Cancer Archive — Page 56 of 67
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March 27, 2014
3-D imaging enhances options for breast cancer screening
The Vanderbilt Breast Center at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks has added tomosynthesis mammography, an imaging technique that creates a three-dimensional image of breast tissue, to help screen patients for breast cancer. -
March 13, 2014
Free head and neck cancer screening set for March 15
Medical professionals in the Department of Otolaryngology will provide free head and neck cancer screenings, Saturday, March 15, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Craft Brewed, a local craft brew and home supply store, 2502 Franklin Pike. -
February 27, 2014
Probing the pathogenesis of leukemia
A new mouse model reveals gene clusters important in a treatment-resistant form of leukemia. -
February 20, 2014
Studies shed new light on breast cancer development
Rebecca Cook, Ph.D., assistant professor of Cancer Biology, has spent her life trying to understand what makes things grow, from seedlings in soil to tumor cells in the body. -
February 7, 2014
New direction for treating lung cancer
Targeting the production of molecules that promote tumor blood vessel development offers a new path for treating lung cancer. -
January 30, 2014
VICC debuts lung cancer screening program
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center has launched a new lung cancer screening program to provide low-dose CT scans for patients at high risk for the deadly disease. Current or former smokers ages 55 to 74 who have a history of 30 or more pack years of smoking are eligible for the scans. -
January 23, 2014
Human and Helicobacter co-evolution