Cancer and cannabis: What patients need to know
Dr. Charu Agrawal, a palliative care specialist at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, shares suggestions for cancer patients who are interested in cannabis.
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Cancer
Mesothelioma and COVID-19: Don’t skip screening and treatment
Dr. R. Taylor Ripley urges patients to continue health screenings for mesothelioma and other diseases during COVID-19.
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Living with, through and beyond colorectal cancer
I came to Baylor College of Medicine in 2005 and worked diligently in a cancer research lab, a job I was passionate about. However, it
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A novel mechanism that triggers a cellular immune response
Viruses and other disease-causing microbes influence the type of immune response their hosts will develop against them. In some cases, the predominant response involves antibodies,
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Esophageal cancer awareness: Q&A with Dr. Shawn Groth
In 2020, more than 18,000 people will develop esophageal cancer. It is the seventh most common cause of cancer-related deaths among men in the United
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It’s not just what you eat, but when you eat that can affect your health
“You are what you eat,” states a popular phrase. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine add that when you eat also can affect your health.
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What you should know about esophageal cancer
Esophageal cancer is one of the fastest-growing cancers in the United States and has been for the past 30-40 years, with cases increasing four-fold in
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Doctors team up with students to improve cervical cancer treatment
For women with advanced cases of cervical cancer, radiation therapy is generally the only curative treatment. The treatment of cervical cancer is unique, in that,
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HPV and cervical cancer: Vaccination leads to prevention
Close to 80 million Americans are infected with human papillomavirus (HPV), making it the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. While HPV
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Six is better than two: assay assesses multiple cellular pathways at once
Scientists strive to have a better understanding of the complex biological processes involved in health and disease, and what they can learn usually goes hand-in-hand
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