110 Posts
October 10, 2017
A simple blood test may help provide a clearer picture of a patient’s cancerA simple blood test called a liquid biopsy offers another tool that may give doctors a more complete profile of solid tumors.
September 5, 2017
New leukemia treatment marks shift in helping the body to fight cancerResearchers have figured out a new way to empower some T-cells, by re-engineering them with an extra gene designed to allow them to identify and attack specific cancer cells.
August 31, 2017
How can a virus cause cancer?When you hear "virus," you may think of minor, temporary illnesses, like the cold or 24-hour flu. But some viruses are also linked to certain kinds of cancer. Read more.
August 24, 2017
Researchers attacking cancers with combinations of drugs and therapiesDoctors and researchers are trying to prevent relapses and drug resistance by using combination drug therapies designed to attack cancer cells on multiple levels.
July 25, 2017
Genetic testing may help identify medications more likely to work for youDo you ever wonder why one medication works for one patient but not another? The answer may lie in pharmacogenomics. This growing area of personalized medicine studies how a person’s unique genetic makeup influences his or her response to pharmaceutical drugs and medications.
July 20, 2017
Evolving cancer treatments may offer smarter, more precise solutionsAs scientists and oncology specialists learn more about cancer cell behavior, they have developed a new generation of tools designed to counteract those mechanisms.
June 22, 2017
How does cancer do that? Cancer cells often send the wrong signalsIn the search for better treatments and prevention strategies, scientists are learning more about how cancer grows and survives, even in the most hostile environments. This blog is an installment in an occasional series called “How does cancer do that?” designed to shine a spotlight on newly discovered cancer behaviors that add to our growing understanding.
June 8, 2017
Study: Bad cell copies lead to most cancersA new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine concludes that replication errors in that process may be responsible for more than 60 percent of all cancers.
April 6, 2017
The dangers of fake medical newsIn today’s busy news environment—with its 24-hour story cycles, social media platforms and flood of information—phony medical news spreads like a flu virus.
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