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Oncology
Oncology: a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. It includes medical oncology (the use of chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and other drugs to treat cancer), radiation oncology (the use of radiation therapy to treat cancer), and surgical oncology (the use of surgery and other procedures to treat cancer).
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MAY 17, 2020Cancer
New research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows that contrary to previous investigations’ results ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 14, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The FDA has approved ripretinib (Qinlock) which is the first drug for fourth-line treatment of advanced gastrointestinal ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 14, 2020Cancer
Pediatric brain cancer is an especially tough pill to swallow. While one in four children does not survive medulloblasto ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 13, 2020Cancer
Research published in the International Journal of Health Geographics aims to explain the role that geography plays in p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 12, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a therapeutic for treating metastatic non-small cell lung ca ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 10, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Our blood carries many types of critical cells, including platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells, which are m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2020Cancer
Often when it comes to treatments for cancer, designing or discovering new leads can take years. One of the common pract ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAY 09, 2020Cancer
Have you considered popping in a Disney movie during your next chemotherapy session? A study published recently in JAMA ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
This work suggests that it may be possible to dampen autoimmunity or promote an immune attack on cancer through a bioche ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2020Cancer
A study published last week in JAMA Oncology reports that a generic drug called Olanzapine could be useful for cancer pa ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 02, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A therapeutic used for the treatment of schizophrenia could be a gateway for targeting glioblastoma, one of the deadlies ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 01, 2020Cancer
A study published today in the online edition of Cancer Discovery reports that people with cancer who develop COVID-19 a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 27, 2020Cancer
Oncogenes, mutations in genes that promote cancer growth, have long been easy targets for cancer research due to the dir ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAPR 27, 2020Cancer
Findings from the Phase III EMBRACA trial have been reported at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A clinical trial was deemed successful when evaluating a therapeutic for a hard-to-treat form of uterine cancer. The dru ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 24, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A drug combination of immunotherapeutic agents encourages immune cells to devour cancer cells according to findings publ ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 23, 2020Cancer
Doctors who have patients in small-sized clinical trials that test new cancer drugs should be on the look-out for unexpe ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 21, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a handheld device that can image structures under the skin at resolutions 100 times greater t ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 19, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug, known as tucatinib or Tuksya, as a treatment for advanced f ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 16, 2020Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers in the world. With a poor five year prognosis and lack of effective tr ...Written By: Jasper CantrellAPR 14, 2020Immunology
Lung cancer is the leading cause of death in both men and women in the U.S., with smokers bearing an elevated risk of th ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 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 Cantrell
MAY 17, 2020
Cancer
New research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows that contrary to previous investigations’ results
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 14, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The FDA has approved ripretinib (Qinlock) which is the first drug for fourth-line treatment of advanced gastrointestinal
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 14, 2020
Cancer
Pediatric brain cancer is an especially tough pill to swallow. While one in four children does not survive medulloblasto
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 13, 2020
Cancer
Research published in the International Journal of Health Geographics aims to explain the role that geography plays in p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 12, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a therapeutic for treating metastatic non-small cell lung ca
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 10, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Our blood carries many types of critical cells, including platelets, red blood cells, and white blood cells, which are m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2020
Cancer
Often when it comes to treatments for cancer, designing or discovering new leads can take years. One of the common pract
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAY 09, 2020
Cancer
Have you considered popping in a Disney movie during your next chemotherapy session? A study published recently in JAMA
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
This work suggests that it may be possible to dampen autoimmunity or promote an immune attack on cancer through a bioche
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2020
Cancer
A study published last week in JAMA Oncology reports that a generic drug called Olanzapine could be useful for cancer pa
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 02, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A therapeutic used for the treatment of schizophrenia could be a gateway for targeting glioblastoma, one of the deadlies
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 01, 2020
Cancer
A study published today in the online edition of Cancer Discovery reports that people with cancer who develop COVID-19 a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 27, 2020
Cancer
Oncogenes, mutations in genes that promote cancer growth, have long been easy targets for cancer research due to the dir
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
APR 27, 2020
Cancer
Findings from the Phase III EMBRACA trial have been reported at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A clinical trial was deemed successful when evaluating a therapeutic for a hard-to-treat form of uterine cancer. The dru
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 24, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A drug combination of immunotherapeutic agents encourages immune cells to devour cancer cells according to findings publ
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 23, 2020
Cancer
Doctors who have patients in small-sized clinical trials that test new cancer drugs should be on the look-out for unexpe
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 21, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Researchers have developed a handheld device that can image structures under the skin at resolutions 100 times greater t
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 19, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug, known as tucatinib or Tuksya, as a treatment for advanced f
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 16, 2020
Cancer
Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers in the world. With a poor five year prognosis and lack of effective tr
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
APR 14, 2020
Immunology
Lung cancer is the leading cause of death in both men and women in the U.S., with smokers bearing an elevated risk of th
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
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