POSTS TAGGED AS oncology

Visualizing Cancer Cells in Vivo

Cancer gets its name from the crab because of its resemblance to a mass with many legs. Surgical resection [MORE]

Looking for Cancer with a Flashlight

It is a flashlight of sorts, but a more accurate description is an endoscope that emits short bursts of [MORE]

Implantable Tumor Monitor

Inside an implantable device about the size of a thumbnail, researchers at the Technical University of Munich have placed [MORE]

Biomarker for Earlier Detection of Ovarian Cancer

Epidemiologists have long suspected a link between infertility and ovarian cancer, and researchers at Rush University Medical Center may [MORE]

New Insight into Breast Cancer Biology

Researchers at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia have found that breast cancer cells secrete hydrogen peroxide, thereby creating oxidative [MORE]

Leukemia Trial Brings New Hope from Gene Therapy

This piece reports a gene therapy success against chronic lymphocytic leukemia for three patients at the University of Pennsylvania [MORE]

New Discovery in Cell Death: Necroptosis

Cells become cancerous when they loose their ability to undergo programmed cell death (known as “apoptosis”).  Until recently, apoptosis [MORE]

Magnetic Hyperthermia

Fascination with magnets has launched thousands of claims for their health benefits-in treating pain, asthma, allergies, depression, chronic fatigue, [MORE]

Synthetic Trachea Implanted

Two months ago, a clinical team at Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm implanted a synthetic trachea in a 36 [MORE]

Fox Chase’s Cancer Genome Institute

Life Technologies, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA)-formed from a 2008 merger of Invitrogen Corporation and Applied Biosystems-has reached an agreement with [MORE]

Surviving Cancer, Facing Bankruptcy

Not long ago, opponents of healthcare reform asserted that the US had the best healthcare system in the world [MORE]

General Medicine Links

The Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance providing educational resources for patients and families.

Testing Breast Cancer Tests

In 1955, the National Cancer Institute began organizing oncologists into regional study groups to address specific interests that NCI [MORE]

Robot for IV Cancer Therapy

Getting the right mix of chemotherapy drugs, properly diluted, in a sterile IV bag, without contamination, can be a [MORE]

A Catch-22 for Cancer Survivors

Surviving cancer can have adverse effects-e.g. cardiovascular complications, obesity, diabetes, osteopenia and osteoporosis, et al. For those reasons, cancer [MORE]

Cancer Markers In Toenail Tissue

Nicotine accumulates in toenail tissue whether or not the toes belong to a smoker or a nonsmoker who had [MORE]

Internal Device for Navigating Cancer Treatments

By implanting a tracking sensor inside a surgical patient’s body, robotics manufacturer Adept Technology, Inc. (Pleasanton, CA) is testing [MORE]

Insight on DNA Repair

Near the end of chromosome 9’s long arm, the SET oncogene plays several roles in cellular function, including apoptosis, [MORE]

News and Views About Sleep

Sleep.com bills itself as “your online resource for sleep,” offering tips, products, and articles about this intriguing phenomena. While [MORE]

Microfluidics Chip for Cancer Diagnosis

Microfluidic chips that can capture cancer cells circulating in the blood have existed for a few years, but a [MORE]