2006 News Archive

December 2006

• December 28, 2006
  Specialist in Prevention and Treatment of Ovarian Cancer Joins Neag Cancer Center
• December 15, 2006
  Breast Cancer Rates Drop in '03

November 2006

• November 13, 2006
  Neags’ Gift to Help Health Center Offer New Cancer Treatment
• November 13, 2006
  What You'll Really, Really Want
• November 13, 2006
  Cancer Fight, Age 25
• November 7, 2006
  Lea’s Foundation for Leukemia Research Pledges $1.25 Million for Hematologic Disorders Center

October 2006

• October 23, 2006
  Neag Gift Brings New Cancer Treatment to New England
• October 18, 2006
  Family History is a Major Risk Factor for Colon Cancer

September 2006

• September 22, 2006
  Local Surgeon Seeks Cancer Patients for Boat Rocking Study
• September 1, 2006
  An Evening with the President of the American Cancer Society

July 2006

• July 28, 2006
  President Bush Appoints Dr. Carolyn Runowicz to Serve as Chair of the National Cancer Advisory Board
• July 5, 2006
  UConn Health Center Cancer Researcher Identifies Compound That Kills Cancer Cells, Not Normal Cells

June 2006

• June 27, 2006
  New Notions on Pregnant Women With Cancer
• June 15, 2006
  Fertility Guidelines Aim to Jumpstart Conversations
• June 7, 2006
  HPV Vaccine Approved; Prevents Cervical Cancer
• June 6, 2006
  Vaccine Treatment Takes Aim At Oral Cancer

May 2006

• May 24, 2006
  The Navigator Care Program
• May 18, 2006
  Panel OKs Cervical Cancer Vaccine
• May 18, 2006
  Annual Race in the Park Continues the Fight Against Breast Cancer
• May 10, 2006
  Prevention Called Cure to Cancer
• May 9, 2006
  Risk Seen in Long-Term Estrogen Use
• May 7, 2006
  Researchers Working on Possible Ovarian Cancer Vaccine

April 2006

• April 28, 2006
  Breast Cancer Survivors, Caregivers Come Together
• April 21, 2006
  The Many Faces of Breast Cancer
• April 18, 2006
  Drug Cuts Cancer Risk
• April 10, 2006
  Free Skin Cancer Screenings on Melanoma Monday
• April 7, 2006
  Dr. Karen M. Prestwood Joins Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center

March 2006

• March 20, 2006
  UConn Health Center Experts Will Answer Your Questions About Colon Cancer Prevention
• March 7, 2006
  Female Non-smokers Suffer Disproportionately

February 2006

• February 25, 2006
  Study Favors Immediate Prostate Treatment
• February 23, 2006
  Robotic Prostate Surgery: State Of The Art?
• February 23, 2006
  Gov. Rell Launches Cancer Initiative

January 2006

• January 24, 2006
  How to Get the Best Cancer Care – No Matter Where You Live
• January 19, 2006
  New Survey Finds Almost Half Of Public Feels Little Power To Prevent Cancer
• January 10, 2006
  Scoping Out Cancer
• January 4, 2006
  Promising Study on Ovarian Cancer Treatment Merits Further Investigation, According to UConn Expert
• January 4, 2006
  UConn Study: Statins Show No Effects On Reducing Cancer Risk
• January 4, 2006
  Statins' Benefit Only To Heart