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Adam Buntzman, research assistant professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, works with DNA in a lab on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2017, in Tucson.

UA scientists make new advancements in breast cancer treatment through a promising drug

Danielle Hartshorn
November 18, 2022
"Woman Vaping on Electronic Cigarette (JUUL)" by Vaping360 is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

OPINION: Banning Juul isn’t enough

Sophie Applin
June 23, 2022
Something as simple as riding a bike to class can contribute to a sunburn as Tucson temperatures get hotter and the sun gets brighter, experts say.

‘Tis the season for sun burns

Amanda Betz from El Inde Arizona
April 7, 2022
A digital illustration of a uterus.

Creation of the ‘falloposcope’ endeavors to assist earlier diagnoses of ovarian cancer

Annabel Lecky
February 1, 2022
The UA College of Medicine is currently running clinical trials for personalized cancer vaccines. "Syringe 5 With Drops" by ZaldyImg is licensed with CC BY 2.0.

Personalized vaccines: The new frontier in cancer treatment

Udbhav Venkataraman
December 6, 2020
 Felicia Jackson, a participant in the 2020 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event, decorated her car in support of the event on October 18, 2020.

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer continues its fight with nationwide event

Allison Fagan
October 30, 2020
Headshot of Joann Sweasy, courtesy UA Cancer Center (Photo by Kris Hanning)

University of Arizona Cancer Center promotes Joann Sweasy to director

Amit Syal
July 9, 2020
Researchers in the Yao lab discovered new findings that may challenge science's view of cellular sleep.

Graduate student’s research challenges understanding of cellular sleep

Randall Eck
November 11, 2019
Photos by David Martinez

Relay for Life brings community together to run against cancer

Jamie Donnelly
April 4, 2019
Soy may help prevent breast cancer

Soy may help prevent breast cancer

Chandler Donald
November 29, 2017
Leucemia mieloide cronica (LMC)

Last week in science: Extraterrestrial atmosphere and super steel

Nicole Morin
April 9, 2017
The Sun photographed at 304 angstroms by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA 304) of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). This is a false-color image of the Sun observed in the extreme ultraviolet region of the spectrum. One metric of the Sun's damaging rays on a given day is the UV index.

From sunburn to skin cancer: facts for the sunshine season

Hannah Dahl
March 8, 2017
A view of the UA Cancer Center located on campus on Jan. 27. The Cancer Center hosted its second "Bear Down. Beat Cancer." series talk on Thursday, discussing a vaccine that acts against a certain throat cancer.

Cancer Center speaker informs audience on vaccine for throat cancer

Marissa Heffernan
March 4, 2017
The audience listens to Ginny Clements, a breast cancer survivor and member of the UA Cancer Center advisory board. Andrew Kraft, who spoke at the first event in the "Bear Down. Beat Cancer." series is director of the UA Cancer Center.

UA Cancer Center Director kicks off Cancer series with treatment talk

Marissa Heffernan
February 4, 2017
The audience listens to Ginny Clements, a breast cancer survivor and member of the UA Cancer Center advisory board. The first talk of the Tucson J's "Bear Down. Beat Cancer." series is this Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

Tucson J holds cancer information series through May

Marissa Heffernan
January 30, 2017
A forest service helicopter assess the smoke rising over the Catalina Mountains on Monday, Nov. 14.

This week in science: Nov. 12—Nov. 18

Ava Garcia
November 18, 2016
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UA researcher wins grant to study cancer and epigenetics

Hannah Dahl
November 10, 2016

Dr. William Cance hired to lead University of Arizona Cancer Center in Phoenix

Hannah Dahl
November 5, 2016
Cancer: The real threat to firefighters

Cancer: The real threat to firefighters

Exene Anderson
February 4, 2016
(Left-Right) Derrick Broka, Dr. Jane Schroeder and graduate students Sabrina Maisel and Erin Greenwood stand in Schroeder's research lab on Friday, Jan. 22. The Schroeder lab is investigating a cancer therapy that has shown promise in pre-clinical trials.

New treatment may stop cancer progression

Lucas Harrell
January 26, 2016
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