UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center

12/05/2025

🎄 Help Us Reach Our Goal!🎄

The annual Wreath Auction is in full swing — and thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, we’re already halfway to our $10,000 goal!

To keep the momentum going, we’ve extended the auction deadline. There’s still time to bid on a beautifully crafted wreath or make a meaningful donation that supports our patients and their families.

🎁Every gift makes a difference.
💙Every bid brings us closer to our goal.
https://uvahealthwreathauction2023.betterworld.org/auctions/uva-comprehensive-cancer-center

👉 Place your bid or donate by Sunday, December 7th. Let’s finish strong, together.

12/04/2025

Our Wreath Auction is underway—and the heart of this tradition is the impact it makes on our patients and their families.

Not everyone wants or needs a wreath, but every single person can help make a difference. Your donation—no matter the amount—helps remove real barriers like lodging, transportation, meals, and other essentials that can stand between a patient and their care.

✨ When these barriers are lifted, our patients can focus on what matters most: receiving high-quality care, finding comfort, and healing.

❤️ If you’re able, please consider making a gift or sharing this post so others can join in supporting our cancer community. Together, we can bring relief, hope, and compassion to those who need it most.

Donate Today: https://uvahealthwreathauction2023.betterworld.org/auctions/uva-comprehensive-cancer-center

12/03/2025

🎄 Thank you for giving the gift of hope🎄

To everyone who has bid on a wreath, shared our posts, or made a donation—we THANK YOU! Your generosity is already making a meaningful difference for patients facing cancer. Because of you, we’re one step closer to our $10,000 goal and to easing the everyday burdens that too often stand between patients and the care they need.

Your support helps provide essentials like:
🚗 Transportation to treatment
🏨 Lodging during care
🍽️ Food and daily necessities
…and so much more for patients experiencing barriers to care.

✨ **You make this possible.** ✨

As we continue our annual wreath auction through Friday, we invite you to keep the momentum going!!

➡️ Donate today—every dollar directly impacts a patient’s journey
➡️ Share this post to spread the word
➡️ Encourage others to join our community of support

Together, we can bring comfort, relief, and hope to those who need it most.

12/03/2025

✨🎄 **WREATH + UVA FOOTBALL + PRESIDENT’S BOX?!** 🎄✨

This stunning wreath isn’t just festive… it’s your chance to score an *unforgettable* game-day experience! 🏈💙🧡

Bid now for a shot at 2️⃣tickets to a UVA football game AND the incredible opportunity to watch from the **President’s Box** in 2026-2027 — the ultimate Hoos fan vantage point. 👀🔥

Beautiful decor, big excitement, and an experience you can’t buy anywhere else.

‘Tis the season to go big, Hoos!

👉 Tap the link to place your bid and bring home both holiday cheer *and* the best seats in the house! https://uvahealthwreathauction2023.betterworld.org/auctions/uva-comprehensive-cancer-center

12/02/2025

Holiday magic looks like this. ✨

📲Bid on a wreath: https://uvahealthwreathauction2023.betterworld.org/auctions/uva-comprehensive-cancer-center
❤️Like/share this post
🎁Make a donation today

🎄🎗️By doing so, you are lifting up our patients, and helping ensure that nothing stands between them and world-class cancer care.

12/02/2025

Wreath auction supports access to care for patients at UVA Health >>>
https://www.29news.com/2025/12/01/wreath-auction-supports-access-care-patients-uva-health/

12/01/2025

🎁The UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Annual Wreath Auction is now live!

This is a cherished tradition that brings together our patients, families, staff, and community each holiday season. Every year, UVA Health team members create one-of-a-kind, handcrafted wreaths that are showcased and auctioned to raise vital support for cancer patients in need.

❤️Every dollar raised supports barriers to care, helping provide essentials like lodging, food, and transportation.

This event not only spreads holiday cheer, but also strengthens our shared commitment to easing the burdens many patients face during treatment.

