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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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JUN 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 LeitchJUL 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 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 KokolusDEC 04, 2023Cancer
Mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer highly associated with asbestos exposure, has a five-year survival rate of only 10%. ...Written By: Katie KokolusNOV 10, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Globally, bladder cancer is the ninth most commonly diagnosed cancer and is the 13th leading cause of cancer-related dea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2023Cancer
If you have paid attention to medical news lately, you have almost certainly heard about some emerging uses of artificia ...Written By: Katie KokolusOCT 27, 2023Cancer
Experts estimate nearly 14,000 new cases of cervical cancer in 2023 in the United States. In addition, we will see ...Written By: Katie KokolusOCT 24, 2023Technology
A team of researchers at the University Medical Center Utrecht and the Princess Máxima Center for pediatric oncol ...Written By: Ryan VingumOCT 11, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
Tumors in the central nervous system are particularly deadly. During surgery to remove a brain tumor, surgeons usually h ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
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
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 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
DEC 04, 2023
Cancer
Mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer highly associated with asbestos exposure, has a five-year survival rate of only 10%.
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
NOV 10, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Globally, bladder cancer is the ninth most commonly diagnosed cancer and is the 13th leading cause of cancer-related dea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2023
Cancer
If you have paid attention to medical news lately, you have almost certainly heard about some emerging uses of artificia
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
OCT 27, 2023
Cancer
Experts estimate nearly 14,000 new cases of cervical cancer in 2023 in the United States. In addition, we will see
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
OCT 24, 2023
Technology
A team of researchers at the University Medical Center Utrecht and the Princess Máxima Center for pediatric oncol
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
OCT 11, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
Tumors in the central nervous system are particularly deadly. During surgery to remove a brain tumor, surgeons usually h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch