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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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MAR 13, 2015Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Unituxin (dinutuximab), part of a first-line therapy for high-r ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In an advance that could lead to better identification of malignant pediatric adrenocortical tumors, and ultimately to b ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 04, 2015Cancer
New research by market research firm Frost & Sullivan revealed that the increased use of clinical tools such as in vitro ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 26, 2015Cancer
A study published in Science Translational Medicine showed that immune cells engineered to seek out and attack a type of ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJAN 28, 2015Cancer
Why does cancer flourish more often in certain tissue (in the colon, say) than in others (bone)? Random mutations, which ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeJAN 21, 2015Cancer
This is the second article in a series. The first article, titled "New Year Brings Overhaul of CPT Test Codes for ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeNOV 18, 2014Cancer
Olaparib, an experimental twice-daily oral cancer drug, produces an overall tumor response rate of 26 percent in several ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 29, 2014Cancer
Penn Medicine and The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia were awarded a $12.1 million Specialized Programs of Research Exc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 07, 2014Cancer
While the best way to cure most cases of cancer is to surgically remove the tumor, sometimes the surgeon may fail to ext ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 12, 2014Health & Medicine
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), The Molecular Genetics Company, based in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, acquired Cytocell, b ...MAR 20, 2014Cancer
According to the American Cancer Society, cancer will occur in more than 1.6 million individuals this year in the United ...
MAR 13, 2015
Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Unituxin (dinutuximab), part of a first-line therapy for high-r
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 10, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
In an advance that could lead to better identification of malignant pediatric adrenocortical tumors, and ultimately to b
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 04, 2015
Cancer
New research by market research firm Frost & Sullivan revealed that the increased use of clinical tools such as in vitro
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 26, 2015
Cancer
A study published in Science Translational Medicine showed that immune cells engineered to seek out and attack a type of
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JAN 28, 2015
Cancer
Why does cancer flourish more often in certain tissue (in the colon, say) than in others (bone)? Random mutations, which
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
JAN 21, 2015
Cancer
This is the second article in a series. The first article, titled "New Year Brings Overhaul of CPT Test Codes for ...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
NOV 18, 2014
Cancer
Olaparib, an experimental twice-daily oral cancer drug, produces an overall tumor response rate of 26 percent in several
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 29, 2014
Cancer
Penn Medicine and The Wistar Institute in Philadelphia were awarded a $12.1 million Specialized Programs of Research Exc
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 07, 2014
Cancer
While the best way to cure most cases of cancer is to surgically remove the tumor, sometimes the surgeon may fail to ext
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 12, 2014
Health & Medicine
Oxford Gene Technology (OGT), The Molecular Genetics Company, based in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, acquired Cytocell, b
...
MAR 20, 2014
Cancer
According to the American Cancer Society, cancer will occur in more than 1.6 million individuals this year in the United
...