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Cancer Treatment
Cancer Treatment: are treatments that may include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. If your cancer is particularly sensitive to radiation therapy or chemotherapy, you may receive one of those therapies as your primary treatment. Adjuvant treatment.
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JUN 20, 2022Cancer
Uterine cancer develops when cells in the inner lining of the uterus, known as the endometrium, undergo uncontrolled and ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUN 16, 2022Cancer
For cancer treatment, standard of care (sometimes referred to as best practice or standard therapy) defines medical trea ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUN 15, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
High-intensity-focused ultrasound (HIFU) can treat some men with prostate cancer instead of surgery or radiation therapy ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 13, 2022Cancer
The results of a Clinical Trial for rectal cancer patients published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine co ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUN 10, 2022Cannabis Sciences
The government is now starting to fund cannabis's role in cancer treatments. Here's how it's developing.Written By: Helaine KrysikJUN 09, 2022Cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a very aggressive pancreatic cancer with limited treatment options. PDA ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUN 06, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Weight loss achieved via bariatric surgery among adults with obesity is linked to a lower risk of developing cancer and ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 06, 2022Immunology
Cancer can arise from a variety of aberrations that cause cells to divide uncontrollably, and form a tumor. The causes o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2022Cancer
Today, June 5, 2022, marks the 35th annual “National Cancer Survivors Day®”. Since 1988, the nonpr ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUN 01, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Cancer vaccines have been around for decades, but a unique neoantigen vaccine called NeoVax is making researchers hopefu ...Written By: Zoe MichaudMAY 30, 2022Cancer
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer. Skin cancer comes in many forms, including melanoma and non-melanom ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The words “molecular biology” might sound intimidating to most, but it’s not quite as bad as you think ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 25, 2022Cancer
In 2006, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) began a cancer gen ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 19, 2022Cancer
Recurrent cancer develops when undetectable cancer cells remain in the body following treatment. Cancer recurrence ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 16, 2022Cancer
Over the past couple of months, we have explored art and music therapies, two types of alternative therapeutic ap ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 12, 2022Cancer
Many factors including the type of cancer, pathologic stage, and the general health and demographics of the patient, dic ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 10, 2022Immunology
Immunotherapies, which boost a patient's immune system so it's better at fighting cancer, have been a game-chang ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2022Cancer
Following a successful course of cancer treatment, a patient may enter remission. Remission, classified as either partia ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 05, 2022Genetics & Genomics
A first of its kind study recently published in Nature Genetics that included 9,000 Americans of European or African anc ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 02, 2022Cancer
Hearing the word “cancer” could have a significant psychological impact on a patient waiting on a diagnosis. ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 01, 2022Health & Medicine
Radiotherapy for brain metastasis can later cause neurocognitive decline. Sometimes this is a tradeoff when fightin ...Written By: Alexandria BassAPR 28, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
A molecule produced when on low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets suppresses the growth of colorectal tumors in the lab. The ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 26, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
As cancer cells grow and divide, their DNA is released into the bloodstream. This DNA, called ctDNA (circulating ...Written By: Zoe MichaudAPR 26, 2022Immunology
The immune system can get tired when it has to fight against a chronic infection or a disease like cancer. Exhausted T c ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2022
Cancer
Uterine cancer develops when cells in the inner lining of the uterus, known as the endometrium, undergo uncontrolled and
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 16, 2022
Cancer
For cancer treatment, standard of care (sometimes referred to as best practice or standard therapy) defines medical trea
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 15, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
High-intensity-focused ultrasound (HIFU) can treat some men with prostate cancer instead of surgery or radiation therapy
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 13, 2022
Cancer
The results of a Clinical Trial for rectal cancer patients published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine co
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 10, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
The government is now starting to fund cannabis's role in cancer treatments. Here's how it's developing.
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
JUN 09, 2022
Cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a very aggressive pancreatic cancer with limited treatment options. PDA
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 06, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Weight loss achieved via bariatric surgery among adults with obesity is linked to a lower risk of developing cancer and
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 06, 2022
Immunology
Cancer can arise from a variety of aberrations that cause cells to divide uncontrollably, and form a tumor. The causes o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2022
Cancer
Today, June 5, 2022, marks the 35th annual “National Cancer Survivors Day®”. Since 1988, the nonpr
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 01, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Cancer vaccines have been around for decades, but a unique neoantigen vaccine called NeoVax is making researchers hopefu
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
MAY 30, 2022
Cancer
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer. Skin cancer comes in many forms, including melanoma and non-melanom
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The words “molecular biology” might sound intimidating to most, but it’s not quite as bad as you think
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 25, 2022
Cancer
In 2006, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) began a cancer gen
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 19, 2022
Cancer
Recurrent cancer develops when undetectable cancer cells remain in the body following treatment. Cancer recurrence
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 16, 2022
Cancer
Over the past couple of months, we have explored art and music therapies, two types of alternative therapeutic ap
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 12, 2022
Cancer
Many factors including the type of cancer, pathologic stage, and the general health and demographics of the patient, dic
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 10, 2022
Immunology
Immunotherapies, which boost a patient's immune system so it's better at fighting cancer, have been a game-chang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2022
Cancer
Following a successful course of cancer treatment, a patient may enter remission. Remission, classified as either partia
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 05, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
A first of its kind study recently published in Nature Genetics that included 9,000 Americans of European or African anc
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 02, 2022
Cancer
Hearing the word “cancer” could have a significant psychological impact on a patient waiting on a diagnosis.
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 01, 2022
Health & Medicine
Radiotherapy for brain metastasis can later cause neurocognitive decline. Sometimes this is a tradeoff when fightin
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
APR 28, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
A molecule produced when on low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets suppresses the growth of colorectal tumors in the lab. The
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 26, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
As cancer cells grow and divide, their DNA is released into the bloodstream. This DNA, called ctDNA (circulating
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
APR 26, 2022
Immunology
The immune system can get tired when it has to fight against a chronic infection or a disease like cancer. Exhausted T c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch