Cancer

A double rainbow over the Yard Goat field with a UConn Heatlh sign

After the Storm, a Rainbow for Cancer Survivors

UConn Health Carole and Ray Neag Cancer Center Celebrates Survivors at the Yard Goats Game

Harvesting Walnuts in California During Fall Season

Walnut Consumption Curbs Inflammation and Colon Cancer Risk

Clinical trial confirms the health benefits of eating walnuts to improve colonic health and for cancer prevention

Katherine Coyner MD orthopedic surgeon, one of the ten 2025 Exceptional Women in Medicine works with a patient at the UConn Musculoskeletal Institute at UConn Health in Farmington

UConn Health 2025 Exceptional Women in Medicine

Ten of UConn Health's female doctors named to Castle Connolly 2025 Exceptional Women in Medicine distinction

An older person wearing a green shirt in a wheelchair speaks to a doctor who is sitting behind a desk wearing a lab coat and stethoscope.

CRISP Award Funds Study on Immunotherapy’s Impact on Cognitive Function

This research by Gee Su Yang will evaluate how immunotherapy treatment may impact cognitive functioning in older cancer patients

Dr. Kapil Meleveedu, director of UConn Health's Blood and Marrow Transplant team, talks with patient Steffan Goelitzer.

UConn Health Minute: Lifesaving Stem Cell Transplant

Dr. Kapil Meleveedu, director of Blood and Marrow Transplantation at UConn Health, discusses how his team provided lifesaving care for a patient with a rare and aggressive brain cancer.

Patients June Gonzalez, Bobette Hylton, Jane Buden, Natasha Santana, Kristy Lankford, Crystal Driscoll, Michelle Behme with Cancer Center staff, Dr. Susan Tannenbaum, Dr. Yueming Chang, Dr. Alvaro Alvarez-Soto, Jessica Santos Martinez stand on center court of UConn Basketball court

UConn Health Patients and Cancer Center Honored at Play4Kay Game

Each year, UConn Women’s Basketball partners with UConn Health’s Cancer Center to create an unforgettable experience for patients battling cancer. At Sunday’s game, seven courageous individuals were given the opportunity to participate in a special pregame and halftime ceremony, celebrating their strength and resilience.

Dr. Sruti Velamakanni, Dr. Omar Ibrahim, Dr. Electra Kaloudis, Lisa Patricca, PA and Dr. Ethan Bernstein all shared vital information on lung cancer and screenings at the UConn Coaches v Cancer game.

UConn Cancer Center Provides Free Screenings at UConn Huskies Coaches vs. Cancer Game

As the official healthcare provider of UConn Athletics, UConn Health played a vital role in the UConn Huskies annual Coaches vs. Cancer game, offering fans free cancer screenings and essential health information. This initiative helped raise awareness, promote early detection, and connect the community with life-saving resources.

Ribbon cutting by leadership of UConn Health.

UConn Health Opens New Home for New England Sickle Cell Institute and Connecticut Bleeding Disorders Center

Sickle cell and blood disorder patients now have a new, combined state-of-the-art 12,840 sq. ft. care space at UConn John Dempsey Hospital

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Podcast: Expertise in Treating Advanced Melanoma

Drs. Margaret Callahan and Giao Phan explain the advanced melanoma program they lead at UConn Health

Happy patient Alicia hugging her surgeon.

ICU Nurse Still Beating Multiple Myeloma 16 years Later, and a Burst Aneurysm Too

This Thanksgiving season a grateful UConn Health patient shares how Vascular Surgeon Dr. Tina Kariya saved her life