Cancer
UConn Student Makes Life-Saving Phone Call
'It’s hard to know over the phone if you are really making a difference or an impact on patient lives, but now I know'
June 15, 2023 | Lauren Woods
Removing Human Error from Breast Cancer Detection
The Feature Fusion Siamese Network system uses artificial intelligence to compare two sets of films taken at two different time points for diagnosis, eliminating the need for manual comparison, saving time, and reducing the potential for mistakes
May 23, 2023 | Loretta Waldman, for UConn Research
Why Is Colorectal Cancer Rising Rapidly among Young Adults?
It's Colon Cancer Awareness Month and we spoke with Dr. Joel Levine, co-director and founding director, Colon Cancer Prevention Program at the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at UConn Health about why cancer is increasing in young adults.
March 14, 2023 | Jennifer Walker
UConn Health Gives First US Dose of New Drug Offering Hope to Those with Multiple Myeloma
UConn Health was the first in the US to administer a new drug approved by the FDA to treat patients with multiple myeloma who have exhausted other treatment options
February 15, 2023 | Jennifer Walker
UConn John Dempsey Hospital Awarded Seven Women’s Choice Awards for Best Hospitals
The Women’s Choice Award has named UConn John Dempsey Hospital as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Safety, Cancer Care, Stroke Care, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Comprehensive Breast Care, Mammogram Imaging and Women’s Services.
February 9, 2023 | Jennifer Walker
Wrapping UConn Health Cancer Patients in Comfort and Hope, One Quilt at a Time.
The Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at UConn Health received a special delivery from Quilts that Care for cancer patients.
February 3, 2023 | Jennifer Walker
UConn Nation Stands Behind Breast Cancer Survivors at Women’s Basketball Play4Kay Game
The annual Play4Kay game on Jan. 29 honored breast cancer survivors, families, doctors and staff from the UConn Health Breast Cancer Program
January 31, 2023 | Jennifer Walker
Q&A: Dr. Pramod Srivastava Explains the Hunt for a Breast Cancer Vaccine
The UConn Health team says they're about two years away from starting a clinical trial for triple negative breast cancer vaccines
January 10, 2023 | Kim Krieger
A Gift of Lasers
UConn Health dermatologist donates high-tech machines to the practice, broadening treatment and training options
December 21, 2022 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Uncovering Brain Cancer’s Molecular Signature
UConn Health, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine among few in the world able to analyze tumors with elite precision
November 30, 2022 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)