According to a story from Oral Cancer News, a class of immunotherapy drugs called immune checkpoint inhibitors can play a critical role in treating a number of common and rare…
This is week three of this season of The Bachelor on ABC, and week three of a patient-related subject highlighted on the show (Colton's CF foundation, Caelynn's childhood encephalitis)-- so I'm…
What is the Disparity? America is greatly divided by many things and race has always been one of them. Not only are there large social and economic divides among racial…
We tend to daydream about miracle cures for rare and detrimental conditions like ovarian cancer. Sometimes they exist, but often it's more of a battle to find the right combination…
According to a story from Dr. Hooman Noorchashm, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a reasonably effective system for regulating and approving new drugs while appropriately evaluating them…
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month! So, why not use the momentum and goal-making spirit of New Year's Resolutions to make sure you get screened for cervical cancer and schedule…
While rare disease affects people all around us, often the mainstream press . Which is why it's extra important when a news outlet as big as the Los Angeles Times…
"People always say that 'cancer doesn't discriminate,' but the healthcare system often does," -Liz Margolies, LCSW, Executive Director, National LGBT Cancer Network. Unfortunately, the reality of this statement is that there…
For a long time, we've known that, at least in North America, men develop cancer at higher rates than women. However, there is still some mystery concerning the impact of…
A UCLA-led research team has developed a spray gel embedded with immune-boosting drugs for post-surgery cancer patients to thwart reccurrence and spreading of the disease. After initial testing on animals,…
Olympian skater Scott Hamilton was the keynote speaker at the CURE media group's sixth annual myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) Heroes celebration, honoring nine individuals who have also dedicated themselves to improving the lives…
The holiday season is upon us, and nothing says holiday cheer more than the smooth and sultry sounds of Michael Bublé singing Christmas tunes. In fact, Michael Bublé has been promoting…
The Washington Post reports a gripping story of a family struck by a rare disease diagnosis, but also a heartening story of a global community coming together to support them…
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) has donated a million dollars for a research project dedicated towards a new way of deploying the immune system against pancreatic cancer. This is welcome…
Just this week, the Food and Drug Administration approved a drug that targets a wide range of cancers based on DNA, rather than where the tumor is in the body. This is being…
In 2013 researchers discovered something interesting about the protein BH4. They found that by inhibiting the protein they could reduce patient's pain. A drug was created called Quartet, and it…
You might have heard of the recent political situation where President Donald Trump criticized retired Adm. William H. McRaven on a number of issues. We're not going to dig into…
A study has found that more than 80% of participants carrying genes linked to breast cancer didn’t know they had them. The research paper, called ‘Exome Sequencing-Based Screening for BRCA1/2…
The 2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded to two researchers working on checkpoint inhibitor therapies for cancer. A source article by AFP, shared by medical express, outlines how checkpoint…
A study, called ‘Prevalence of Variant Reclassification Following Hereditary Cancer Genetic Testing’, has examined how often the results of genetic testing for cancer risk are later reclassified. To read about…
An enormous anonymous donation of more than $18 million has been given to the BC Cancer Foundation to fund cutting-edge treatments. The news was announced in an article by the…
A study funded by the Lustgarten Foundation, the largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research in America, has shown promising results. The scientists are hopeful that their work could lead…
Results from a study that were presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology’s Congress have shown that the investigational drug for prostate cancer INO-5150 may be able to slow…
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society’s estimates for pancreatic cancer in the United States for 2018 are: About 55,440 people (29,200 men and 26,240 women) will…
A recent article titled ‘How I use molecular genetic tests to evaluate patients who have or may have myelodysplastic syndromes’ published in the journal Blood discusses the role of genetic testing for…
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