Center News & Funding, Research, Prevention & Control, Clinical, Technology
Sep 27, 2024
About half of women who are 40 or older in the United States have dense breast tissue. This type of tissue not only puts them at higher risk of developing breast cancer – it also makes it harder for clinicians to detect it in mammograms. In September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released ...
Clinical, Research, Center News & Funding
Sep 23, 2024
For most people, chasing a dream of becoming an actress doesn’t usually lead down a path toward a career developing cognitive rehabilitation interventions to improve the neurocognitive and emotional wellbeing of brain cancer patients. But for Sarah Braun, Ph.D., LCP, a member of the Cancer Preventio...
Research, Clinical, Technology
Aug 29, 2024
Navid Fallahi knew there had to be a better way. Fallahi, M.D., is a fourth-year clinical resident at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Medicine and Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. Cervical and uterine cancers present significant challenges in his specialty – radiation oncology – and ...
Center News & Funding, Community Engagement & Health Equity, Clinical, Research, Prevention & Control
Aug 05, 2024
A retired firefighter takes on the battle of a lifetime with the support of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, reminding others that there’s hope “even in your darkest moments.” Greg Leitz is no stranger to battling adverse circumstances. He fought hundreds of fires during his 20-year tenure wi...
Community Engagement & Health Equity, Clinical, Prevention & Control, Technology
Jul 24, 2024
VCU Health is rolling out an innovative solution to common problems across healthcare systems – wait times and access to timely care. This solution just happens to have 18 wheels and state-of-the-art technology. A new 50-foot trailer will travel between three VCU Health and VCU Massey Comprehensive ...
Center News & Funding, Community Engagement & Health Equity, Prevention & Control, Clinical
Jun 21, 2024
Christine Wilson described what life with cancer was like in the not-so-distant past — the years prior to the 1970s — when a diagnosis often silenced patients. “The notion of advocacy did not exist at that point. The notion was that cancer was an incurable disease,” said Wilson, the vice presiden...
Center News & Funding, Community Engagement & Health Equity, Clinical, Research, Prevention & Control
Jun 14, 2024
VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center placed its reputation as an international leader for cutting-edge cancer care and clinical research on display at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago on May 31 - June 4. The clinical oncology conference brought togeth...
Center News & Funding, Massey 50, Clinical
May 06, 2024
In 2024, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center is enlisting the help of individuals who contributed to the foundation laid over the past 50 years. Through these interviews, Massey is able to preserve moments in time and recognize how far oncology has come since the beginning of the cancer center in...
Clinical
Apr 26, 2024
Richmond Magazine’s annual list of “Top Docs” once again recognizes a number of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center physicians. Featured in the magazine’s April 2024 issue, the list includes nearly 40 doctors from varied specialties who provide oncology-related care to Massey’s patients, includin...
Clinical, Research, Prevention & Control, Center News & Funding
Apr 17, 2024
Through a collaborative, grant-funded partnership between three cancer centers along the East Coast, a community-driven initiative is underway to increase access to lung cancer screenings, chip away at existing health disparities and set a nationwide precedent for moving toward lung health equity fo...
Clinical, Adult Outpatient Pavilion, Center News & Funding, Community Engagement & Health Equity
Mar 08, 2024
The regular session of the Virginia General Assembly (GA) adjourned on March 9 in Richmond, but contributions made during it will make a lasting impact on patients at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. On Feb. 22, more than a dozen pages from the Virginia House of Delegates visited Massey to d...
Clinical, Research, Prevention & Control
Feb 27, 2024
New research out of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and VCU Health Pauley Heart Center indicates that survivors of childhood cancer are at a significantly higher risk of death following a major cardiovascular event — including heart failure, heart attack or stroke — than the general public. ...
Center News & Funding, Community Engagement & Health Equity, Research, Clinical, Prevention & Control
Jan 19, 2024
Program note - February 5, 2024: Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D.'s appearance on the February 16 Facts & Faith Fridays virtual session will be rescheduled, date to be announced. On Friday, February 16, 2024, Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., director of the National Institutes of Health, will join VCU Masse...
Center News & Funding, Clinical, Research, Community Engagement & Health Equity, Prevention & Control, Adult Outpatient Pavilion
Dec 21, 2023
This year, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center clinicians, researchers and staff once again dedicated their efforts to delivering innovative, patient-centered care informed by cutting-edge research and community conversations. Here are some of the top stories highlighting those efforts in 2023: M...
Center News & Funding, Clinical, Research, Community Engagement & Health Equity, Prevention & Control
Dec 06, 2023
Amid a golden age for medical research, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center has earned the most prestigious designation in oncology. What happens next will shape the future of cancer science. Of all the institutions that determine how the U.S. approaches cancer research and care, few are as influ...
Center News & Funding, Research, Clinical, Community Engagement & Health Equity
Nov 30, 2023
A newly-opened space in VCU Health’s Adult Outpatient Pavilion offers an immersive, calming experience for patients, caregivers and staff. The Healing Space, a unique room featuring a 9-by-16-foot curved LED display wall, 13 hidden speakers and customizable lighting, is offered through VCU Massey Co...
Center News & Funding, Clinical, Research, Community Engagement & Health Equity, Prevention & Control
Nov 20, 2023
Lung cancer care has improved dramatically over the past decade, thanks to advances in early detection, immune therapy, machine learning and an increased understanding that lung cancer treatment is not “one size fits all.” Patrick Nana-Sinkam, M.D., a pulmonologist and the Linda Grandis Blatt Endo...
Center News & Funding, Clinical
Oct 25, 2023
Keeping your chin up can be difficult after hearing the words “you have cancer” from a doctor. Lynn Cisar, of Bracey, knew she had to stay positive. Decked out head to toe in pink to signify the fight she was facing, Cisar walked into her first chemo treatment. “Things are what they are and will no...
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Center News & Funding, Clinical
Oct 20, 2023
When patients are diagnosed with breast cancer, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center offers them the most advanced technology, treatment options and clinical trials. Massey focuses on the whole person, not just the disease, and is committed to delivering care with compassion, respect and personal ...
Center News & Funding, Clinical, Research, Prevention & Control
Oct 13, 2023
Thanks to advances in treatment, more robust screening guidelines and awareness, and multidisciplinary teams like VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center’s breast health team, more people than ever are living full lives after a breast cancer diagnosis. This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we spoke wi...
Treatments in clinical trials may be more effective or have fewer side effects than the treatments that are currently available. With more than 200 studies for multiple types of cancers and cancer prevention, Massey supports a wide array of clinical trials.
Massey supports hundreds of top cancer specialists serving the needs of our patients. Massey’s medical team provides a wealth of expertise in cancer diagnosis, treatment, prevention and symptom management.