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Tumor Markers
Tumor Marker: a biomarker found in the body system that can be elevated by the presence of all types of cancer. Each tumor marker is indicative of a particular disease process, and are used in oncology to help detect the presence of cancer.
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JUN 16, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
New technology combing therapeutic agents and diagnostics (theranostics) can be used to deliver drugs to cancer cells. F ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 12, 2018Cancer
CD44 is a known cell surface protein involved in numerous interactions; it is overexpressed in cancerous tissue and its ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUN 07, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A combination of two digital techniques could be the best way to diagnose breast cancer. In a new study, scientists show ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 05, 2018Cancer
So often the phrases "Precision Medicine" and "Personalized Medicine" are used interchangeably. Are they really synonym ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 29, 2018Cancer
Obesity, and the factors that lead up the state of being obese, contribute to physiological function; the literature sup ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 21, 2018Cancer
Epigenetics is defined and outlined as important in gene expression and a possible cause for cancer development & as a t ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 15, 2018Cancer
Understanding a cancer diagnosis can feel overwhelming for individuals not familiar with medicine and the language used. ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 14, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Physicians are in need of a dependable diagnostic approach for distinguishing between benign and malignant tumors early- ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 14, 2018Cancer
Computational Oncology is an emerging field of science and medicine aimed at using mathematical and computer modeling sy ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAY 10, 2018Immunology
Lung cancer is the most common cause of death from cancer for both genders and for people all over the globe. This is la ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 01, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Move over, mammograms. University of Michigan scientists have a new solution for diagnosing breast cancer that’s p ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 01, 2018Cancer
CNS tumor classification changed in 2016 to incorporate tumor molecular markers. Researchers look at CNS tumor cells and ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 20, 2018Immunology
Memory T cells: where do they come from and how is their production controlled? Researchers from the Scripps Research In ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 18, 2018Cancer
Studies work toward a pediatric pan-cancer atlas similar to the larger scale adult cancer genome atlas. Approaches, diag ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 17, 2018Cancer
New research suggests polarity of tumor cells changes as part of the metastatic progression process and increases metast ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 10, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Two anti-cancer drugs are better than one, and the discovery of a new biomarker will likely help researchers identify th ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 03, 2018Immunology
Stimulating the immune system to better fight cancer and infections is now possible with a synthesized compound called A ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 15, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
For people newly diagnosed with glioma, a lethal brain cancer, the most they can hope for is an accurate diagnosis, so d ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 15, 2018Cancer
DNA origami based nanostructures can sniff out tumor cellsWritten By:MAR 08, 2018Immunology
One of the most lethal forms of brain cancer owes most of its deadliness to its evasion of the immune system - a nasty t ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 06, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A therapeutic treatment consisting of Hsp90 inhibiting drugs have been successful at destroying bile duct cancer cells.Written By: Nouran AminFEB 26, 2018Immunology
Cancer metastasis, the spreading of tumors to different tissues in the body, is usually what makes cancer so lethal and ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 21, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
A new imaging option makes it possible to diagnose breast cancer with better accuracy, improved efficiency, and with mor ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 15, 2018Immunology
An unlikely collaboration, a virus and the human immune system, is working to address a common enemy: cancer. From the U ...Written By: Kara Marker
JUN 16, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
New technology combing therapeutic agents and diagnostics (theranostics) can be used to deliver drugs to cancer cells. F
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 12, 2018
Cancer
CD44 is a known cell surface protein involved in numerous interactions; it is overexpressed in cancerous tissue and its
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 07, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A combination of two digital techniques could be the best way to diagnose breast cancer. In a new study, scientists show
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 05, 2018
Cancer
So often the phrases "Precision Medicine" and "Personalized Medicine" are used interchangeably. Are they really synonym
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 29, 2018
Cancer
Obesity, and the factors that lead up the state of being obese, contribute to physiological function; the literature sup
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 21, 2018
Cancer
Epigenetics is defined and outlined as important in gene expression and a possible cause for cancer development & as a t
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 15, 2018
Cancer
Understanding a cancer diagnosis can feel overwhelming for individuals not familiar with medicine and the language used.
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 14, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Physicians are in need of a dependable diagnostic approach for distinguishing between benign and malignant tumors early-
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 14, 2018
Cancer
Computational Oncology is an emerging field of science and medicine aimed at using mathematical and computer modeling sy
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAY 10, 2018
Immunology
Lung cancer is the most common cause of death from cancer for both genders and for people all over the globe. This is la
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 01, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Move over, mammograms. University of Michigan scientists have a new solution for diagnosing breast cancer that’s p
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 01, 2018
Cancer
CNS tumor classification changed in 2016 to incorporate tumor molecular markers. Researchers look at CNS tumor cells and
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 20, 2018
Immunology
Memory T cells: where do they come from and how is their production controlled? Researchers from the Scripps Research In
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 18, 2018
Cancer
Studies work toward a pediatric pan-cancer atlas similar to the larger scale adult cancer genome atlas. Approaches, diag
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 17, 2018
Cancer
New research suggests polarity of tumor cells changes as part of the metastatic progression process and increases metast
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 10, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Two anti-cancer drugs are better than one, and the discovery of a new biomarker will likely help researchers identify th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 03, 2018
Immunology
Stimulating the immune system to better fight cancer and infections is now possible with a synthesized compound called A
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 15, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
For people newly diagnosed with glioma, a lethal brain cancer, the most they can hope for is an accurate diagnosis, so d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 15, 2018
Cancer
DNA origami based nanostructures can sniff out tumor cells
Written By:
MAR 08, 2018
Immunology
One of the most lethal forms of brain cancer owes most of its deadliness to its evasion of the immune system - a nasty t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 06, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A therapeutic treatment consisting of Hsp90 inhibiting drugs have been successful at destroying bile duct cancer cells.
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 26, 2018
Immunology
Cancer metastasis, the spreading of tumors to different tissues in the body, is usually what makes cancer so lethal and
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 21, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
A new imaging option makes it possible to diagnose breast cancer with better accuracy, improved efficiency, and with mor
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 15, 2018
Immunology
An unlikely collaboration, a virus and the human immune system, is working to address a common enemy: cancer. From the U
...
Written By:
Kara Marker