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May 2008

May 13, 2008
Reducing Your Risk For Breast Cancer

May 11, 2008
Early Warning Sought For Ovarian Cancer

May 10, 2008
Race's Goal Is Always In Mind: End To Fatal Disease

May 7, 2008
Twins Chair Race For Healthy Cause

May 6, 2008
Gift from William Raveis Real Estate Will Expand “Navigator” Program for Patients with Cancer

May 2, 2008
Cancer Researcher Advances Cure

April 2008

April 9, 2008
More High Marks for UConn’s Cancer Program

March 2008

March 10, 2008
Doctors: Pancreatic Cancer Is 'Very Difficult' To Detect

March 7, 2008
New Breast Cancer Study

February 2008

February 21, 2008
Shedding Light On A Cause Of Breast Cancer

February 20, 2008
Using Cancerous Tumors Against Themselves

February 20, 2008
Cancer Patients’ Tumors May Hold The Key To Their Own Cure

February 19, 2008
Study Looking at Early Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment on Bone Health

January 2008

January 22, 2008
Dr. John D. Nash Returns to UConn Health Center

January 17, 2008
$300 To Learn Risk Of Prostate Cancer

December 2007

December 26, 2007
Aspirin Can Interfere With Prostate Cancer Therapy, Study Warns

December 17, 2007
New Cancer Blasting Device Can Pinpoint Tumors

December 6, 2007
Working The Graveyard Shift

November 2007

November 29, 2007
Graveyard Shift Work Linked To Cancer

November 28, 2007
Focusing on Prevention

November 1, 2007
Weight, Alcohol and Red Meat Cited As Cancer Risks

October 2007

October 28, 2007
Cancer Research Coming To Western Massachusetts

October 25, 2007
Elegant “Imagine Ball” Raises $250,000 for Cutaneous Oncology Program at UConn Health Center

October 18, 2007
Olivia Newton-John, Jaclyn Smith On Surviving Breast Cancer

October 18, 2007
Study: New Cervical Cancer Test Improves Detection

October 17, 2007
Blood Disorders Specialist Joins UConn Health Center

October 16, 2007
Doctors Upbeat About Report

October 3, 2007
Big Y Thinks Pink With Fresh Breast Cancer Awareness Initiative

October 2, 2007
A Revolutionary New Radiation Oncology Treatment

September 2007

September 19, 2007
Statewide Melanoma Support Group

September 18, 2007
UConn Cancer Experts Answer Questions About Genetic Counseling & Testing

September 9, 2007
Prostate Cancer's Prognosis

September 7, 2007
The Power of Prevention

September 6, 2007
UConn Health Center Experts Explore Benefits of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

September 6, 2007
UConn Health Center Joins Efforts to Educate Women about New Ovarian Cancer Symptoms

August 2007

August 17, 2007
New Advances in Treatment of Prostate Conditions: Sept. 11th Discovery Series

July 2007

June 2007

June 28, 2007
Cancer Research Golf Tourney Marks 30th Year

June 22, 2007
A Healing Hearth

June 8, 2007
A Celebration of Life: Cancer Survivors Day Is Sunday at UConn Health Center

June 7, 2007
“Imagine” Ball Will Benefit Melanoma Program at UConn Health Center

June 2007
Cancer Warrior

May 2007

May 31, 2007
Gearing up for Cross-Country Bike Trek

May 16, 2007
Coach Calhoun Bikes to Health Center to Promote Cancer Challenge Bike Ride

May 4, 2007
Dr. Hanspaul S. Makkar Joins UConn Health Center

May 3, 2007
Join the “Rays of Hope” May 19-20

April 2007

April 19, 2007
Dr. Carolyn Runowicz Will Attend Bill Signing Friday at the White House

April 2, 2007
Handmade Gifts Arrive for Patients at UConn’s Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center

March 2007

March 22, 2007
Spirituality and Medicine

March 15, 2007
Diet, Exercise May Lower Colon Cancer Risk

March 2, 2007
Valuable Resources for Patients with Cancer

February 2007

February 28, 2007
Do You Know Your Family's Risk of Colon Cancer?

January 2007

January 28, 2007
Preventing Cervical Cancer on Lawmakers' Agenda

January 18, 2007
Cancer Deaths in U.S. Drop for 2nd Straight Year

January 17, 2007
Cancer and the Rhythms of Your Body

January 10, 2007
Late Nights Confuse Hormone Processes

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 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

December 2005

December 19, 2005
Oncologist to Address Issues of Age & Cancer Treatment

November 2005

November 18, 2005
UConn Doctor New Head of Cancer Society

November 17, 2005
The New President of the American Cancer Society

November 1, 2005
City Hospital Joins Cancer Study Group

November 1, 2005
Are Mammograms Right for Everyone?

November 1, 2005
UConn Health Center Seeks to Ease Cancer-Related Fatigue

October 2005

October 31, 2005
When Mom Gets Ill

October 31, 2005
Putting Cancer Cells To Sleep

October 27, 2005
Mammograms Validated As Key In Cancer Fight

October 25, 2005
The Colon Cancer Prevention Program

October 24, 2005
Statins Don't Affect Breast Cancer Risk

October 3, 2005
You're Getting Sleepy; Could That Stop Cancer?

September 2005

September 17, 2005
Digital Mammograms Excel In Study

September 12, 2005
Understanding Hereditary Cancers

September 11, 2005
Proven Steps To A Longer Life

September 8, 2005
Experimental Vaccine Shows Promise for High Risk Ovarian Cancer Patients

September 7, 2005
Study Reviews Prostate Screening

August 2005

August 23, 2005
Saving Eggs From Harm Of Cancer Therapy

August 8, 2005
Doctors Warn Ex-smokers Still Prone To Cancer

July 2005

July 30, 2005
Annual Golf Tourney To Have Many Winners

July 15, 2005
Cancer Doesn't Have to Cost You Your Fertility

July 14, 2005
Uncertain Science Of PSA Testing

July 14, 2005
Preserving Fertility After Cancer

June 2005

June 30, 2005
Golf Tournament will Support Unique Colon Cancer Research at UConn Health Center

June 21, 2005
UConn Resource Center Earns American Cancer Society Certification

June 20, 2005
P.S.A. Test No Longer Gives Clear Answers

June 8, 2005
New Findings Support Aggressive Treatment for Most Common Form of Thyroid Cancer

June 2, 2005
Dr. Malini Iyer Joins UConn Health Center

May 2005

May 25, 2005
Cancer Survivors Day Celebrated June 5th at UConn Health Center

May 19, 2005
Internationally Recognized Urologist Honored by Health Center Board

May 18, 2005
Deaths Halt Chemotherapy Study

May 4, 2005
Study Backs Caution in Treating Some for Prostate Cancer

May 4, 2005
Statewide Melanoma Support Group Now Based at UConn Health Center

May 3, 2005
“Watchful Waiting” May Be Best Option for Low Grade Prostate Cancers

May 1, 2005
Cancer Groups Want $1 Million for Clinical Trials

March 2005

March 9, 2005
Drug Studied at UConn Targets Ovarian Cancer

March 1, 2005
One Vaccine, Many Diseases

February 2005

February 6, 2005
Breast Cancer Mystery Frustrates Scientists

January 2005

January 23, 2005
Doctors Remain Optimistic About Cancer

January 23, 2005
Doctors Believe People Can Help Themselves Prevent Cancer

January 9, 2005
Rell's Treatment Highlights Hurdles for Screenings Faced by Many

January 9, 2005
Advocates Say Rell Diagnosis May Help Breast Cancer Legislation

January 3, 2005
Joining Forces in the Fight Against Cancer

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