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Treatment of Cancer
Cancers can be treated in various ways depending on the type of cancer and how advanced the cancer is at diagnosis. Patients can be treated with a single treatment (monotherapy) or a combination of treatments. Common cancer treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, targeted therapy, hormonal therapy, and immunotherapy.
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JUN 27, 2022Cancer
Cancer develops when the DNA in our cells becomes altered, resulting in a gene mutation. DNA alterations can occur ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUN 21, 2022Cancer
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths for both males and females, and an estimated 120,000 peop ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUN 21, 2022Immunology
New research has indicated that deficiencies in micronutrients can promote inflammation, and make the immune system more ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 20, 2022Cancer
Uterine cancer develops when cells in the inner lining of the uterus, known as the endometrium, undergo uncontrolled and ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUN 16, 2022Cancer
For cancer treatment, standard of care (sometimes referred to as best practice or standard therapy) defines medical trea ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUN 15, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
High-intensity-focused ultrasound (HIFU) can treat some men with prostate cancer instead of surgery or radiation therapy ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 13, 2022Cancer
The results of a Clinical Trial for rectal cancer patients published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine co ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUN 10, 2022Cannabis Sciences
The government is now starting to fund cannabis's role in cancer treatments. Here's how it's developing.Written By: Helaine KrysikJUN 09, 2022Cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a very aggressive pancreatic cancer with limited treatment options. PDA ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUN 06, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
Weight loss achieved via bariatric surgery among adults with obesity is linked to a lower risk of developing cancer and ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 06, 2022Immunology
Cancer can arise from a variety of aberrations that cause cells to divide uncontrollably, and form a tumor. The causes o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2022Cancer
Today, June 5, 2022, marks the 35th annual “National Cancer Survivors Day®”. Since 1988, the nonpr ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUN 01, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Cancer vaccines have been around for decades, but a unique neoantigen vaccine called NeoVax is making researchers hopefu ...Written By: Zoe MichaudMAY 30, 2022Cancer
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer. Skin cancer comes in many forms, including melanoma and non-melanom ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 25, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
The words “molecular biology” might sound intimidating to most, but it’s not quite as bad as you think ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 25, 2022Cancer
In 2006, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) began a cancer gen ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 19, 2022Cancer
Recurrent cancer develops when undetectable cancer cells remain in the body following treatment. Cancer recurrence ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 16, 2022Cancer
Over the past couple of months, we have explored art and music therapies, two types of alternative therapeutic ap ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 12, 2022Cancer
Many factors including the type of cancer, pathologic stage, and the general health and demographics of the patient, dic ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 10, 2022Immunology
Immunotherapies, which boost a patient's immune system so it's better at fighting cancer, have been a game-chang ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 09, 2022Cancer
Following a successful course of cancer treatment, a patient may enter remission. Remission, classified as either partia ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 05, 2022Genetics & Genomics
A first of its kind study recently published in Nature Genetics that included 9,000 Americans of European or African anc ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 02, 2022Cancer
Hearing the word “cancer” could have a significant psychological impact on a patient waiting on a diagnosis. ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 01, 2022Health & Medicine
Radiotherapy for brain metastasis can later cause neurocognitive decline. Sometimes this is a tradeoff when fightin ...Written By: Alexandria Bass
JUN 27, 2022
Cancer
Cancer develops when the DNA in our cells becomes altered, resulting in a gene mutation. DNA alterations can occur
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 21, 2022
Cancer
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths for both males and females, and an estimated 120,000 peop
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 21, 2022
Immunology
New research has indicated that deficiencies in micronutrients can promote inflammation, and make the immune system more
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2022
Cancer
Uterine cancer develops when cells in the inner lining of the uterus, known as the endometrium, undergo uncontrolled and
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 16, 2022
Cancer
For cancer treatment, standard of care (sometimes referred to as best practice or standard therapy) defines medical trea
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 15, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
High-intensity-focused ultrasound (HIFU) can treat some men with prostate cancer instead of surgery or radiation therapy
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 13, 2022
Cancer
The results of a Clinical Trial for rectal cancer patients published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine co
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 10, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
The government is now starting to fund cannabis's role in cancer treatments. Here's how it's developing.
Written By:
Helaine Krysik
JUN 09, 2022
Cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a very aggressive pancreatic cancer with limited treatment options. PDA
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 06, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Weight loss achieved via bariatric surgery among adults with obesity is linked to a lower risk of developing cancer and
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 06, 2022
Immunology
Cancer can arise from a variety of aberrations that cause cells to divide uncontrollably, and form a tumor. The causes o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2022
Cancer
Today, June 5, 2022, marks the 35th annual “National Cancer Survivors Day®”. Since 1988, the nonpr
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUN 01, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Cancer vaccines have been around for decades, but a unique neoantigen vaccine called NeoVax is making researchers hopefu
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
MAY 30, 2022
Cancer
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer. Skin cancer comes in many forms, including melanoma and non-melanom
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 25, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
The words “molecular biology” might sound intimidating to most, but it’s not quite as bad as you think
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 25, 2022
Cancer
In 2006, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) began a cancer gen
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 19, 2022
Cancer
Recurrent cancer develops when undetectable cancer cells remain in the body following treatment. Cancer recurrence
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 16, 2022
Cancer
Over the past couple of months, we have explored art and music therapies, two types of alternative therapeutic ap
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 12, 2022
Cancer
Many factors including the type of cancer, pathologic stage, and the general health and demographics of the patient, dic
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 10, 2022
Immunology
Immunotherapies, which boost a patient's immune system so it's better at fighting cancer, have been a game-chang
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2022
Cancer
Following a successful course of cancer treatment, a patient may enter remission. Remission, classified as either partia
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 05, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
A first of its kind study recently published in Nature Genetics that included 9,000 Americans of European or African anc
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 02, 2022
Cancer
Hearing the word “cancer” could have a significant psychological impact on a patient waiting on a diagnosis.
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 01, 2022
Health & Medicine
Radiotherapy for brain metastasis can later cause neurocognitive decline. Sometimes this is a tradeoff when fightin
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass