“The Part That Died”
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“The Part That Died”
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A Common Parasite With An Uncommon Name: Toxoplasma gondii is Associated with Brain Cancer
Toxoplasmosis is transmitted by Toxoplasma gondii, the protozoan parasite which is known to be among the most common parasites worldwide. The infection occurs from contaminated meat, cat feces that…
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A Common Parasite With An Uncommon Name: Toxoplasma gondii is Associated with Brain Cancer
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Could Cerebrospinal Fluid Help Doctors Monitor Brain Cancer?
Monitoring tumors is an essential part of cancer treatment; it allows doctors to make informed decisions regarding which therapies to use. For many forms of cancer, medical professionals have been…
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Could Cerebrospinal Fluid Help Doctors Monitor Brain Cancer?
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Researchers are Studying Metformin for Radiation Brain Injuries
Metformin is a popular drug used by type 2 diabetes patients. According to recent interviews conducted by reporters for Medical Xpress, a team of researchers conducted parallel rodent and…
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Researchers are Studying Metformin for Radiation Brain Injuries
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Researchers are Studying Metformin for Radiation Brain Injuries
Metformin is a popular drug used by type 2 diabetes patients. According to recent interviews conducted by reporters for Medical Xpress, a team of researchers conducted parallel rodent and…
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Researchers are Studying Metformin for Radiation Brain Injuries
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Science vs. Religion: When a Child Dies, Which Provides More Comfort?
By Jodee Redmond, In the Cloud Copy The work of a pediatric oncologist isn’t for the faint of heart. All their patients are children, and the outcome isn’t always good.…
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Science vs. Religion: When a Child Dies, Which Provides More Comfort?
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A Father is Asking for Worldwide Birthday Cards for His Seven-Year-Old Daughter Lyla Who Is Scheduled for her 10th Brain Operation
An article in the Hartlepool Mail announced that Lyla O’Donovan, her parents, and her four brothers and sisters will be celebrating Lyla’s seventh birthday on November 28th, 2019 at…
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A Father is Asking for Worldwide Birthday Cards for His Seven-Year-Old Daughter Lyla Who Is Scheduled for her 10th Brain Operation
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A New Approach to Halting Metastatic Cancer
A recent article in Northwestern's University Health reported that although the survival rate for cancer patients has vastly improved over the past twenty years, the deaths due to metastatic cancer…
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A New Approach to Halting Metastatic Cancer
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Biotech Companies Team Up to Launch MapKure, a New Joint Venture to Develop Small Molecule Anticancer Drug
According to a press release from BeiGene, the Company and SpringWorks Therapeutics have launched MapKure, LLC — a new, jointly-operated venture owned by both partners. MapKure was founded to develop…
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Biotech Companies Team Up to Launch MapKure, a New Joint Venture to Develop Small Molecule Anticancer Drug
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AI Platform Can Genetically Analyze Glioblastoma Tumors in Seconds
According to a story from seas.harvard.edu, Harvard freshman Kavya Kopparapu was reading a story about the late Senator John McCain's diagnosis with glioblastoma, a deadly brain cancer. She was stunned…
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AI Platform Can Genetically Analyze Glioblastoma Tumors in Seconds
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The U.S. Agrees to Pay $700 Million for Dioxin Cleanup in Vietnam
Fifty years ago, the air base in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, was the world’s busiest airport. The base is now surrounded by four neighborhoods with about 111,000…
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The U.S. Agrees to Pay $700 Million for Dioxin Cleanup in Vietnam
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The FDA’s Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation Discusses Accelerated Approvals
In the mid-1980s the FDA was criticized for being slow in approving new drugs. In fact, a commission was formed as a result of the mounting criticism. Janet Woodcock,…
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The FDA’s Director of the Center for Drug Evaluation Discusses Accelerated Approvals
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20% of Cancer Patients from Northeast England City Were Diagnosed Late
According to a January article from The Shields Gazette, nearly 21% of cancer patients from South Tyneside in the UK were first diagnosed without any prior knowledge during emergency admissions…
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20% of Cancer Patients from Northeast England City Were Diagnosed Late
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A Challenge for Science: Finding a Universal Cancer Biomarker
According to a publication from Live Science, researchers from around the world are working on a way to identify cancer in the body more efficiently and reliably. One way scientists…
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A Challenge for Science: Finding a Universal Cancer Biomarker
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Korean Research Team Pioneers Method That Could Personalize Treatment for Glioblastoma
According to a story from Korean Biomedical Review, a team of researchers from Seoul National University, headed by professor Paek Sun-ha, have developed an approach utilizing 3D cell printing technology…
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Korean Research Team Pioneers Method That Could Personalize Treatment for Glioblastoma
Birth of Healthy Baby Monkey Indicates Promise of New Technique To Preserve Fertility of Childhood Cancer Patients
As the field of medicine has continually advanced, more and more children (now approximately 80%) are surviving cancer diagnoses. It's amazing. It also means that researchers are able to focus…
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Birth of Healthy Baby Monkey Indicates Promise of New Technique To Preserve Fertility of Childhood Cancer Patients
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GAPVAC Project Tests An Individualized Form of Immunotherapy to Treat Aggressive Brain Cancer
A recent article in the journal Nature reports that Phase 1 GAPVAC-101 First-In-Human trial is one of the first clinical trials with a goal of designing and manufacturing actively personalized vaccines…
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GAPVAC Project Tests An Individualized Form of Immunotherapy to Treat Aggressive Brain Cancer
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Irish College Awarded €200,000 Towards Breast Cancer Research
According to DublinLive, a team of scientists at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland has this week been awarded €200,000 by the research charity Breast Cancer Now, in order…
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Irish College Awarded €200,000 Towards Breast Cancer Research
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Molecular Tests Prove Essential for Proper Brain Cancer Diagnosis
CNS-PNET brain cancers are typically diagnosed by type according to their specific location in the brain as well as how they appear underneath a microscope. However, its recently become clear…
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Molecular Tests Prove Essential for Proper Brain Cancer Diagnosis
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Hope for a More Effective Brain Cancer Treatment
Of pediatric cancers, brain cancer has the highest rate of mortality and medulloblastoma is the most common of brain cancer diagnoses in children. It's a brain cancer that originates in…
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Hope for a More Effective Brain Cancer Treatment
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How the Rendina Family is Working to Fight Cancer
After their own personal struggles with cancer, the Rendina family are working to raise money and awareness to fight the disease. For more information, you can view the source press…
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How the Rendina Family is Working to Fight Cancer
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Radiation Therapy Saves Kids with Brain Cancer– But How Does it Affect Their Memory?
Cancer treatment is a delicate process to say the least. Radiation and chemotherapy, though often effective, are not easy on patients. This is especially true for children. According to a…
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Radiation Therapy Saves Kids with Brain Cancer– But How Does it Affect Their Memory?
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Why is Glioblastoma so Difficult to Treat?
According to a story from Sunmag, the notorious brain cancer glioblastoma recently claimed the life of a well known figure in public life: Senator John McCain. He was 81 years…
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Why is Glioblastoma so Difficult to Treat?
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A Trove of Brain Cancer Data Just Became Available to Researchers
According to a story from healthnewsdigest.com, an important source of data related to brain cancer has just become widely available to global researchers. This dataset was supported by Georgetown University,…
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A Trove of Brain Cancer Data Just Became Available to Researchers
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Pediatric Cancer Rates are Highest in the Northeast, But No One Knows Why
According to a story from nbcnews.com, a recent map from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that children have the highest rates of cancer in the Northeast.…
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Pediatric Cancer Rates are Highest in the Northeast, But No One Knows Why
