2009 News Archive

November 2009

• November 17, 2009
  Call for Cancer Screening Starting at Age 50 Criticized
• November 17, 2009
  Many Doctors to Stay Course on Breast Exams for Now
• November 9, 2009
  Local Organization Awards Grants to Breast Cancer Researchers

October 2009

• October 20, 2009
  Cancer Society, in Shift, Has Concerns on Screenings
• October 19, 2009
  Pamela Nixon Navigates Patients Through Cancer Care
• October 14, 2009
  Breast Cancer and Beyond – A Conversation with the Experts
• October 8, 2009
  Stem Cells Which "Fool Immune System" May Provide Vaccination for Cancer
• October 1, 2009
  Health Center Is Thinking Pink

September 2009

• September 30, 2009
  Jazzing It Up for Breast Cancer
• September 29, 2009
  Dental Researchers Study Potential Treatment for Common Chemotherapy Side Effect
• September 2009
  Women’s Cancer Prevention: Information Can Empower
• September 16, 2009
  Study: Watch and Wait May Be Best Option for Prostate Cancer
• September 16, 2009
  JAMA Study: Improvements in Alternative to Surgery or Radiation to Treat Prostate Cancer s
• September 15, 2009
  Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center Leading Regional Research Network
• September 13, 2009
  Screening Raises Ovarian Cancer Survival Rates
• September 10, 2009
  Does Infection Boost Prostate Cancer Risk?
• September 3, 2009
  South Park Inn 5k Road Race Saturday September 12; Includes Free Skin Cancer Screenings

August 2009

• August 26, 2009
  Free Skin Cancer Screenings at UConn Health Center Sept. 12
• August 14, 2009
  Weight Lifting May Benefit Breast Cancer Survivors More Than Previously Thought

July 2009

• July 31, 2009
  ‘Miracle Worker’ Physician Inspires Gift to UConn Health Center

• July 28, 2009
  Couple Donates $3.8 Million to Medical Center

• July 14, 2009
  UConn Cancer Research Golf Tournament Back for 32nd Year

• July 2, 2009
  Our Cells Respond to Human Touch

• July 2, 2009
  PHOTO: UConn Health Center Bike Team at Calhoun Ride

June 2009

• June 26, 2009
  Breast Cancer Resource Guide – Free to Patients Recently Diagnosed
• June 25, 2009
  Health Suffers in Recession; Preventive Care Often Cut First
• June 25, 2009
  Major Upgrade for UConn Health Center CT Scan
• June 17, 2009
  Cancer Activist Sounds Alarm for Early Testing for Genetic Marker
• June 14, 2009
  Coast to Coast for a Cure 2009
• June 10, 2009
  Chemical Castration Needed to Fight Prostate Cancer, Study Says
• June 9, 2009
  Cancer's Odd Link to Artificial Light at Night
• June 3, 2009
  Gene Network Sciences Announces Cancer Collaboration with University of Connecticut Health Center's Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
• June 1, 2009
  New Options to Help Women with Cancer Preserve Their Fertility

May 2009

• May 29, 2009
  Starting a Family After Cancer
• May 21, 2009
  A Woodbury Fundraiser Has an Arnaz as Headliner

April 2009

• April 13, 2009
  William Raveis-American Cancer Society Program Dedicated
• April 8, 2009
  New Breast Cancer Prevention Study Is Underway at UConn Health Center
• April 7, 2009
  New Home for UConn Dermatology

March 2009

• March 31, 2009
  William Raveis-American Cancer Society Patient Navigator Program Dedicated at UConn Health Center

• March 23, 2009
  Cancer Society Funds $10 Million in Research

• March 20, 2009
  Questions About PSA Screenings
• March 13, 2009
  Local Group Passes $1 Million Milestone
• March 12, 2009
  Photo: Bowl-a-thon Raises More Than $10K to Fight Cancer
• March 10, 2009
  Keeping You Healthy Inside and Out
• March 8, 2009
  March Is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
• March 6, 2009
  Dedication of Vital New Service for Patients with Cancer Is March 9th at UConn Health Center

February 2009

• February 25, 2009
  Photo: ‘Pocket Change’ Adds up to $5,200 for Health Center
• February 23, 2009
  Experts Advise a Wait-and-See Approach on Treating Low-grade Prostate Cancer
• February 17, 2009
  Maybe It's Better to Stay in the Dark

January 2009

• January 30, 2009
  Group Names State's Women of Innovation in Business, Research and Education
• January 23, 2009
  Darkness, Melatonin May Stall Breast and Prostate Cancers
• January 21, 2009
  Reducing Your Risk for Breast Cancer
• January/February, 2009
  Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
• January 7, 2009
  Photo: Rainbow Girls Help Fight Breast Cancer