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Biden Cancer Moonshot

President Biden visits Boston to announce cancer moonshot and infrastructure law

Jennifer Small September 14, 2022
President Joe Biden visited Boston to talk about his Cancer moonshot initiative and bipartisan infrastructure law. Biden was joined by local politicians and others.
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BU researchers discover potential therapeutic agent for melanoma

Caroline Bowden March 9, 2021
BU researchers from the School of Medicine published a paper on the drug YK-4-279 — which could have the potential to treat melanoma in patients.
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute hosted the "Head & Neck Cancer Symposium" Monday in the Metcalf Trustee Center. PHOTO BY SEKAR TANDJUNG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Dental school hosts symposium to share research advancements

Sekar Krisnauli September 22, 2015

The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine hosted its second Head and Neck Cancer Symposium together with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Monday. The symposium, titled “From...

Cancer’s (not) smoking gun: BU, UCLA researchers say e-cigs still unsafe

Daily Free Press Admin April 29, 2014

Electronic cigarettes operate based on what seems to be a simple assumption: Tobacco products can cause serious health problems, so removing the tobacco and leaving the nicotine must be safer. However,...

Run for your lives: Exercise for cancer patients can cut mortality rates in half, study suggests

Daily Free Press Admin January 27, 2014

Exercise just may be the key to cure cancer, or at least one step toward getting there. In a new study published in the Journal of Physical Activity and Health, researchers discovered that physical activity...

BUSM profs identify molecule to help aid lung cancer detection

Daily Free Press Admin October 29, 2013

Boston University School of Medicine researchers may have identified a molecule that could lead to better methods of detection and treatment for lung cancer, according to a Friday BU Medical Campus press...

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