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2008

May 19, 2008
RN Developing Post-Cancer Programs

May 18, 2008
Increasing Sun Exposure Is Not The Way To Decrease Breast Cancer Risk, Despite New Data, Warn Cancer Experts

May 14, 2008
Ultraviolet Radiation can give you Cancer. It's a Fact.

May 12, 2008
Promising Research for Multiple Myeloma

May 11, 2008
Early Warning Sought for Ovarian Cancer

May 9, 2008
Yale and Ugandan Docs Discuss Cancer, Condoms and HIV on Connecticut Radio

May 7, 2008
Cancer-Gene Test Boosts Myriad's Sales

May 6, 2008
For Some, Relay for Life is Personal

May 2, 2008
Choices in Breast Cancer Treatment

May 2, 2008
Studies Point to Benefits of Personalized Chemotherapy Dose Management in Colorectal Cancer

May 2, 2008
'Miracles' Expected at Cancer Center

April 29, 2008
'Smart Sisters' focuses on health disparities

April 27, 2008
Hamden man will climb North America’s highest peak to raise money for breast cancer research

April 22, 2008
New Ovarian Cancer Test

April 22, 2008
Cancer Survivors can find 'New Beginnings'

April 18, 2008
Joel Smilow/Dr. Richard Edelson: Live with Lisa Radio Show

April 14, 2008
Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers

April 10, 2008
Breast MRI may Shed Light on Cancer Treatment

April 10, 2008
At Yale, they say: 'Ask Rose…Rose knows.'

April 9, 2008
New Research Links Risk of Breast Cancer to Ethnicity

March 28, 2008
Grant to Yale Cancer Center will Promote Clinical Trials Throughout Connecticut

March 27, 2008
Climbing High to Help those with Cancer – WTNH

March 27, 2008
New Ads Claim Tanning is good for you: Doctors say Ads Misleading, Misrepresent the Truth

March 26, 2008
Patrick Swayse's Experimental Treatment

March 21, 2008
MicroRNA that may Help Stop Lung Cancer Growth Identified

March 20, 2008
Spencer: 'I had it, and I kicked its ass': Lacrosse coach remains on sidelines despite battle with cancer

March 16, 2008
Radiation Method an Alternative Option for Early Breast Cancer

March 14, 2008
Pro-active cancer treatments for Kids Improve Quality of Life

March 12, 2008
TCM Applauded for Leukemia Treatment

March 10, 2008
Dinner will Benefit Stricken Ansonia Father, Family

March 5, 2008
Hormone Drugs Had Lasting Breast Cancer Risk

March 5, 2008
Cancer Risk Stays After Hormone Therapy

March 4, 2008
Hormone-Linked Elevated Cancer Risk Persists

March 4, 2008
Hormones, Heart, and Cancer

February 26, 2008
Progress in Detecting Ovarian Cancer?

February 15, 2008
Blood Test Detects Ovarian Cancer Early

February 15, 2008
New Test for Women's 'Silent Killer'

February 13, 2008
New Ovarian Cancer Blood Test 99 Per Cent Effective: Yale Researchers

February 12, 2008
Who We Are: The Truth About DNA

February 12, 2008
Genetic Testing can lead to Unnecessary Worry, False Feeling of Security

February 12, 2008
Genetic Tests: Approach with Caution

February 12th, 2008
Y-NH Names Cancer Center VP

January 21, 2008
Smilow Cancer Hospital clears all Local Approvals

January 17, 2008
Cervical Cancer Screening Urged

January 16, 2008
Cervical Cancer Testing Promoted

January 15, 2008
Black Patients Less Likely to get Treatment for Cancer

January 15, 2008
Edelson to Step Down as Director of Yale Cancer Center

January 14, 2008
Cancer Treatment Distinguishes Between Black & White

January 13, 2008
A Liver of Love: To Save His Dying Uncle, A Man Agrees To A Risky, Living-Donor Transplant At Yale-New Haven Hospital; It Was The First Of Its Kind In Connecticut

January 11, 2008
Edelson to Step Down as Yale Center Director

January 7, 2008
Sunlight: Good or Bad for Cancer Risk?

January 7, 2008
No Change in Cancer Care 'Race Gap' Since 1990s

January 7, 2008
Significant Racial Disparities in Cancer Therapy Still Exist

January 7, 2008
Racial Disparities Persist in US Cancer Treatment

January 7, 2008
CT Scans Implicated in 2% of Cancers