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Tumor
Tumor: is an abnormal mass of tissue that may be solid or fluid-filled. A tumor is not the same as cancer. Although, some tumors can develop into cancers. A tumor is a kind of lump or swelling and does not necessarily pose a health threat.
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SEP 21, 2017Videos
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Bacteria in tumors make cancer resistant to chemotherapy. Wait, what? That’s right. According to Ravid Straussman ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 18, 2017Cancer
By scrutinizing the physical and genetic properties of neuroblastoma, researchers from the Children's Hospital of Ph ...SEP 16, 2017Cancer
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For months, the Zika virus dominated headlines for causing terrible birth defects in unborn babies. But there’s an ...SEP 05, 2017Cancer
Women of child-rearing age who receive cancer treatments often face higher risks of infertility. Now, researchers say th ...SEP 05, 2017Immunology
There are key differences between the two parts of the immune system - innate and adaptive - and a new study adds one mo ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 04, 2017Health & Medicine
New nanomachines can target specific cells. They can now be tested for use in drug delivery, or in tumor destruction.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 04, 2017Neuroscience
The operating room is a pretty intense place, especially when there is actual brain surgery going on. A surgical team mu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 31, 2017Videos
In children, brain cancer is the number one cause of cancer-related deaths. Brain tumors are extremely aggressive and of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 30, 2017Videos
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), also known as cell-free tumor DNA, is genetic material that's freely floating in the bloo ...AUG 30, 2017Cardiology
Blood vessels are the roads and highways of the cardiovascular system, carrying oxygenated blood cells, nutrients, and i ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 29, 2017Cancer
It’s no secret that obesity is a risk factor for several health conditions, including cancer. But specific to canc ...AUG 24, 2017Plants & Animals
Meet Oreo; he’s a poodle from Connecticut that lived a normal life up until he developed a massive tumor on his ch ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 22, 2017Cancer
A relatively recent class of cancer drugs may be more potent than scientists thought, having both the capacity to stop c ...AUG 21, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Our genomic material is in a constant state of replication, and errors in that process have been linked to disease. New ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 19, 2017Cancer
For disease as complex as cancer, knowing a single mutation is sometimes not enough. In the case of lethal brain tumors, ...AUG 18, 2017Videos
3D printing is cutting edge technology that has applications for everything from computer parts to space travel to medic ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 21, 2017
Videos
Much like the controversy over the tobacco industry and cancer, there is rising concern that the liquor industry is also
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 19, 2017
Microbiology
Bacteria in tumors make cancer resistant to chemotherapy. Wait, what? That’s right. According to Ravid Straussman
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 18, 2017
Cancer
By scrutinizing the physical and genetic properties of neuroblastoma, researchers from the Children's Hospital of Ph
...
SEP 16, 2017
Cancer
Unlike some liquid biopsies that look for remnants of free-floating cancer DNA in the blood, scientists have designed a
...
SEP 14, 2017
Videos
Medical science often resembles science fiction, especially when new gadgets and technology aids are invented. Engineers
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 14, 2017
Cancer
Larry King, the famed talk show host, recently revealed his diagnosis of Stage 1 lung cancer. King then underwent surger
...
SEP 11, 2017
Immunology
A unique quality of the main toxic “ingredient” in fire ant venom makes it the newest, if unlikely, candidat
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 10, 2017
Videos
As of early September, a new cancer treatment has been approved to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The treatment is
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 09, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at a University of Colorado Cancer Center want to perfect the use of gold nanoparticles in cancer therapeuti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2017
Videos
Using nanoparticles in medical treatment is becoming a high-tech way to get treatment right to the area of disease. In K
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 06, 2017
Cancer
For months, the Zika virus dominated headlines for causing terrible birth defects in unborn babies. But there’s an
...
SEP 05, 2017
Cancer
Women of child-rearing age who receive cancer treatments often face higher risks of infertility. Now, researchers say th
...
SEP 05, 2017
Immunology
There are key differences between the two parts of the immune system - innate and adaptive - and a new study adds one mo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 04, 2017
Health & Medicine
New nanomachines can target specific cells. They can now be tested for use in drug delivery, or in tumor destruction.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 04, 2017
Neuroscience
The operating room is a pretty intense place, especially when there is actual brain surgery going on. A surgical team mu
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 31, 2017
Videos
In children, brain cancer is the number one cause of cancer-related deaths. Brain tumors are extremely aggressive and of
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 30, 2017
Videos
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), also known as cell-free tumor DNA, is genetic material that's freely floating in the bloo
...
AUG 30, 2017
Cardiology
Blood vessels are the roads and highways of the cardiovascular system, carrying oxygenated blood cells, nutrients, and i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 29, 2017
Cancer
It’s no secret that obesity is a risk factor for several health conditions, including cancer. But specific to canc
...
AUG 24, 2017
Plants & Animals
Meet Oreo; he’s a poodle from Connecticut that lived a normal life up until he developed a massive tumor on his ch
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
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 21, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our genomic material is in a constant state of replication, and errors in that process have been linked to disease. New
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 19, 2017
Cancer
For disease as complex as cancer, knowing a single mutation is sometimes not enough. In the case of lethal brain tumors,
...
AUG 18, 2017
Videos
3D printing is cutting edge technology that has applications for everything from computer parts to space travel to medic
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim