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Using Particles That Are Smaller Than the Head of a Pin to Treat Cancer
Thanks in part to research begun more than a decade ago with funding from Women’s Health Research at Yale, Dr. W. Mark Saltzman is working with colleagues on a way to deploy effective cancer-fighting medication safely with the help of nanoparticles.
10 Jul 2022
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WHRY Funds Studies on Sex Differences in Treating Gastrointestinal Cancers, Bone Health in Transgender Youth, and the Greater Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease in Women
Women’s Health Research at Yale today announced funding for three new studies.
7 Jun 2022
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Beatrix McCleary Hamburg, MD ’48, Honored With Portrait
The accomplishments of Beatrix McCleary Hamburg were recognized at the unveiling of her oil portrait on June 3 at the Medical Historical Library in the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library.
7 Jun 2022
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Treatment with Genetically Altered Viruses Targets and Destroys Ovarian Cancer in Mice
Researchers have successfully eliminated chemotherapy-resistant ovarian cancer cells in mice using a single injection of two viruses genetically combined and altered to be safe, leading to long-term survival and demonstrating a potential breakthrough treatment for women.
13 Nov 2020
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Once-Common Hysterectomy Technique Linked to Worse Uterine Cancer Outcomes
Every year, nearly 700,000 American women have surgery to remove their uterus (hysterectomy) or uterine fibroids (myomectomy). A laparoscopic surgical technique once commonly used in these procedures could be worsening the outcomes for women who have undiagnosed uterine cancer at the time of the procedure, Yale Cancer Center scientists report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
16 Sep 2019
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Why Even Breast Cancer Survivors Should Get Tested for BRCA
Mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene can increase your risk of breast cancer by about 45 to 65 percent and your risk of ovarian, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cancer by up to 39 percent.
Source: Healthline
23 Aug 2019
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News 8 On Call: What you need to know about the FDA breast implant recall
Many women want to know more about the Food and Drug Administration voluntary recall of "textured" breast implants linked to a deadly form of cancer.
Source: WTNH
25 Jul 2019
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Statement concerning recall of Allergan breast implants following cancer link
At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, textured breast implants made by Allergan are being recalled. The implants have been linked to a rare cancer called Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma. Dr. Tomer Avraham comments.
25 Jul 2019
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Breast Cancer Survivor Makes Closer to Free a Family Affair
Breast Cancer Survivor Makes Closer to Free a Family Affair
Source: NBC Connecticut
24 Jul 2019
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Thyroid Cancer Survivor Prepares to Ride in Third Closer to Free
A cancer survivor from Cromwell is getting ready to ride for the third time in Closer to Free on her team, The Mermaid’s Arrow.
Source: NBC Connecticut
26 Jun 2019
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Cancer Survivor, Smilow Nurse Prepares for Second Closer to Free Ride
25-year-old Smilow nurse Marianna Triolo had life-saving surgery for an advanced form of ovarian cancer. As she undergoes another round of chemotherapy, she still plans to ride in Closer to Free.
Source: NBC Connecticut
12 Jun 2019
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8 Ways to Be There for Yourself After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Although learning to cope after a breast cancer diagnosis is a really individual process, experts and survivors we spoke with emphasized that there are a few ways you might be able to make the experience even a little bit easier. Here are their suggestions.
Source: Self Magazine
3 Jun 2019
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Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital physicians recognized as CT Magazine 'Best Doctors'
Connecticut Magazine has named 72 Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital physicians to its 2019 Best Doctors guide. Published in the magazine’s June issue, the Best Doctors list consists of 782 Connecticut physicians from 78 medical specialties.
3 Jun 2019
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Breast Ultrasound and Cancer Detection Increased Under New Laws
State breast density notification laws that mandate reporting of mammogram results can prompt further screening and modestly boost cancer detection rates, say researchers at Yale’s School of Public Health and School of Medicine.
21 Mar 2019
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Meet the Investigator
In the Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Center’s newest lab, Bernadette Marquez-Nostra, PhD, is developing new PET imaging agents that can be used in precision medicine to target cancer cells.
7 Feb 2019
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Symposium Honoring Joan A. Steitz, PhD, will be held Wednesday, March 6
On Wednesday, March 6, the School of Medicine will host a symposium honoring Joan A. Steitz, PhD, titled "Metamorphosis: Perspectives on Science and Mentorship along the Career Trajectory."
8 Jan 2019
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WHRY funds study to enable early detection, treatment of ovarian cancer
Women’s Health Research at Yale (WHRY) is funding a study to explain how well-known genetic mutations can lead to ovarian cancer.
15 May 2018
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Breast cancer care in U.S. territories lags behind care in states
Older women residing in the U.S territories are less likely to receive recommended or timely care for breast cancer compared with similar women residing in the continental United States, according to Yale researchers. Their findings were published in the March issue of Health Affairs.
5 Mar 2018
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Breast cancer breakthrough may have been found in Connecticut
A big breakthrough in the battle against breast cancer may have been found in Connecticut. The discovery was make by a local researcher and helped by a grant from the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation with money raised by the Southern Connecticut Breast Cancer Walk. It starts with hundreds of walkers every fall and ends in a lab. The local fight against breast cancer is spearheaded by the foundation. "I feel like a lot of us clinicians have insight into what's going on with the disease type but it's very hard to compete with people who are doing research full time," said Dr. Erin Hofstatter, Yale Cancer Center. "Terri Brodeur has been valuable in giving me a chance."
Source: WFSB
15 Feb 2018
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Yale’s advance in breast cancer surgery to be tested in nationwide study
Removing a small amount of extra tissue around a breast cancer tumor may keep a patient from having a recurrence of the cancer or of having to return to the operating table because not all of the malignant cells were removed in the first operation. That’s the theory that’s being tested in a nationwide clinical trial sponsored by the Yale Cancer Center called SHAVE2. Dr. Anees Chagpar, assistant director of global oncology at the Yale School of Medicine and former director of the Breast Center, is the principal investigator. Chagpar oversaw the first SHAVE trial at Yale, which involved 235 patients with stage 0 to stage 3 breast cancer who were given a partial mastectomy, also known as a lumpectomy. Some were given normal lumpectomies, while others had more tissue removed from around the tumor site, known as cavity shave margins.
Source: New Haven Register
11 Feb 2018