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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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OCT 17, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Before chemotherapy can be injected into a cancer-ridden eye, doctors must first release some of the eye fluid, also kno ...OCT 10, 2017Cancer
A new survey finds that women who undergo double mastectomy for early stage breast cancer are nearly 8 times more likely ...OCT 08, 2017Microbiology
Bacteria live on and in us and have been found to exert a major influence on our health. Researchers want to know about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 06, 2017Cancer
For months, the Zika virus dominated headlines for causing terrible birth defects in unborn babies. But there’s an ...AUG 14, 2017Neuroscience
Surviving cancer is a major win for anyone, but when a child survives pediatric cancer, it's an especially sweet vic ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
One reason cancer is so deadly is that cancer cells can break away from where they originated and spread disease through ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2017Cancer
In surveying the blood for signs of cancer DNA, researchers found that liquid biopsies can also reveal clues about why s ...AUG 02, 2017Cancer
Turmeric, the trendy spicy that’s making its way into lattes, could be key in defeating pancreatic cancer drug res ...JUL 25, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
For the first time in almost two decades, patients with sickle cell disease will have access to a new drug thanks to a r ...JUL 22, 2017Cancer
A cutting-edge therapy that uses a person’s own immune cells to kill cancer just received a historic vote of confi ...JUL 19, 2017Chemistry & Physics
Cancer Treatment: IMRT (Radiation Therapy) Radiation therapy is one of the crucial treatment options for various types o ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 17, 2017Cancer
For a long time, scientists noticed that tumors secrete factors that suggest there were viruses present inside the tumor ...JUL 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first for the US, a committee of experts appointed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an experi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
It’s not clear why, but researchers from the Mayo Clinic have confirmed that people with Parkinson’s disease ...JUL 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
An analysis of mice showed researchers that a high fat diet consumed during pregnancy can be detrimental to future gener ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2017Microbiology
There is still a lot about viruses that we don't know, and researchers have now taken a major step forward.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
90 percent of cancer deaths result from metastasis; this work may unlock the mystery of how to stop it.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 16, 2017Videos
It's common for some forms of cancer treatment to cause cardiac issues. Many forms of chemotherapy, while life-saving fo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 08, 2017Cancer
Marijuana has been a popular drug long before it was legalized across several states in the US. This plant shows up in t ...JUN 06, 2017Videos
It's the largest gathering of cancer researchers and medical professionals during the year and the expertise being broug ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 30, 2017Cancer
A sedentary lifestyle is fraught with health risks. And among them could be increased risks for bladder and kidney cance ...MAY 26, 2017Cancer
For the first time, the US FDA approved a cancer drug for patients based on presence of genetic biomarkers. Whereas canc ...MAY 18, 2017Cancer
Earlier this week, scientists in Italy extolled the potential anticancer properties of whole tomatoes. Today, scientists ...MAY 17, 2017Cancer
Whole tomatoes may be more than just tasty foods. A new study reports that extracts from these fruits can stop the growt ...
OCT 17, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Before chemotherapy can be injected into a cancer-ridden eye, doctors must first release some of the eye fluid, also kno
...
OCT 10, 2017
Cancer
A new survey finds that women who undergo double mastectomy for early stage breast cancer are nearly 8 times more likely
...
OCT 08, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteria live on and in us and have been found to exert a major influence on our health. Researchers want to know about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 06, 2017
Cancer
For months, the Zika virus dominated headlines for causing terrible birth defects in unborn babies. But there’s an
...
AUG 14, 2017
Neuroscience
Surviving cancer is a major win for anyone, but when a child survives pediatric cancer, it's an especially sweet vic
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
One reason cancer is so deadly is that cancer cells can break away from where they originated and spread disease through
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2017
Cancer
In surveying the blood for signs of cancer DNA, researchers found that liquid biopsies can also reveal clues about why s
...
AUG 02, 2017
Cancer
Turmeric, the trendy spicy that’s making its way into lattes, could be key in defeating pancreatic cancer drug res
...
JUL 25, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
For the first time in almost two decades, patients with sickle cell disease will have access to a new drug thanks to a r
...
JUL 22, 2017
Cancer
A cutting-edge therapy that uses a person’s own immune cells to kill cancer just received a historic vote of confi
...
JUL 19, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Cancer Treatment: IMRT (Radiation Therapy) Radiation therapy is one of the crucial treatment options for various types o
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 17, 2017
Cancer
For a long time, scientists noticed that tumors secrete factors that suggest there were viruses present inside the tumor
...
JUL 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
In a first for the US, a committee of experts appointed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an experi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
It’s not clear why, but researchers from the Mayo Clinic have confirmed that people with Parkinson’s disease
...
JUL 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
An analysis of mice showed researchers that a high fat diet consumed during pregnancy can be detrimental to future gener
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2017
Microbiology
There is still a lot about viruses that we don't know, and researchers have now taken a major step forward.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
90 percent of cancer deaths result from metastasis; this work may unlock the mystery of how to stop it.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2017
Videos
It's common for some forms of cancer treatment to cause cardiac issues. Many forms of chemotherapy, while life-saving fo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 08, 2017
Cancer
Marijuana has been a popular drug long before it was legalized across several states in the US. This plant shows up in t
...
JUN 06, 2017
Videos
It's the largest gathering of cancer researchers and medical professionals during the year and the expertise being broug
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 30, 2017
Cancer
A sedentary lifestyle is fraught with health risks. And among them could be increased risks for bladder and kidney cance
...
MAY 26, 2017
Cancer
For the first time, the US FDA approved a cancer drug for patients based on presence of genetic biomarkers. Whereas canc
...
MAY 18, 2017
Cancer
Earlier this week, scientists in Italy extolled the potential anticancer properties of whole tomatoes. Today, scientists
...
MAY 17, 2017
Cancer
Whole tomatoes may be more than just tasty foods. A new study reports that extracts from these fruits can stop the growt
...