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Rare Cancer
Rare cancers are characterized by the National Institute of Health as those malignancies which inflect less than 40,000 people annually in the United States. Combined, all rare cancers account for about 25% of all cancer diagnoses. Unfortunately, research and development of new therapies for rare cancers is challenging, resulting in slow progress for new therapeutic approaches. While rare cancers exist in many organs throughout the body, all childhood cancers are considered rare.
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SEP 08, 2017Videos
There are hundreds of different forms of cancer, but one that most people do not hear much about is polycythemia vera, c ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 31, 2017Cancer
For patients battling leukemia, there is hope in the form of a newly approved gene therapy. Called Kymriah, this is the ...AUG 25, 2017Cancer
Nearly half of American adults take some form of daily vitamin. The market is saturated with a dizzying selection of bra ...AUG 22, 2017Cancer
A relatively recent class of cancer drugs may be more potent than scientists thought, having both the capacity to stop c ...AUG 16, 2017Cancer
A protein from the “shaggy ink cap” mushroom may be a lethal fighter against leukemia cells, scientists repo ...AUG 12, 2017Cancer
For children with bone cancer below the knee, a revolutionary procedure removes the tumor while also allowing for better ...JUL 28, 2017Videos
Genetic testing that can be done in the home are becoming popular with individuals looking to research their ancestry. H ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 27, 2017Cancer
Brain cancer is on higher on the discussion list this week after news broke of Senator John McCain’s recent gliobl ...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 10, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare scientific double-whammy, two groups of scientists independently found that targeted, personalized vaccines st ...JUL 07, 2017Immunology
Thanks to regulatory T cells (Tregs), the immune system is kept in line via a careful system of checks and balanc ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 05, 2017Videos
A superfund site is an area where toxic waste is disposed. You may not be surprised to learn that these sites can pose a ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 14, 2017Cancer
A tumor growing in the brain can alter immune activities that may be detectable up to five years before symptoms manifes ...JUN 08, 2017Cancer
A trial designed to test the safety of an ovarian cancer drug actually showed some positively stunning results in shrink ...MAY 25, 2017Cancer
Seemingly innocent sips of wine on the daily may be increasing a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, reports ...MAY 12, 2017Cancer
By diving deep into the cancer history of one patient, scientists say they’re able to ‘carbon date’ th ...MAY 12, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
A commonly prescribed drug for pain and inflammation may have a deadly consequence. Over-the-counter drugs like ibuprofe ...MAY 08, 2017Neuroscience
When a patient loses a limb, to injury or disease, the recovery is long and arduous. Re-learning how to do many daily ta ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 05, 2017Cancer
High blood sugar is a risk factor for diabetes, but for some reason, the elevated sugar levels seem to reduce the risk f ...MAY 02, 2017Neuroscience
Late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 (CLN2) is a rare brain disorder and can be devastating to families. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 21, 2017Videos
One of the most aggressive and difficult to treat cancers is glioblastoma, a rare but often deadly form of brain cancer. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 20, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Naked mole rats are very interesting mammals that live under extreme conditions, and they have a unique coping mechanism ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2017Immunology
A rare and lethal brain tumor more often than not leads to death not much longer than one year after diagnosis, even wit ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 01, 2017Cancer
A cancer antibody is showing promising results against mesothelioma, one of the most lethal silent cancers. The antibody ...
SEP 08, 2017
Videos
There are hundreds of different forms of cancer, but one that most people do not hear much about is polycythemia vera, c
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 31, 2017
Cancer
For patients battling leukemia, there is hope in the form of a newly approved gene therapy. Called Kymriah, this is the
...
AUG 25, 2017
Cancer
Nearly half of American adults take some form of daily vitamin. The market is saturated with a dizzying selection of bra
...
AUG 22, 2017
Cancer
A relatively recent class of cancer drugs may be more potent than scientists thought, having both the capacity to stop c
...
AUG 16, 2017
Cancer
A protein from the “shaggy ink cap” mushroom may be a lethal fighter against leukemia cells, scientists repo
...
AUG 12, 2017
Cancer
For children with bone cancer below the knee, a revolutionary procedure removes the tumor while also allowing for better
...
JUL 28, 2017
Videos
Genetic testing that can be done in the home are becoming popular with individuals looking to research their ancestry. H
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 27, 2017
Cancer
Brain cancer is on higher on the discussion list this week after news broke of Senator John McCain’s recent gliobl
...
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 10, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare scientific double-whammy, two groups of scientists independently found that targeted, personalized vaccines st
...
JUL 07, 2017
Immunology
Thanks to regulatory T cells (Tregs), the immune system is kept in line via a careful system of checks and balanc
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 05, 2017
Videos
A superfund site is an area where toxic waste is disposed. You may not be surprised to learn that these sites can pose a
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 14, 2017
Cancer
A tumor growing in the brain can alter immune activities that may be detectable up to five years before symptoms manifes
...
JUN 08, 2017
Cancer
A trial designed to test the safety of an ovarian cancer drug actually showed some positively stunning results in shrink
...
MAY 25, 2017
Cancer
Seemingly innocent sips of wine on the daily may be increasing a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, reports
...
MAY 12, 2017
Cancer
By diving deep into the cancer history of one patient, scientists say they’re able to ‘carbon date’ th
...
MAY 12, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A commonly prescribed drug for pain and inflammation may have a deadly consequence. Over-the-counter drugs like ibuprofe
...
MAY 08, 2017
Neuroscience
When a patient loses a limb, to injury or disease, the recovery is long and arduous. Re-learning how to do many daily ta
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 05, 2017
Cancer
High blood sugar is a risk factor for diabetes, but for some reason, the elevated sugar levels seem to reduce the risk f
...
MAY 02, 2017
Neuroscience
Late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 (CLN2) is a rare brain disorder and can be devastating to families.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 21, 2017
Videos
One of the most aggressive and difficult to treat cancers is glioblastoma, a rare but often deadly form of brain cancer.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 20, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Naked mole rats are very interesting mammals that live under extreme conditions, and they have a unique coping mechanism
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2017
Immunology
A rare and lethal brain tumor more often than not leads to death not much longer than one year after diagnosis, even wit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 01, 2017
Cancer
A cancer antibody is showing promising results against mesothelioma, one of the most lethal silent cancers. The antibody
...