Cancer research

Breast Cancer Awareness Month, observed in Alabama and across the country, is an international health campaign that’s held every October. State healthcare experts stress that early detection saves lives. The Alabama Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program is helping by providing free cancer screening and diagnostic services.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, designated to call attention to this condition which deeply affects families across the world. The Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition works to reduce the impact and burden of cancer in the state and offers insights and resources.

Lawmakers will reconvene in Montgomery today for the final five days of the current legislative session, with a lot of work left to do.Dozens of…

The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Alabama State University have been given a federal grant to research and reduce disparities in cancer…

The University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center is set to receive a $550,000 donation from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama. The…