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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 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 LennonMAY 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 02, 2022Cancer
Hearing the word “cancer” could have a significant psychological impact on a patient waiting on a diagnosis. ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 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 20, 2022Cancer
Recent advances in immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have led to significant clinical benefits for patients with variou ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 07, 2022Cancer
Last month we explored the value of art therapy for cancer patients and survivors, and now we can ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 03, 2022Health & Medicine
A recently published study in JAMA Oncology examined the risk of colorectal cancer in people who are obese or overweight ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAR 25, 2022Cancer
On January 12, 2017, in his final State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced a “moonshot” ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAR 07, 2022Cancer
Art therapy is an emerging field of medicine concentrating on improving mental health by enriching a patient’ ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 11, 2022Cannabis Sciences
According to a recent study published in Oncotarget, cannabis extracts may harbor the potential to eventually be tailore ...Written By: Nadine HusamiFEB 11, 2022Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis-Derived Lignanamides: Potential Candidates for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant CancersA key mechanism weaponized by cancer cells to evade chemotherapeutic treatments in patients with multidrug-resistant can ...Written By: Nadine HusamiFEB 11, 2022Cancer
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women in the United States, and experts estimate that close to 3 ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 03, 2022Immunology
Cyclotides are small, ring-shaped proteins produced by plants to defend themselves from certain insect pests and bacteri ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 03, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Brain tumors are associated with low survival rates for a number of reasons. For one, malignant brain tumors o ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 01, 2022Immunology
It isn’t easy to wrap the head around just how tiny nanoparticles are—a billionth of a meter in diame ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 31, 2022Cancer
A genetic variant is a permanent change in the DNA sequence that makes up a gene. While genetic variants often res ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 25, 2022Immunology
Vaccines have been a hot topic in the headlines—blueprints that train the immune system to target a disease-causin ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 06, 2022Cancer
As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to learn more about the respiratory virus leading to a ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 30, 2021Cancer
We often describe cancer according to where it originates, such as breast cancer, lung cancer, or pancreatic cancer.&nbs ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 27, 2021Cancer
Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) occurs in cancer patients experiencing a buildup of fluid and tumor cells in the pleura ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 06, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
To meet the demands of cutting-edge biomedical research, NanoString have launched a spatial transcriptomics platform cal ...DEC 03, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Earlier this week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its approval for a novel dru ...Written By: J. Bryce OrtizNOV 24, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Platinum-based chemotherapies such as oxaliplatin are used to treat gastrointestinal tumors, especially in the advanced ...Written By: Christopher DiMaioNOV 18, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disorder impacting up to 10% of women of reproductive age in the United ...Written By: Christopher DiMaio
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
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 02, 2022
Cancer
Hearing the word “cancer” could have a significant psychological impact on a patient waiting on a diagnosis.
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
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 20, 2022
Cancer
Recent advances in immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have led to significant clinical benefits for patients with variou
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
APR 07, 2022
Cancer
Last month we explored the value of art therapy for cancer patients and survivors, and now we can
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
APR 03, 2022
Health & Medicine
A recently published study in JAMA Oncology examined the risk of colorectal cancer in people who are obese or overweight
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAR 25, 2022
Cancer
On January 12, 2017, in his final State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced a “moonshot”
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAR 07, 2022
Cancer
Art therapy is an emerging field of medicine concentrating on improving mental health by enriching a patient’
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 11, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
According to a recent study published in Oncotarget, cannabis extracts may harbor the potential to eventually be tailore
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
FEB 11, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis-Derived Lignanamides: Potential Candidates for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Cancers
A key mechanism weaponized by cancer cells to evade chemotherapeutic treatments in patients with multidrug-resistant can
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
FEB 11, 2022
Cancer
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women in the United States, and experts estimate that close to 3
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 03, 2022
Immunology
Cyclotides are small, ring-shaped proteins produced by plants to defend themselves from certain insect pests and bacteri
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 03, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Brain tumors are associated with low survival rates for a number of reasons. For one, malignant brain tumors o
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 01, 2022
Immunology
It isn’t easy to wrap the head around just how tiny nanoparticles are—a billionth of a meter in diame
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 31, 2022
Cancer
A genetic variant is a permanent change in the DNA sequence that makes up a gene. While genetic variants often res
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 25, 2022
Immunology
Vaccines have been a hot topic in the headlines—blueprints that train the immune system to target a disease-causin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 06, 2022
Cancer
As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to learn more about the respiratory virus leading to a
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 30, 2021
Cancer
We often describe cancer according to where it originates, such as breast cancer, lung cancer, or pancreatic cancer.&nbs
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 27, 2021
Cancer
Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) occurs in cancer patients experiencing a buildup of fluid and tumor cells in the pleura
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
To meet the demands of cutting-edge biomedical research, NanoString have launched a spatial transcriptomics platform cal
...
DEC 03, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Earlier this week, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its approval for a novel dru
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
NOV 24, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Platinum-based chemotherapies such as oxaliplatin are used to treat gastrointestinal tumors, especially in the advanced
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
NOV 18, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Endometriosis is a common gynecologic disorder impacting up to 10% of women of reproductive age in the United
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio