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2006
December 29, 2006
Medicare Coverage of Colonoscopy Pays Off
December 20, 2006
Medicare Funding Boosts Colon Tests
December 17, 2006
McEvoy's Marathon Journey Ends Close to Home
December 17, 2006
Making a Run Against Cancer
December 15, 2006
Breast Cancer Rates Drop in '03: 7.2% Fewer 1 Year After Many End Hormone Therapy
December 14, 2006
RU-486 Shows Breast Cancer Prevention in Mice
December 13, 2006
Coast-to-Coast Runner Comes Home
December 12, 2006
More Younger Siblings Might Bring Bigger Risk of Brain Tumors
December 11, 2006
Fairfield Prep Cheers Cross-Country Runner
December 7, 2006
Coast-to-Coast Runner Coming Home
December 6, 2006
Going Coast to Coast
December 3, 2006
Join McEvoy in Running for a Good Cause on Dec. 16
December 1, 2006
Combination Therapy Shows Improvement for Breast Cancer Patients Says ASTRO
November 27, 2006
Researchers at Yale University, Yale Cancer Center Target Peripheral Neuropathy
November 21, 2006
GHS Grad Discusses Genetics
November 13, 2006
What You’ll Really, Really Want: Woman Pack Overnight Bags with Necessities for Mastectomy Patients
November 10, 2006
Immune Boost Tackles Skin Cancer
November 9, 2006
Bone Marrow Donors are Always in Demand
November 9, 2006
Scientists Hope Bodies Can Fight Cancer
November 9, 2006
Grande Dame of Philanthropy Dies at 85: Hinda Gould Rosenthal Supported Health, Education and the Arts
November 8, 2006
Not Just a Smoker's Disease
November, 8 2006
Fairfield Resident Running Across U.S. to Raise Money in Fight Against Cancer
November 2, 2006
Cancer Podcasts
November 2, 2006
Worries Mount Over Excessive CAT Scans
November 2, 2006
Unique Estrogen Receptor Linked to Metastatic Breast Cancer
November 1, 2006
3rd Annual Discovery to Cure Gala— A Fall Fantasy will take place at Woolsey Hall at Yale University
October 27, 2006
Yale Cancer Center and YNHH Offer Free Programs on Cancer Treatment
October 26, 2006
CT Scans Linked to Gains on Lung Cancer
October 23, 2006
Lung Cancer Screening Gets an Edge
October 16, 2006
Run for Survivorship’ Aids Cancer Programs
October 10, 2006
Yale’s Plans Greeted Warmly: City Once Resisted Campus Expansion
October 9, 2006
Spreading the Word: Organizers Promote Breast-Cancer Awareness Among Black Women
September 17, 2006
Tanning Beds Putting Young Women at Risk
September 17, 2006
At 27, Skin Cancer
September 13, 2006
Biomarkers May be Key to Cancer Detection
September 13, 2006
Novel Biomarker for Prediction of Survival in Colorectal Carcinomas Revealed
September 7, 2006
Ovarian Cancers with Gene Methylation Carry a Greater Progression Risk
September 7, 2006
Health: Cancer Survivor Riding to Help Others
September 7, 2006
Fighting Cancer on Horseback
September 7, 2006
Construction Begins on Cancer Center
September 7, 2006
Y-NH Take First Step Toward Filling Hole where $467M Comprehensive Cancer Center will Rise
September 6, 2006
Money Miler
September 5, 2006
Family Faces Cancer Nightmare
August 27, 2006
State Best at Beating Prostate Cancer
August 8, 2006
DES Daughters and their Cancer Risk
August 1, 2006
Here’s the Rub on Sunscreen Use
July 28, 2006
Racing Against Cancer
July 25, 2006
Adventrx Initiates CoFactor Phase III Clinical Trial for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
July 24, 2006
Estrogen-Plus-Testosterone Therapy Increases Breast Cancer Risk
July 23, 2006
Getting Burned by Suncreens: We’re at Risk Because Many Products Don’t Do What Their Bottles Say
July 23, 2006
You’re Cooked: Sunscreens Don’t Block the Really Dangerous Rays
July 20, 2006
On the A-list: Dr. Kenneth Roberts Named in ‘Area’s Best’
July 19, 2006
