for Survey Research, the UVA Cancer Center is preparing to collect opinions from people in the 94 localities that are home to more…
Appalachia’s Unseen Cancer Crisis
6/20/2019
Rural Appalachia has gone from having the lowest cancer death rate in the country to the highest – and that’s just part of a growing cancer crisis in the region,…
Southwest Virginia Residents Sought to Direct Region’s Battle Against Cancer
4/1/2019
A new University of Virginia Cancer Center initiative will empower Southwest Virginia residents to lead projects to better detect and prevent cancer in the region. Read More >>
University of Virginia Cancer Center Brings Tools to Smyth County
4/1/2019
Efforts have been underway for nearly two decades to study the disparities in cancer cases throughout the state with the most recent program titled Cancer Center Without Walls Advisory Board.…