Breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer… three of the more common cancers diagnosed in the country. But even with all of those...
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Retreat examined the future of cancer care
While competition can be healthy, it is collaboration among researchers that is more likely to be the key to finding new treatments...
Cancer researcher honored as Georgia Trend’s 2017 40 Under 40
First the city, now the state. Dr. B. R. Achyut has been selected as one of Georgia Trend’s “40 Under 40” for 2017...
Put on the pink to raise awareness about breast cancer
Pink… it’s a color your see plenty of around campus during the month of October. Starting Friday, Augusta University faculty, staff...
Cancer vaccines need to target T cells that can persist in the fight against cancer
Cancer vaccines may need to better target T cells that can hold up to the long fight against cancer, scientists report. Studies of two...
Educating women about gynecological cancer
This month is the perfect time to talk to the women in your life about their health to make sure they’re talking to their family...
Working to improve access to care for cancer patients in rural communities
The Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University is one of 12 sites in the country to receive a National Cancer Institute grant to...
Modified prostate cancer surgery offers men better recovery
Dr. Rabii Madi, director of Urologic Oncology and Robotic Surgery at the Georgia Cancer Center, believes the Retzius-Sparing method...
Using a fall favorite to engage the community in the fight against breast cancer
Pumpkin spice lattés, pumpkin spice yogurt, even pumpkin spice lip balm. When it comes to fall, pumpkin can be put in anything you can...
Get your official t-shirt for the Pink Pumpkin Party
The official t-shirt for the Georgia Cancer Center’s Pink Pumpkin Party is now available to order. The shirt comes in pink, the color...
Hanging ribbons and sharing stories of childhood cancer
Patients at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia and their families hung gold ribbons around trees lining the breezeway Friday. The gold...
New method of isolating tumor cells could improve cancer research and treatment
Cells that break away from a cancerous tumor and wander through the body can tell us a lot about the tumor itself, potentially leading...
Test results after stem cell transplant can confuse patients and doctors about cancer’s status
It’s a cancer of the plasma cells, which normally make an array of antibodies that protect us from infection. With multiple myeloma...
Medical Minute discusses cancer and psoriasis
In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia...
High school graduate spends summer studying new way to fight cancer
He may be getting ready to start college at Washington and Lee University in Virginia, but the summer Charlie Weeks spent at the...
IBM’s Watson can improve cancer treatment through better gene targeting
IBM’s Watson beat real-life contestants on Jeopardy. Now researchers are hoping this icon of artificial intelligence will help people...
3Qs with Dr. Anand Jillella: Serving patients, coming home
Dr. Anand P. Jillella returned to the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University July 1 as the J. Harold Harrison, MD...
Families want to see more money spent on childhood cancer research
Collin Morgan, 11, has a rare form of sarcoma called epithelioid sarcoma. There has been very little research into his condition...
Manmade peptides reduce breast cancer’s spread
Manmade peptides that directly disrupt the inner workings of a gene known to support cancer’s spread significantly reduce metastasis...
Clinical trial and exercise give lung cancer patient new life
Patti Callan was determined not to let stage 3 lung cancer keep her from making the most of her life. She worked with Dr. Zhonglin Hao...