Diet Rich in Omega-3s and Phytonutrients Help Combat Diseases
July 19, 2006
A Little Bit of Crazy and a lot of Dream
July 18, 2006
CuraGen Initiates Phase I Clinical Trial with CR011-vcMMAE for Metastatic Melanoma
July 13, 2006
Smoking Linked to Higher Death Rate among Poorer Men
July 13, 2006
Tigris Licenses Two Early Stage Anticancer Compounds
July 11, 2006
Yale-New Haven One of Country’s Best Hospitals
June 2006
City Vote Clears Way for Building of Cancer Treatment Center
June 29, 2006
William Raveis Real Estate & Home Services and Breast Cancer Alliance Honored at Yale Cancer Center
June 21, 2006
A Refined Attack on Cancer
June 19, 2006
Melanoma Often Spotted Later Among Blacks, Hispanics
June 16, 2006
A Cut to Find a Cure for Cancer
June 6, 2006
Health Net OKs Covering Gene Tests
June 4, 2006
Charity Bike Ride for Cancer
May 31, 2006
Tough Warnings Set For Thalidomide
May 29, 2006
Sun Protection Messages are Reaching Too Few Men, Outdoor Enthusiasts and Travelers
May 22, 2006
Benefit Planned For Cancer Victim
May 19, 2006
Razing Grace
May 19, 2006
Risk of Cancer in Twins Studied
May 14, 2006
More U.S. Women Get Breast Cancer
May 8, 2006
Cancer Agency without Leader
May 5, 2006
New Memorial Lectureship Honors Dr. Paul Calebresi, 'the Father of Medical Oncology'
May 4, 2006
Breast Cancer Survivors and Families Join Hands for Research
April 30, 2006
Standing By For Stem Cells
April 20, 2006
Yale Physicians Set Head, Neck Cancer Screening
April 18, 2006
Head and Neck Cancer
April 14, 2006
Different Treatments Work on Different Subtypes of Breast Cancer
April 12, 2006
Estrogen HRT Does Not Increase Postmenopausal Women's Risk of Breast Cancer, Study Says
April 11, 2006
Study: Estrogen Protects Some from Breast Cancer
April 11, 2006
Estrogen HRT: No Breast Cancer Risk
April 11, 2006
Study Shows Estrogen Does Not Increase Risk of Breast Cancer
April 11, 2006
Study: Estrogen Alone Doesn't Boost Breast Cancer risk
April 11, 2006
Estrogen Therapy Doesn't Cause Breast Cancer: Study
April 3, 2006
Cancer Care on the Air
April 3, 2006
Female Scientist “A Hero in Her Field”
April 2, 2006
Yale Cancer Center Aims for Pre-Eminence
March 30, 2006
Dr. Mel Reaches Out through Website
March 27, 2006
Foods High in E, Beta-carotene and Vitamin C Do Not Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk
March 26, 2006
From Discord to Deal at Yale
Hospital Chief Opened Door to Community
March 26, 2006
A New Weapon in the War on Cancer
March 24, 2006
Finally a Go for Cancer Center
March 24, 2006
Y-NH Chief Seals What her Former Boss Began
March 24, 2006
Healthline Educates Listeners About Cancer
March 23, 2006
Center will Revamp Patient Care
March 23, 2006
Pizza, Java Fuel Late-night Talks
March 23, 2006
Cancer Center a Go in New Haven
March 17, 2006
Yale Experts Provide Cancer Information on Healthline
March 16, 2006
Chili's Heat Kills Prostate Cancer Cells
March 16, 2006
General Assembly Public Health Testimony
Dr. Edward Snyder
March 13, 2006
Newlywed Gets 2nd Shot at Beating Leukemia
March 8, 2006
Nonsmokers Still at Risk to Develop Lung Cancer
March 3, 2006
YCC Testimony on Legislative Bill H.B. 5235
February 24, 2006
Cancer Prevention Group Releases Report
February 20, 2006
Second Opinion, Second Chance
February 16, 2006
Area Doctors Still Stick to Low-fat Diet Message
January 24, 2006
It May Look Authentic; Here's How to Tell It Isn't
January 10, 2006
Doubt Over Prostate Cancer Test
January 10, 2006
Report Casts Fresh Doubts on Prostate Cancer Testing
January 8, 2006
From a Cause, a Cure
Chemo has its Roots in a Toxic Spill off Italy
January 5, 2006
Soda-Cancer Link Revealed as Myth
January 4, 2006
Scientists Now Doubt Pop Causes Deadly Disease