The research team at VCU Health shares why clinical trials should include more non-white patients.
Browsing: Cancer
As a phone nurse at Virginia Physicians for Women for almost 3 years and a family practice nurse for 12 years before that, Stacey Guillen is more used to giving…
Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in American women. Unfortunately, approximately one in every eight women (12 percent) will receive a diagnosis of breast cancer during their lifetime.…
Every year, more than 46,000 Americans are diagnosed with preventable cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). Today a vaccine exists that prevents the majority of HPV infections which, in…
VCU Health is now offering free breast and cervical cancer screening services to low-income and uninsured women in Virginia through a federally funded program. VCU Health is now offering free…
Each year, ovarian cancer is diagnosed in nearly a quarter of a million women worldwide and is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death among women. Increasing awareness and recognizing…
Why you should have a mammogram this month and encourage all the women in your life to do the same!
“I thought, ‘Oh, it can’t be me. I’m only forty-three and I don’t have a … family history,’” Gentz recalled. One woman’s reaction to a breast cancer diagnosis!
Breast cancer doesn’t care how old you are or where you are in your family-planning journey. Read one local mom’s success story from Julie Bragg…