breast cancer Archive — Page 21 of 23

March 21, 2012

News From Around the Cancer Center

By Melissa Stamm
Bathroom scale with feet standing on it; its dial is labeled “CANCER RISK” and divided into green, yellow, and orange sections.
March 21, 2012

Weighing the Odds

Although obesity is strongly associated with several types of cancer, public awareness of this link is still lacking. Researchers are investigating how obesity influences cancer risk.

By Melissa Stamm
Close-up of a person’s white suit jacket and blue striped tie, featuring a large blue rosette ribbon with two hanging tails.
March 21, 2012

From Good to Great

By Melissa Stamm
Man in a light blue shirt standing in front of a whiteboard covered with faint mathematical equations.
March 21, 2012

Controlling the Data Tsunami

Biostatisticians like Xi (Steven) Chen, Ph.D., are integral to cancer research, especially in the modern genomics era.

By Melissa Stamm
Cropped view of a healthcare worker in blue scrubs holding a pink awareness ribbon, with a stethoscope around the neck against a pink background.
December 9, 2011

Walk-in mammograms available at TVC

By Vanderbilt Health News
leafy greens
September 29, 2011

Folate may lower breast cancer risk for some

Low folate levels may increase a premenopausal woman’s risk of developing breast cancer.

By Vanderbilt Health News