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Clinical Oncology
Clinical oncology consists of three primary disciplines: medical oncology (the treatment of cancer with medicine, eg. chemotherapy), surgical oncology (the surgical aspects of cancer including biopsy, staging, and surgical resection of tumors), and radiation oncology (the treatment of cancer with therapeutic radiation).
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JUL 17, 2025Immunology
Cancer is a broad term used to describe the uncontrollable proliferation of mutated cells deleterious to the body. Any t ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeJUN 27, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
When tumors grow, they can shed DNA that is detectable in the blood.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
When cancer is detected earlier, it can improve outcomes for patients. Liquid biopsies are one way to improve cancer det ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2025Cancer
Biliary tract cancer (BTC), a rare malignancy that grows within the bile ducts and gallbladder, grows very aggressively. ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 26, 2024Cancer
Cancer has become almost synonymous with stress. Patients, family members, friends, and even healthcare profession ...Written By: Katie KokolusSEP 19, 2024Cancer
Breast cancer remains the most common invasive cancer diagnosed in women in the United States, accounting for about one ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUL 22, 2024Cancer
An exciting study, recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology finds substantial efficacy for a combination c ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUL 02, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
New research has shown that a prostate cancer detection method using positron-emitting tomography (PET) and computerized ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. There are two primary types of lung cancer: non-small cell lung ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 03, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Many people have heard of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes because of their association with breast cancer. But scientist have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Around 150,000 Americans are diagnosed with colon cancer every year, and it is the second-leading cause of cancer death.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2024Genetics & Genomics
There are some genes that can promote cancer; they are sometimes called oncogenes, and in tumor cells, mutations are oft ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Diet is known to have an influence on the incidence of obesity, and obesity has been associated with a greater incidence ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 11, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Anyone who needs an unusual mole on their skin checked out may soon get to skip a surgical biopsy, and instead have a vi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2024Cancer
Public domain via Wikipedia. Source: NIH Author: National Library of Medicine As we near the close of W ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAR 18, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The human genome is primarily composed of long stretches of repeat nucleotides that do not code for protein. This myster ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
A new tool has been developed to detect skin cancer; it utilizes a biosensor that can identify small changes in the char ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 21, 2024Cancer
Last August, Labroots covered the decision of the National Health Service of England (NHS England) to allow subcu ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 15, 2024Cancer
The 2014 passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) allowed states to expand Medicaid benefits by m ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 08, 2024Cancer
A recent study published in JAMA Network Open has concluded significant racial disparities exist within the National Can ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 04, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
After leukemia, tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) are second most common cancer in children, and the primary ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 21, 2023Immunology
There are many different types of cancer treatments currently available. The most commonly known form is chemotherapy, i ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeDEC 19, 2023Technology
The landscape of breast cancer treatment is undergoing a shift, with the emergence of more individualized decision-makin ...Written By: Greta AnneDEC 18, 2023Cancer
Neuroblastoma, a cancer that forms in immature nerve cells, most commonly occurs in young children under the age of five ...Written By: Katie Kokolus
JUL 17, 2025
Immunology
Cancer is a broad term used to describe the uncontrollable proliferation of mutated cells deleterious to the body. Any t
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
JUN 27, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
When tumors grow, they can shed DNA that is detectable in the blood.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
When cancer is detected earlier, it can improve outcomes for patients. Liquid biopsies are one way to improve cancer det
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2025
Cancer
Biliary tract cancer (BTC), a rare malignancy that grows within the bile ducts and gallbladder, grows very aggressively.
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 26, 2024
Cancer
Cancer has become almost synonymous with stress. Patients, family members, friends, and even healthcare profession
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 19, 2024
Cancer
Breast cancer remains the most common invasive cancer diagnosed in women in the United States, accounting for about one
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUL 22, 2024
Cancer
An exciting study, recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology finds substantial efficacy for a combination c
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUL 02, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
New research has shown that a prostate cancer detection method using positron-emitting tomography (PET) and computerized
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. There are two primary types of lung cancer: non-small cell lung
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 03, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Many people have heard of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes because of their association with breast cancer. But scientist have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Around 150,000 Americans are diagnosed with colon cancer every year, and it is the second-leading cause of cancer death.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
There are some genes that can promote cancer; they are sometimes called oncogenes, and in tumor cells, mutations are oft
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Diet is known to have an influence on the incidence of obesity, and obesity has been associated with a greater incidence
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 11, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Anyone who needs an unusual mole on their skin checked out may soon get to skip a surgical biopsy, and instead have a vi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2024
Cancer
Public domain via Wikipedia. Source: NIH Author: National Library of Medicine As we near the close of W
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAR 18, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The human genome is primarily composed of long stretches of repeat nucleotides that do not code for protein. This myster
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new tool has been developed to detect skin cancer; it utilizes a biosensor that can identify small changes in the char
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2024
Cancer
Last August, Labroots covered the decision of the National Health Service of England (NHS England) to allow subcu
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 15, 2024
Cancer
The 2014 passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) allowed states to expand Medicaid benefits by m
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 08, 2024
Cancer
A recent study published in JAMA Network Open has concluded significant racial disparities exist within the National Can
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 04, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
After leukemia, tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) are second most common cancer in children, and the primary ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2023
Immunology
There are many different types of cancer treatments currently available. The most commonly known form is chemotherapy, i
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
DEC 19, 2023
Technology
The landscape of breast cancer treatment is undergoing a shift, with the emergence of more individualized decision-makin
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
DEC 18, 2023
Cancer
Neuroblastoma, a cancer that forms in immature nerve cells, most commonly occurs in young children under the age of five
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus