Cancer
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)
Battling Stage 4 Breast Cancer for 4 Years: ‘I Have Cancer, But Cancer Does Not Have Me’
UConn Health's Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center, a world leader in cancer vaccines, is researching innovative vaccines against aggressive breast cancer and teaming with the V Foundation to raise more research funding for this game-changing research
November 18, 2022 | Lauren Woods
UConn Set to Compete in the Jimmy V Classic and Raise Funds to Fight Cancer
UConn is uniting with other universities and the V Foundation to raise money for impactful cancer research
November 17, 2022 | UConn Foundation
Patient Credits UConn Health for Saving Her from Breast Cancer and then Giving Her Life Back with New Technology
From diagnosing, treating and curing her breast cancer, to giving her back her self-esteem with a new type of breast prosthetic created with her in mind, Jan Figueroa credits UConn Health for saving her life and giving it back to her.
October 26, 2022 | Jennifer Walker
3D Printing Technology Benefits Breast Cancer Survivors
'It's been a need for many, many years, and it takes someone like a biomedical engineer to say, "I can do this"'
October 13, 2022 | Carolyn Pennington
Clinical Office Assistant Carries on Dad’s Work at UConn Health
“I love it here at UConn Health," says COA Maria Colan. Find out why and the special reason she's “always wanted to work here since a little girl."
September 29, 2022 | Lauren Woods
Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis Discovered During Visit to Emergency Department for a Cough
As we round out Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, we spoke with our experts in this area about the difficulty in diagnosing ovarian cancer early and Sharon Johnson about her diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer at UConn Health.
September 29, 2022 | Jennifer Walker