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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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APR 01, 2017Cancer
A cancer antibody is showing promising results against mesothelioma, one of the most lethal silent cancers. The antibody ...MAR 18, 2017Cancer
There could be some good news for patients dealing with recurrent lung cancer. One type of radiation treatment, called i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2017Cancer
A new clinical practice guideline has been issued by The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for human pap ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2017Cancer
When researchers used the drug temozolomid in combination with short regimen of radiation therapy in older patients with ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 14, 2017Cancer
A drug, Cabozantinib, has demonstrated efficacy against invasive prostate cancer in mice.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2017Cancer
Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive cancers in the world. There is constant research into the causes of these tum ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 06, 2017Cancer
Scientists at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have investigated the relationship between soy consumption ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 06, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
New findings about cervical cancer could be great news for women all over the world. It seems that only a small cell sam ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 06, 2017Cancer
Exercise and/or psychological therapy work better than medications to reduce cancer-related fatigue and should be recomm ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 03, 2017Videos
Social media can often be the venue for over-sharing. Whether it's embarrassing photos or endless bragging about seeming ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 27, 2017Cancer
Immunotherapy, the technique of using the immune system to fight off disease, is one of the most promising avenues for a ...FEB 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Although the scalp-cooling cap has been available in Europe for a number of years, the device was only approved in the U ...FEB 03, 2017Cancer
Scientists on the quest to offer more hope for glioblastoma patients may have found a way to stop the growth of the dead ...JAN 19, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Detecting Endometrial Cancer Earlier with GenomicsWritten By: Jennifer EllisJAN 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It was proposed as long ago as 1930 that vitamin C could be used to combat cancer, but that has remained a controversial ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2016Cancer
A common misconception is that cancer is caused by a single mutation in the genetic code. In many cases, however, the si ...NOV 28, 2016Cancer
Image Credit: Getty Images An experimental drug appears to pack a one-two punch against some prostate cancers, significa ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)NOV 21, 2016Cancer
Scientists at the University of Leeds announced the discovery of a virus that can kill liver cancer cells. The virus is ...NOV 12, 2016Cancer
Gold is precious in more ways than one. In the fight against cancer, gold nanoparticles allowed scientists to trace the ...NOV 04, 2016Cancer
Seeking to unravel the mysteries surrounding ovarian cancer development, researchers at the University of Michigan ident ...NOV 04, 2016Videos
High school is definitely more academically rigorous than it has been in the past, but one group of high school students ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 24, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The blood-brain barrier is a formidable defense for the protection of one of the most critical organs in the body &ndash ...OCT 24, 2016Cancer
In the world of drug development, finding new uses for old drugs seems like the ideal situation. But the road to repurpo ...OCT 19, 2016Cancer
Head and neck cancers that are metastatic or resistant to cisplatin are notoriously aggressive. The prognosis for patien ...
APR 01, 2017
Cancer
A cancer antibody is showing promising results against mesothelioma, one of the most lethal silent cancers. The antibody
...
MAR 18, 2017
Cancer
There could be some good news for patients dealing with recurrent lung cancer. One type of radiation treatment, called i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2017
Cancer
A new clinical practice guideline has been issued by The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for human pap
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2017
Cancer
When researchers used the drug temozolomid in combination with short regimen of radiation therapy in older patients with
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2017
Cancer
A drug, Cabozantinib, has demonstrated efficacy against invasive prostate cancer in mice.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2017
Cancer
Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive cancers in the world. There is constant research into the causes of these tum
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 06, 2017
Cancer
Scientists at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have investigated the relationship between soy consumption
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
New findings about cervical cancer could be great news for women all over the world. It seems that only a small cell sam
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2017
Cancer
Exercise and/or psychological therapy work better than medications to reduce cancer-related fatigue and should be recomm
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 03, 2017
Videos
Social media can often be the venue for over-sharing. Whether it's embarrassing photos or endless bragging about seeming
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 27, 2017
Cancer
Immunotherapy, the technique of using the immune system to fight off disease, is one of the most promising avenues for a
...
FEB 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Although the scalp-cooling cap has been available in Europe for a number of years, the device was only approved in the U
...
FEB 03, 2017
Cancer
Scientists on the quest to offer more hope for glioblastoma patients may have found a way to stop the growth of the dead
...
JAN 19, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Detecting Endometrial Cancer Earlier with Genomics
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It was proposed as long ago as 1930 that vitamin C could be used to combat cancer, but that has remained a controversial
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2016
Cancer
A common misconception is that cancer is caused by a single mutation in the genetic code. In many cases, however, the si
...
NOV 28, 2016
Cancer
Image Credit: Getty Images An experimental drug appears to pack a one-two punch against some prostate cancers, significa
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
NOV 21, 2016
Cancer
Scientists at the University of Leeds announced the discovery of a virus that can kill liver cancer cells. The virus is
...
NOV 12, 2016
Cancer
Gold is precious in more ways than one. In the fight against cancer, gold nanoparticles allowed scientists to trace the
...
NOV 04, 2016
Cancer
Seeking to unravel the mysteries surrounding ovarian cancer development, researchers at the University of Michigan ident
...
NOV 04, 2016
Videos
High school is definitely more academically rigorous than it has been in the past, but one group of high school students
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 24, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The blood-brain barrier is a formidable defense for the protection of one of the most critical organs in the body &ndash
...
OCT 24, 2016
Cancer
In the world of drug development, finding new uses for old drugs seems like the ideal situation. But the road to repurpo
...
OCT 19, 2016
Cancer
Head and neck cancers that are metastatic or resistant to cisplatin are notoriously aggressive. The prognosis for patien
...