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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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APR 06, 2020Cancer
While it might seem obvious to some cultures, sharing a patient’s diagnosis with him/her is not necessarily the no ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 06, 2020Immunology
Dendritic cells are the sentinels of the immune system and use their “tree-like” projections to prese ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 06, 2020Cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma, or HCC, is a type of liver cancer, and the third most prevalent cancer-caused death in ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAPR 02, 2020Immunology
New cancer treatments are now based on harnessing the power of the human body’s own immune cells to get the job do ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 24, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers from the Broad and Dana-Farber Cancer Institutes have developed a diagnostic technology that can moni ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 01, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes in our gastrointestinal tract carry their own genomes and can produce and secrete molecules that have an ef ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2020Cancer
A follow-up to a study originally published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology in 2016 reports the long-term bene ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 21, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The FDA has recently approved Ayvakit (avapritinib) for the treatment of unresectable and metastatic gastrointestinal st ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 16, 2020Cancer
A new technique called FLASH proposes a new type of radiation therapy. The technique is composed of an ultra-high dose r ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 07, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
“OPC is one of the fastest rising cancers in Western countries due to increasing HPV-related incidence, especially ...Written By: Nupur SrivastavaJAN 02, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about an unusual kind of DNA that's separate from a cell's genomic DNA.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
In 2019, an estimated 46,000 Americans died from pancreatic cancer. Now, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has appr ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 14, 2019Cancer
Have you ever taken the antibiotic vancomycin? As a commonly prescribed antibiotic for colitis and infections caused by ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 23, 2019Cancer
Research suggests that lithium could play a role in minimizing the negative effects of radiation on the brain. The resea ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 13, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Scientific Reports, a popular cancer drug, known as ruxolitnib, was found to cause an increased ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 18, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
AcroMetrix BCR-ABL External Molecular Panel: An Accurate Testing Method for Chronic Myeloid LeukemiaTo support the validation and verification of new assays in oncology testing, Thermo Fisher Scientific with AcroMetrix c ...Written By: Nupur SrivastavaOCT 10, 2019Genetics & Genomics
A huge amount of our genome does not code for protein, but it can impact physiology in other ways.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2019Cardiology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) is a slow-growing cancer of the blood. The cancer is characterized by an overproduction of blood ...Written By: Abbie ArceSEP 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Cancer patients often endure challenging treatment courses to shrink their tumors, but the tumors can make a powerful co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 24, 2019Cancer
Can you imagine an electronic device that is capable of figuring out which lung cancer patients will respond best to imm ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 13, 2019Cancer
New research recently published in the journal Science Translational Medicine surprises the oncological community with f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 25, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
According to the findings of a clinical trial, scientists at Mt. Sinai have found a new therapeutic effective for p ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 14, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Building on almost 20 years of research, a phase 1 clinical trial drug for pancreatic cancer, named ‘AZD1775&rsquo ...Written By: Nouran AminAUG 11, 2019Clinical & Molecular DX
Acute respiratory distress syndrome ARDS occurs when fluid builds up in the alveoli. These tiny elastics sacs, which are ...Written By: Abbie Arce
APR 06, 2020
Cancer
While it might seem obvious to some cultures, sharing a patient’s diagnosis with him/her is not necessarily the no
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 06, 2020
Immunology
Dendritic cells are the sentinels of the immune system and use their “tree-like” projections to prese
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 06, 2020
Cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma, or HCC, is a type of liver cancer, and the third most prevalent cancer-caused death in
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
APR 02, 2020
Immunology
New cancer treatments are now based on harnessing the power of the human body’s own immune cells to get the job do
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 24, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers from the Broad and Dana-Farber Cancer Institutes have developed a diagnostic technology that can moni
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 01, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes in our gastrointestinal tract carry their own genomes and can produce and secrete molecules that have an ef
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2020
Cancer
A follow-up to a study originally published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology in 2016 reports the long-term bene
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 21, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The FDA has recently approved Ayvakit (avapritinib) for the treatment of unresectable and metastatic gastrointestinal st
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 16, 2020
Cancer
A new technique called FLASH proposes a new type of radiation therapy. The technique is composed of an ultra-high dose r
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 07, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
“OPC is one of the fastest rising cancers in Western countries due to increasing HPV-related incidence, especially
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava
JAN 02, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists are learning more about an unusual kind of DNA that's separate from a cell's genomic DNA.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
In 2019, an estimated 46,000 Americans died from pancreatic cancer. Now, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has appr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 14, 2019
Cancer
Have you ever taken the antibiotic vancomycin? As a commonly prescribed antibiotic for colitis and infections caused by
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 23, 2019
Cancer
Research suggests that lithium could play a role in minimizing the negative effects of radiation on the brain. The resea
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 13, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in Scientific Reports, a popular cancer drug, known as ruxolitnib, was found to cause an increased
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 18, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
AcroMetrix BCR-ABL External Molecular Panel: An Accurate Testing Method for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
To support the validation and verification of new assays in oncology testing, Thermo Fisher Scientific with AcroMetrix c
...
Written By:
Nupur Srivastava
OCT 10, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
A huge amount of our genome does not code for protein, but it can impact physiology in other ways.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2019
Cardiology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) is a slow-growing cancer of the blood. The cancer is characterized by an overproduction of blood
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
SEP 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Cancer patients often endure challenging treatment courses to shrink their tumors, but the tumors can make a powerful co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 24, 2019
Cancer
Can you imagine an electronic device that is capable of figuring out which lung cancer patients will respond best to imm
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 13, 2019
Cancer
New research recently published in the journal Science Translational Medicine surprises the oncological community with f
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the findings of a clinical trial, scientists at Mt. Sinai have found a new therapeutic effective for p
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 14, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Building on almost 20 years of research, a phase 1 clinical trial drug for pancreatic cancer, named ‘AZD1775&rsquo
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 11, 2019
Clinical & Molecular DX
Acute respiratory distress syndrome ARDS occurs when fluid builds up in the alveoli. These tiny elastics sacs, which are
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce