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Cancer survivors celebrate life with lunch and fellowship
The beginning of their story may be different, but for more than 70 people attending the Georgia Cancer Center’s Cancer Survivor...
Pediatric Immunotherapy Program providing hope for pediatric cancer patients
The Pediatric Immunotherapy Program at the Georgia Cancer Center and Children’s Hospital of Georgia is looking to expand and has...
National foundation gives $53,000 for pediatric cancer research
A $53,000 gift from the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation – an organization dedicated to raising funds for childhood cancer research –...
Cells that make blood vessels can also make tumors and enable their spread
While it’s widely held that tumors can produce blood vessels to support their growth, scientists now have evidence that cells key to...
Helping dad make a healthy choice about prostate cancer screening
This weekend, families across the country will celebrate “dad” with funny cards, gifts and plenty of food, too. And while it’s all fun...
Four Augusta University employees named Top 10 Young Professionals
They are the leaders of tomorrow, making a name for themselves today and getting the attention of their superiors. And Augusta...
The Augusta Chronicle: Immunotherapy drugs, radiation helping cancer patient
Julie Cole, a bladder cancer patient being treated at the Georgia Cancer Center, was willing to take a risk when her life depended on...
Medical Minute discusses an unhealthy role of protein
In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia...
Cancer therapy shows promise for psoriasis treatment
HDAC inhibitors, already widely used to treat cancer, may be an effective therapy for psoriasis as well, scientists report. They have...
Class project becomes real-life mission to prevent oral cancer
All they wanted was an A in a professor’s class, but what four Dental College of Georgia students got was the attention of national...
A boutique helping women feel like themselves again
The week of May 14-20 was National Women’s Health Week and a pair of TV stations spent time in a store inside the Georgia Cancer...
Powerful tumor suppressor injected into cancer increases destruction, decreases toxicity
Directly injecting a tumor with an agent that activates a natural, powerful tumor suppressor enhances the drug’s capacity to attack...
Georgia Cancer Center researcher talks about finding new way to kill cancer cells
Dr. Yan Cui, a cancer immunologist at the Georgia Cancer Center, says her research shows a way to use a specific protein in the body...
Jillella returns as J. Harold Harrison MD Chair for Medical Oncology
Dr. Anand P. Jillella returns to the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University July 1 as the J. Harold Harrison, MD...
Fox News: What It’s Really Like to Have a Child with Cancer
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, it can be a parent’s worst nightmare. Though cancer in children is rare, with just below 10,500...
AU Health, Augusta GreenJackets celebrate breast cancer survivors
Multimedia journalists from two TV stations, News 12 NBC 26 and Fox 54, spent part of their Saturday at Lake Olmstead Stadium for the...
Raising awareness about preventing skin cancer before it happens
May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and a great time to remind you about the dangers of being out in the sun for too long. News 12 NBC...
Teaching you ways to protect your family from skin cancer during the summer season
It’s hard to miss the longer days and the sun shining down as you enjoy trips to the lake, fishing or walking around campus. Members...
WFXG: Relay for Life raising money for cancer research and patient support
Fox 54’s Shaquille Lord spent Friday night at Westside High School for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life Augusta event. The...