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2009

December, 2009
Yale Scientists Isolate Specific Tumor Cells that Cause Cancer

December 18, 2009
Michael Hurwitz, MD, PhD joins Yale Cancer Center

December 18, 2009
Dr. Deborah Chirnomas Appointed to Lead Yale Pediatric Transplant Program

December 18, 2009
Leonard Farber, MD and Arthur Levy, MD Join Yale Cancer Center

December 13, 2009
Scientists Use Nanosensors for the First Time to Measure Cancer Biomarkers in Blood

December 7, 2009
Tiny RNA Has Big Impact on Lung Cancer Tumors

December 7, 2009
In Cancer-Ridden Rats, Loneliness Can Kill

December 3, 2009
Continuing Smoking and Drinking Increases Risk of Death Among Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer

December 3, 2009
Protein Markers Predict Risk of Melanoma Recurrence

October 28, 2009
The Cost of Cancer

October 2009
Yale Cancer Center Members Participate in American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting

October 21, 2009
Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven celebrates formal dedication

October 19, 2009
Hormone Mix Could Cut Breast Cancer Risk and Treat Symptoms of Menopause

October 14, 2009
Chad A. Ellis, PhD appointed Deputy Director for Research at Yale Cancer Center

October 8, 2009
Survivors of Childhood Cancer Less Likely to Marry

September 17, 2009
Nutrition and Exercise for Breast Cancer Prevention

September 11, 2009
Novel "On-Off Switch" Mechanism Stops Cancer in Its Tracks

September 9, 2009
Prostate Cancer: What You Need to Know

September 8, 2009
Kevin Vest Joins Yale Cancer Center as Deputy Director for Clinical Affairs and Administration

August 30, 2009
UV Radiation Confirmed as Cancer Risk by World Health Organization: Leading Yale Cancer Center Dermatologist Available to Speak on Risk Prevention Recommendations

August 24, 2009
Cancer: Is it Hereditary in my Family?

August 24, 2009
Hope, Not Fear – A Free Community Forum on Breast Cancer

August 17, 2009
Yale-New Haven Shoreline Medical Center announces fall health education series

July 16, 2009
YNHH ranks 17th in the United States; only Honor Roll hospital in Connecticut

July 7, 2009
Yale-New Haven Medical Center Hires New Director of Ocular Oncology

July 7, 2009
Yale Experts Summarize Impact of New Lung Cancer Staging System

July 2009
Thomas Lynch, Jr., MD Appointed Board Chair of Kenneth B. Schwartz Center

June 30, 2009
Exciting New Direction for Breast Cancer Treatment in Study at Yale

June 17, 2009
Prevalence of Dietary Supplement Use among Cancer Survivors

June 11, 2009
New York Magazine Honors Members of Yale Cancer Center

May 4, 2009
Molecular Markers May Help Physicians Predict Severity of Prostate Cancer

May 4, 2009
Yale Cancer Center Experts Remind of the Dangerous Impact of Sun Exposure

April 23, 2009
Yale Cancer Center Invites Survivors to Celebrate Cancer Survivors Day

April 21, 2009
Lung Cancer Treatment Update

April 8, 2009
Connecticut Challenge Contributes $265,000 to Yale Cancer Center

March 23, 2009
The Effects of Exercise on Cancer to be Studied with $7 Million Grant

March 16, 2009
Therapeutic Choices for Prostate Cancer

March 6, 2009
Legislative Testimony: An Act Concerning Access to Health and Nutritional Information in Restaurants (pdf)

February 25, 2009
Thomas J. Lynch, Jr. Named Director of Yale Cancer Center and Physician-in-Chief of Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven

February 23, 2009
Treatment Options for Pancreatic Cancer

January 23, 2009
Ovarian Cancer Researchers at Yale Win Millions in Grants

January 2009
Breast Cancer Treatment Update