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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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JUL 27, 2015Cancer
While most scientists have viewed genetic aberrations as the primary cause of almost all cancer, a new study of ovarian ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 20, 2015Cancer
Supported by a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, scientists at a new University of Pe ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 17, 2015Cancer
Could here be a direct connection between metabolism and cancer? Researchers in Texas and Austria seem to think there is ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 26, 2015Cancer
One reason why cancer is so harmful is that it can trick "checkpoint" proteins found on the immune system's T cells, vir ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 19, 2015Plants & Animals
Plants and trees have often been used to treat diseases, in fact in ancient cultures, plants, roots, trees and other nat ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 02, 2015Cancer
Experts speaking at the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2015 Conference and publishing in the New England ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 28, 2015Immunology
A phase III clinical trial has demonstrated the therapeutic benefit of the oncolytic virus Talimogene Laherparepvec (T-V ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAY 20, 2015Cancer
Headed to the beach this summer? If yes, it is an essential for many of us to pack our favorite brand of sunscreen. Thin ...Written By: Kareem HeslopMAY 07, 2015Cancer
About 2.8 percent of women will be diagnosed with endometrial cancer at some point in their lives, according to the Nati ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 04, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A team of Spanish researchers believes that a sixth DNA base called methyl-adenine could regulate the expression of cert ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 27, 2015Cancer
More than 100 drugs have been approved to treat cancer, but predicting which ones will help a particular patient is an i ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 24, 2015Cancer
The simple act of thinking can accelerate the growth of many brain tumors.That's the conclusion of a paper in Cell publi ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 22, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Extracellular vesicles (membrane sacs secreted from cells) have sprung forth as valuable mediators facilitating cells' c ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 16, 2015Cancer
When it comes to sequencing patients' tumor genomes to personalize cancer therapy, one very important step may be missin ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 08, 2015Cancer
Novartis announces that Health Canada has issued a marketing authorization with conditions for Zykadia (ceritinib), a lu ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 07, 2015Neuroscience
DNA mutations can cause cancer but in some cases, more mutations may mean a better prognosis for patients. A Yale-led co ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 01, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Lung diseases like emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis are common among people with malfunctioning telomeres, the "caps" or ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 01, 2015Cancer
A drug used for decades to treat leukemia may have other uses in the fight against cancer, researchers at the University ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 01, 2015Cancer
A new study found that people with lower vitamin D levels prior to treatment for follicular lymphoma succumb to the dise ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 30, 2015Cancer
Nearly 50 years after the "war on cancer" was declared in the United States, precision medicine presages an era of incre ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 25, 2015Health & Medicine
A research team from Washington University in St. Louis has developed a noninvasive kidney cancer screening method to sc ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 25, 2015Immunology
The Thomson Reuters annual forecast found a significant increase in the number of blockbusters set to enter this year's ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 18, 2015Cancer
In the late 1800s, a New York surgeon named William Coley noticed that some patients with cancer seemed to fare better i ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 16, 2015Cancer
In the late 1800s, a New York surgeon named William Coley noticed that some patients with cancer seemed to fare better i ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
JUL 27, 2015
Cancer
While most scientists have viewed genetic aberrations as the primary cause of almost all cancer, a new study of ovarian
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 20, 2015
Cancer
Supported by a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, scientists at a new University of Pe
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 17, 2015
Cancer
Could here be a direct connection between metabolism and cancer? Researchers in Texas and Austria seem to think there is
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 26, 2015
Cancer
One reason why cancer is so harmful is that it can trick "checkpoint" proteins found on the immune system's T cells, vir
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 19, 2015
Plants & Animals
Plants and trees have often been used to treat diseases, in fact in ancient cultures, plants, roots, trees and other nat
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 02, 2015
Cancer
Experts speaking at the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2015 Conference and publishing in the New England
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 28, 2015
Immunology
A phase III clinical trial has demonstrated the therapeutic benefit of the oncolytic virus Talimogene Laherparepvec (T-V
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAY 20, 2015
Cancer
Headed to the beach this summer? If yes, it is an essential for many of us to pack our favorite brand of sunscreen. Thin
...
Written By:
Kareem Heslop
MAY 07, 2015
Cancer
About 2.8 percent of women will be diagnosed with endometrial cancer at some point in their lives, according to the Nati
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 04, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A team of Spanish researchers believes that a sixth DNA base called methyl-adenine could regulate the expression of cert
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 27, 2015
Cancer
More than 100 drugs have been approved to treat cancer, but predicting which ones will help a particular patient is an i
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 24, 2015
Cancer
The simple act of thinking can accelerate the growth of many brain tumors.That's the conclusion of a paper in Cell publi
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 22, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Extracellular vesicles (membrane sacs secreted from cells) have sprung forth as valuable mediators facilitating cells' c
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 16, 2015
Cancer
When it comes to sequencing patients' tumor genomes to personalize cancer therapy, one very important step may be missin
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 08, 2015
Cancer
Novartis announces that Health Canada has issued a marketing authorization with conditions for Zykadia (ceritinib), a lu
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 07, 2015
Neuroscience
DNA mutations can cause cancer but in some cases, more mutations may mean a better prognosis for patients. A Yale-led co
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 01, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Lung diseases like emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis are common among people with malfunctioning telomeres, the "caps" or
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 01, 2015
Cancer
A drug used for decades to treat leukemia may have other uses in the fight against cancer, researchers at the University
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 01, 2015
Cancer
A new study found that people with lower vitamin D levels prior to treatment for follicular lymphoma succumb to the dise
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 30, 2015
Cancer
Nearly 50 years after the "war on cancer" was declared in the United States, precision medicine presages an era of incre
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 25, 2015
Health & Medicine
A research team from Washington University in St. Louis has developed a noninvasive kidney cancer screening method to sc
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 25, 2015
Immunology
The Thomson Reuters annual forecast found a significant increase in the number of blockbusters set to enter this year's
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 18, 2015
Cancer
In the late 1800s, a New York surgeon named William Coley noticed that some patients with cancer seemed to fare better i
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 16, 2015
Cancer
In the late 1800s, a New York surgeon named William Coley noticed that some patients with cancer seemed to fare better i
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider