110 Posts
March 30, 2021
Dr. Markman: It’s time to rethink 4 unique cancer termsMaurie Markman, MD suggests rethinking the use of four common terms used in the cancer care community.
March 18, 2021
From cancer to COVID: Putting monoclonal antibodies to workScientists developing new treatments for those with COVID-19 symptoms are turning to the same biomedicine that is playing an increasingly important role in treating cancer: monoclonal antibodies.
March 4, 2021
Which COVID-19 vaccine is better for cancer patients? All of themWith the recent rollout of a new COVID-19 vaccine, cancer patients may wonder if one vaccine is better than the other.
February 18, 2021
Doctors, researchers re-thinking metastatic cancer treatmentsMetastatic cancer accounts for up to 90 percent of all cancer deaths in the United States each year.
February 16, 2021
COVID-19 has changed how clinical trials are conductedA potential victim in the collateral damage from the pandemic: clinical trials and their participation rates, which have also taken a hit because of COVID-19 fears.
January 27, 2021
mRNA research produced COVID-19 vaccines. Are cancer vaccines next?Researchers hope that the two mRNA vaccines developed for COVID-19 are harbingers for new mRNA-based vaccines and treatments for cancer.
January 26, 2021
Immunotherapy for cancer: How it works, who's a candidate, and where to get itFind out how immunotherapy for cancer helps the immune system recognize and fight cancer, who’s a good candidate for it and where to get immunotherapy treatment.
January 20, 2021
Vaccines: Centuries old but more important than everVaccines have eradicated smallpox, greatly reduce the risk of influenza symptoms and are even able to help prevent or treat some forms of cancer.
November 18, 2020
How does cancer do that? Pancreatic cancer cells find ways to surviveIn recent years, science has cracked open the door on some of pancreatic cancer’s mysteries.
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