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Gene-editing tools that make the body smarter in fighting cancer. Robots that help surgeons more precisely excise a tumor. Screening technologies that can spot lung tumors the size of a grain of rice. This gee-whiz age of innovation and technol
Important progress is being made in the fight against cancer—namely, cancer incidence and death rates continue to fall across the United States. But some minority groups are immune to those advances, negatively impacted by a cancer-disparities
When you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, you quickly learn that fighting the disease itself is only half the battle. There are also other impacts on your life—from side effects like pain and nausea to changes in your relationships to learning to
It’s been nearly 70 years since Cambridge University scientists James D. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick discovered the double-helix structure of DNA. In the decades since, our evolving understanding of the human genome has had a profound impact
With a cancer diagnosis comes many worries and questions—what will treatment be like? How do I tell my friends and family? For many cancer patients, the diagnosis also comes with existential questions about life, the world around them and their
For Marnee Spierer, MD, fighting breast cancer is more than a job. It’s also a family legacy that’s impacted at least three generations of the women in her family. So, when her sister became the latest to be diagnosed with the disease, Dr. Spie
Nearly a year into the worst public health crisis in 100 years, there’s hope, and true progress, on the horizon. Two promising COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed around the country, and millions of Americans have rolled up their sleeves to
Like many men and women who’ve had their lives upended by a cancer diagnosis, Atul Dhir found his journey with lymphoma to be deeply transformative, inspiring the arc of a career that has allowed him to help patients on many fronts—as a physici
At the age of 43, married with three children and at the pinnacle of his career as the police chief of a small Texas suburb, Eric K. says he was in “my prime,” when an ache in his lower back sent him to the doctor. He thought it was a kidney st
Like detectives working a cold case, scientists are using genes to unravel the mysteries of cancer’s origins and mutations, equipping doctors with new tools to target cancer at its source: the blunder coded in its molecular structure. Now, one
Lung cancer remains the third most common cancer in the United States—and the deadliest. But there’s lots of reason for optimism: Lung cancer incidence and death rates have been steadily falling for decades. Experts attribute the declines in pa
It is a sprawling, complex care system with an often-fragmented patient experience, a complex cost structure and an empowered, informed patient base. The largest integrated hospital network in the nation, devoted to caring for our nation’s hero
Greg Simon has played some key roles in the fight against deadly diseases: President of the Biden Cancer Initiative. Executive Director of President Obama’s White House Cancer Moonshot Task Force. Co-founder of FasterCures, an organization comm
Greg Simon has played some key roles in the fight against deadly diseases: President of the Biden Cancer Initiative. Executive Director of President Obama’s White House Cancer Moonshot Task Force. Co-founder of FasterCures, an organization comm
Over the past few years, telehealth visits—connecting doctor and patient via virtual technology from the comfort of the patient’s home—were beginning to grow in popularity. Dermatologists were making skin checks. Radiologists used the technolog
Over the past few years, telehealth visits—connecting doctor and patient via virtual technology from the comfort of the patient’s home—were beginning to grow in popularity. Dermatologists were making skin checks. Radiologists used the technolog
From the color of our hair to the way our bodies tolerate medicine, our genes play a critical role in our health, and our ability to fight off or develop illness and disease, including cancer. But the genes in our DNA profile are not the only o
From the color of our hair to the way our bodies tolerate medicine, our genes play a critical role in our health, and our ability to fight off or develop illness and disease, including cancer. But the genes in our DNA profile are not the only o
Ever since scientists sequenced the first DNA strand as part of the Human Genomic Project in the early part of the 21st century, our understanding of the role genes play in our health, and disease, has revolutionized the field of medicine. This
Ever since scientists sequenced the first DNA strand as part of the Human Genomic Project in the early part of the 21st century, our understanding of the role genes play in our health, and disease, has revolutionized the field of medicine. This
The body’s immune system is a powerful force, protecting us against infection, illness and disease. But sometimes, those protections break down, allowing cancer to form and grow. In one of the most exciting areas of cancer treatment, doctors ar
The body’s immune system is a powerful force, protecting us against infection, illness and disease. But sometimes, those protections break down, allowing cancer to form and grow. In one of the most exciting areas of cancer treatment, doctors ar
Immunotherapy drugs that marshal the body’s immune system to fight cancer. Genomic analyses that examine cancer at the cellular level, allowing for precise treatments personalized to each patient. These and other breakthroughs have been made po
Immunotherapy drugs that marshal the body’s immune system to fight cancer. Genomic analyses that examine cancer at the cellular level, allowing for precise treatments personalized to each patient. These and other breakthroughs have been made po
Because of their compromised immune systems, many cancer patients are taking extra steps to protect themselves from contracting the COVID-19 virus, staying away from crowds, wearing masks while in public, washing their hands, using grocery deli
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