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The Halcyon machine holds an imaging mechanism that produces a high-quality CAT scan plus it houses a treatment unit that delivers radiation. According to a recent news release, approximately twenty-four…
The Benefits of Genomics The use of genomics in health systems is becoming more of a standard practice. Health systems have been partnering with genomics databases to collect patient data.…
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Susan Winn’s family history of ovarian and breast cancer can be traced back to the 1860s. Susan’s adult daughters, Kathryn, Bridget and Maureen, were recently interviewed with CURE® (Cancer Updates Research…
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Researchers have learned that the majority of diseases have a genetic component. It is because of this fact that health professionals are stressing the importance of genetic testing and knowing…
CNN recently covered a story in the publication Nature about a paper explaining base editing (or prime editing). The researchers who created the technology set forth the process of using base…
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Pharmacogenomics plays an important role in predicting whether patients will benefit from certain medications or if the medication will cause serious side effects. The process involves the way in…
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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…
Terri considers herself “very lucky”. In the 80s her paternal grandmother and her grandmother’s two sisters were diagnosed with ovarian cancer. In the 90s, her family entered into the BRCA1…
Meredith Resnick's breast cancer risk is 42%. This risk is made up of her higher breast density (denser breasts are associated with increased risk), Ashkenazi Jewish heritage, a family history…
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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,…
According to a publication from the University of Edinburgh, a new study found a set of 37 genes that were highly expressed in breast cancer tumour-associated macrophages (or TAMs -…
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OncLive recently published the views of several speakers at its State of the Science Summit on breast cancer. Stephanie LaBomascus, MD gave a presentation that highlighted triple negative breast…
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Following a record number of approvals in 2018, the FDA has recently approved two new drugs with many more anticipated approvals later in the year. Trazimera to Treat Human Epidermal…
A recent article published in online CANCER NETWORK reports findings that indicate children who have survived Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) may develop solid tumors in later years. These findings will have…
Although some ultrasound and/or CT scan studies may show that patients’ lymph nodes (glands) are free of disease, upon further examination using sentinel lymph node biopsies,(SLNB) the doctors at MD…
What is the Patient Advocate Foundation? The Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) is a non-profit, formed in 1994 that has one primary aim- eliminate the barriers to treatment too many patients…
There is a high unmet need to find more effective treatments for liver cancer. Currently, treatment options for patients often only increase life expectancy by 3 to 4 months. An accidental…
An article originally published by CBS New York recently emphasized the importance of regular mammograms for detecting breast cancer, even in families with no history of mutated BRCA genes. What…
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Stephanie Hosford was recently interviewed by CURE (Cancer Updates Research and Education) about what she now calls her “three crazy days”. The title of her book is “Bald, Fat and…
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…
According to a press release by the World Health Organization (WHO), the latest statistics from The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) provide a new picture of the global…
For some fortunate individuals, cancer is kind of a foreign concept. They obviously know what it is- they hear cancer stories in passing, they may have donated to a charity…
When you’re first diagnosed with something like breast cancer, ovarian cancer or another rare condition there’s a million things racing through your mind and a million and one things to…
"Five to 10 percent of all cancer is hereditary" - Adelsperger Genetic counselors can help you understand not only your own risk for developing cancer but the risk of your…
According to The Guardian, some researchers believe that the term "cancer" should be omitted from some medical diagnoses. Among these diagnoses include those for small thyroid cancer, low and intermediate…
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