POT1 gene mutation predisposes to glioma and affects survival in a sex-specific manner
Researchers found gender differences in murine glioma lacking the gene Pot1, including survival, immune response, telomere length and DNA markers.
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Uncharted waters: Navigating requests for experimental medicines
In May 2018, the federal Right-to-Try Act was signed into law, claiming a new and improved option for patients with no therapeutic options to obtain
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Removing the stigma of ‘Cancer Below the Belt’ through art
Cancer is often an uncomfortable disease to discuss. However, there is an added stigma when it comes to major cancers that occur below the belt,
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Surviving bladder cancer: One year later and going strong
At age 75, Tim Smith was living an active life, busy running a wine import business in Houston with his wife, and traveling all over
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Largest study of malignant brain tumors finds new genetic markers for two distinct glioma subtypes
In 2017, approximately 24,000 people will be diagnosed with malignant brain tumors and 17,000 will die from the disease in the United States. The most
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In the genes: Family quests for glioblastoma answers
When glioblastoma hit their family for a second time, sisters Hadley Rierson and Carrie Lebovich teamed up with Baylor College of Medicine’s Dr. Melissa Bondy.
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