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Cancer

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Innovation

Five Studies Pushing the Limits of Science

November 17, 2021

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Breast Cancer

For Black Women, New Online Prediction Tool Could Reduce Breast Cancer Deaths

October 26, 2021

Katya Ravid, cardiovascular and disease expert, sitting in her lab at Boston University School of Medicine.

Cardio-Oncology

Why Are Black Cancer Patients at Higher Risk for Blood Clots?

September 13, 2021

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Breast Cancer

Does Using Hair Relaxers Cause Higher Breast Cancer Risk for Black Women?

June 9, 2021

Photo of Sonia Su (COM’15), founder and executive director of Kits to Heart, surrounded by stacks of with kits, white boxes with twine bows, ready to be delivered. She holds one in her arms out in front of her and smiles and looks down. She has shoulder length black hair and wears a black sweater.

Nonprofit

After Beating Cancer, COM Alum Is Giving Care Kits to Others with the Disease

April 24, 2021

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Natural Sciences

Do Fruit Flies Hold Secrets to Treating Human Diseases?

October 12, 2020

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COVID-19 Shutdown

After Major Exodus From Campus Labs, BU Research Plans For a Post-Pandemic Return

April 16, 2020

Members of the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, make their way through concertina wire during a live fire demonstration during Operation Desert Shield.

Veterans

At BU and Beyond, Many Gulf War Veterans Still Suffer from Toxic Wounds

November 8, 2019

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Accolades

Meet BU’s Six CAREER Award Recipients

October 22, 2019

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Vaping

CDC Bias Against E-Cigarettes Is Putting Kids’ Lives At Risk, Says BU Researcher

August 28, 2019

LGBT Health

A Silent Epidemic? Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Women Receive Less Post-Cancer Treatment Than Everyone Else

July 24, 2019

In this microscopic image of precancerous lung tissue, the hot pink cells are dividing faster than in normal lung tissue. Credit: Beane, et al., Nature Communications

Immune System

What If We Could Stop Lung Cancer Before It Starts?

April 23, 2019

In this microscopic image of precancerous lung tissue, the hot pink cells are dividing faster than in normal lung tissue. Credit: Beane, et al., Nature Communications

Medicine

What If We Could Stop Lung Cancer Before It Starts?

April 23, 2019

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Genetics

Shutting Down Skin Cancer

February 25, 2019

Portrait of Jennifer Tseng, Boston Medical Center’s surgeon-in-chief, sitting chair in her office

Medicine

Jennifer Tseng: From Receptionist to Chief Surgeon

November 29, 2018

BU biomedical engineers Ji-Xin Cheng (left) and Lu Lan (right) monitor a tablet that displays AcouStar breast cancer tumor lumpectomy guidance to surgeons.

Biomedical Engineering

Breast Cancer Beacon

October 16, 2018

John Ngo, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Boston University

Biology

Turning Cells On and Off

July 2, 2018

Cancer

Ejaculation Changes Prostate Tissue, Lowering Cancer Risk

June 19, 2018

Avi Spira

Cancer

BU and Johnson & Johnson Innovation Team Up to Fight Lung Cancer

June 6, 2018

Obesity may be associated with an increased risk of progression, recurrence, and death for specific types of cancer.

Obesity

Obese Patients Underrepresented in Cancer Clinical Trials

May 1, 2018

Obese Patients Underrepresented in Cancer Clinical Trials