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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Cancer
Common altered pathways provide new cancer perspective
Studying cancer at the molecular level has revealed that there is not a single pathway or process that drives all the different types of cancer.
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Immunotherapy treatment gives lung cancer patient second chance
A few years ago, Katherine Dill was leading a full life with her two children in Texas when she noticed something different about her face.
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A powerful, fast experimental approach identifies potentially safer substitutes for BPA
Health concerns about bisphenol A (BPA), or BPA substitutes, have emerged because, according to a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, BPA is widespread in
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Tips to maintain self health as a cancer caregiver
When someone is diagnosed with cancer, it often takes an emotional toll on both the patient and their loved ones. It takes courage and strength
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How immunotherapy is transforming cancer treatment and patient care
From surgical intervention to targeted therapies, a wide range of treatment options are now available for many patients with cancer. Immunotherapy is a tool that
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Loss spurs genetic testing, early breast cancer diagnosis and treatment
The day Sharon Shapiro’s daughter delivered her baby was nothing short of a miracle. What had been a relatively standard pregnancy for her daughter had
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Image of the Month: An activated human NK cell
NK or natural killer cells are members of the immune system critical for the control of viral infections and cancer. Research at the Emily
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Thyroid cancer awareness: Know your risk
Thyroid cancer is the eighth most common cancer in the United States – however, it is one of the most treatable. More than 98 percent
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Online tool helps empower pediatric cancer survivors
For more than two decades, Dr. David Poplack, director of the Texas Children’s Cancer Center, and professor of pediatrics-hematology and oncology at Baylor College of Medicine,
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