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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...
Sickle cell patient hopes her story inspires hope for others
Life is never the same for a child diagnosed with sickle cell disease. They must learn the strategies necessary to live a normal live...
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...
Getting women talking about PCOS with their family doctor
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome may not be something you hear much about, but doctors at the Georgia Cancer Center and Augusta University...
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...
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...
Protecting student athletes from skin cancer
While some students are enjoying summer vacation, others are getting ready to start practices for fall sports. Dr. Jigarkumar Parikh...
Ice cream social raising money for “Light the Night”
Employees from Cold Stone Creamery are inviting you to visit the Georgia Cancer Center’s Outpatient Services clinic to raise money for...
Spread of breast cancer reduced by targeting acid metabolite
It’s a metabolite found in essentially all our cells that, like so many things, cancer overexpresses. Now scientists have shown that...
Teen celebrates final chemo treatment with family and friends
Austin Parks’ life was interrupted when his doctor and a team at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia diagnosed him with...
One man’s mission to offer help to male cancer patients
A male breast cancer survivor wants to make sure his fellow men have access to the treatment options needed to win their own fight...