Researchers at UPMC and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine are using groundbreaking tumor-highlighting technology to better visualize lung cancer tissue—giving surgeons a significantly… Read more
Category: cancer
Scheduling COVID-19 Vaccines and Screening Mammography
About 10% of participants in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s COVID-19 vaccine approval trials reported swelling in the lymph nodes under their arm after… Read more
Should Cancer Patients Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
COVID-19 vaccines are currently in short supply, but UPMC cancer experts say it is critical for cancer patients to get immunized when doses become available.… Read more
U.S. Cancer Mortality Rate Records Largest Single Decline
The number of people dying from lung cancer and melanoma has dropped by more than 50% over the past five years, according to the latest… Read more
UPMC Partners with American Cancer Society to Address Breast Cancer Disparities
UPMC is one of just 21 hospital systems in the country and the only system in Pennsylvania selected to work with the American Cancer Society… Read more