👉 Your support makes a direct difference.
Take a look, find a wreath that inspires you, and place a bid—or share the link with a friend or community group to help spread the word.

Start exploring and bidding now:
https://uvahealthwreathauction2023.betterworld.org/auctions/uva-comprehensive-cancer-center

11/25/2025

11/24/2025

🎄 Holiday Magic Is In The Air🎄

The Up on the Roof culinary team at The Doyle Hotel has created a wreath bursting with festive cheer this year. 💫 To make things even more exciting, they have donated gift certificates to the Café, Speakeasy, and the completely transformed “Elf’d Up” rooftop winter wonderland in support of our cancer patients. ❄️✨

In just **ONE WEEK**, the UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center annual Wreath Auction will go LIVE — a chance for the community to come together in support of a meaningful cause. This event helps provide vital assistance to cancer patients facing barriers to care such as transportation and lodging. 💛

Every bid and every share helps ensure patients receive the support they need during some of their most challenging moments.

🎁 This holiday season is the perfect time to spread joy, hope, and connection. By joining you’re helping uplift patients and families throughout our region.

Stay tuned… the magic begins soon! ✨

11/21/2025

Earlier this week, UVA Radiology Professors Arun Krishnaraj, MD, MPH, and Alan H. Matsumoto, MD, MA, traveled to the Executive Mansion in Richmond for a special event: the signing of a Virginia proclamation to recognize November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month.

In addition to their roles at UVA, Drs. Krishnaraj and Matsumoto are both national leaders in radiology: Dr. Krishnaraj serves as chair of the American College of Radiology's Commission on Patient- and Family-Centered Care, and Dr. Matsumoto is currently the chair of the ACR's Board of Chancellors.

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the world, but annual screenings can reduce lung cancer deaths by up to 20 percent. Learn more: https://www.uvahealth.com/support/lung-cancer/screening

11/17/2025

💙As we celebrate National Caregiver Month, we pause to recognize the incredible individuals who stand by the side of cancer patients through some of life’s most challenging moments. Whether your caregiver is part of your medical team, a family member, a friend, or a loved one, the truth is that healing takes a village.

To the caregivers—thank you. Your compassion, patience, and unwavering support are invaluable. You provide not only physical care, but emotional strength, comfort, and hope, even when the journey feels uncertain. Your love and dedication help light the way during some of the darkest days.

And to the families and patients who are fighting cancer—remember that you are never alone. From the quiet moments of reassurance to the tireless efforts of those by your side, you are surrounded by a community that is here to lift you up. Healing can take many forms, but it always thrives in the presence of care, connection, and understanding.

We hope you feel right at home in our care—whether it's through a warm smile, a hand to hold, or a listening ear. You are seen, you are supported, and you are loved.

11/15/2025

The Charlottesville Track Club recently presented a check for $80,000 raised by this year’s Cville Women's Four Miler to support UVA Health Breast Care Center patients as well as UVACCC research pursuing new, more effective treatments.

Club President Tim Wendel (left), Race Director Jaime Kurtz, PhD (middle), along with Breast Care Center providers Christiana Brenin, MD (left), Trish Millard, MD, and Anneke Schroen, MD, MPH (right), attended the presentation at Breast Care Center Pantops.

The Four Miler is the largest women's-only road race in Virginia. Since 1983, it has raised over $4.2 million supporting increased access to breast cancer screenings, personalized cancer care, and life-saving scientific advancements.

Thank you to the race organizers, participants, sponsors, volunteers and everyone who made this donation possible.

To learn more about the Charlottesville Women’s Four Miler, click here: https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/Charlottesville/CvilleWomens4Miler

To learn more about the UVA Breast Care Center, click here: https://uvahealth.com/locations/Breast-Care-Center-LOC0000234840

To learn about breast cancer treatment options at UVA Health, click here: https://bit.ly/41NswuD