Know your risk for ovarian cancer
While ovarian cancer is considered to be a relatively rare disease, it is also the most lethal gynecologic cancer, causing more deaths than any other
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Cancer
What you should know about mesothelioma
It’s been five years since mesothelioma treatment pioneer, Dr. David Sugarbaker, arrived in Houston to open the Lung Institute and the Mesothelioma Treatment Center at
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Resonance podcast: The future of radiation oncology
Since the 1800s, radiation has been a standard treatment in cancer care. With the emergence of newer treatments such as immunotherapy, how will radiation oncology
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Body of Work podcast: Harnessing the body’s immune system to fight cancer
By 2030, the number of new cancer cases per year is expected to increase by 23.6 million worldwide. While radiation and chemotherapy continue to be
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Resonance podcast: Exploring the tumor microenvironment
Cancer research continues to evolve, and knowing the biological mechanisms of how cancer cells survive is crucial to understanding how to effectively treat it. David
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Getting to know TP53 better
TP53 is well known for its role as a tumor suppressor. It senses cellular stress or damage and in response stops cell division or initiates
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Understanding sarcoma, one of the rarest cancers
Often dubbed the “forgotten cancer,” sarcoma is a rare cancer that impacts thousands of Americans every year. But what sets this disease apart from more
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How immunotherapy is improving outlook for melanoma patients
Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer in the world. While traditional therapies include chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery, immunotherapy has emerged as an effective
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E. coli shows the way to discover cell-made protein carcinogens
When searching for carcinogens, people look at the environment. External factors such as tobacco smoke and sunlight can damage DNA, triggering mutations that can cause
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Making ‘sense’ of the ‘cart before the horse’ in mammalian cells
A fusion gene is a new gene made by joining parts of two different genes. The current thought is that fusion genes can happen in
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