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Helping Breast Cancer Survivors Reach Their Weight-Loss Goals

October 3, 2019

Numerous studies have shown that even a modest amount of weight loss can improve a variety of health-related metrics and quality of life for those who are overweight or obese. Attaining a healthy weight is important for breast cancer survivors, says new Kimmel Cancer Center breast cancer expert Jennifer Sheng, M.D. Studies have shown that […]

Clinton ⋅ Issues & Perspectives, Prevention/Screening Breast Cancer, Breast Matters, Jennifer Shang, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, precision medicine, Research, Survivorship, Weight Loss ⋅

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Not On My Watch – Dr. Arjun Gupta

July 11, 2019

Dr Arjun Gupta discusses a 'Cancer Care Chronicles' essay he published in JAMA Oncology, titled ''Not On My Watch.'' In the essay, he shares his experiences as a first year clinical oncology fellow, while caring for a man with colon cancer. The essay is a tribute to the patient, who throughout the journey, taught Dr […]

Clinton ⋅ Issues & Perspectives, Patient Stories Arjun Gupta, colon cancer, CRCSM, JAMA Oncology, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Not On My Watch ⋅

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Platz Named Editor-in-Chief of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention

April 10, 2019

A national publication on cancer causes, prevention, detection and survivorship will have a Johns Hopkins cancer epidemiologist at the helm for 2019. Elizabeth Platz, M.P.H., Sc.D, is the co-leader for cancer prevention and control at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. She was named as editor-in-chief of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention (CEBP), one of […]

Larry Frum ⋅ Issues & Perspectives AACR, Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, cancer prevention, Elizabeth Platz, Research ⋅

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Moving for Melanoma of Delaware Supports Melanoma Research at Johns Hopkins

March 15, 2019

Members of the Johns Hopkins Melanoma Program participated in an annual 5K walk/run event and received funds raised by the event during a visit in February. The 5K event in Wilmington, Delaware, and sponsored by Moving for Melanoma of Delaware for the past 11 years raises money for melanoma research, community education and support patients and […]

Larry Frum ⋅ Giving Back, Issues & Perspectives

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Pancreatic Cancer Matters: Right Treatment at the Right Time

March 8, 2019

Our collaborative team of scientists, physicians and allied health workers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center specialize in translating science learned in the laboratory into exceptional clinical care. The Skip Viragh Center for Pancreas Cancer Clinical Research and Patient Care is a world leader in the diagnosis and management of pancreatic cancer, leading all […]

Larry Frum ⋅ Issues & Perspectives pancreatic cancer, precision medicine, Research, treatment ⋅

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The Future of Pancreatic Cancer Treatments

March 8, 2019

Just eight percent of people with pancreatic cancer live for five years after their diagnosis. Why is this cancer so deadly and where are advances in treatment headed? Elizabeth Jaffee, M.D., deputy director of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, describes explains in a 2018 interview on WYPR. http://www.wypr.org/post/why-pancreatic-cancer-so-deadly

Larry Frum ⋅ Issues & Perspectives, Prevention/Screening pancreatic cancer, Research, treatment ⋅

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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy Guideline Continues to Draw Readers

February 28, 2019

A guideline on guide the clinical practice of managing adverse events in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICPi) therapy continues to draw readers nearly a year after its publication. The document’s development, led by Julie Brahmer, M.D., co-director of the upper aerodigestive department in the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and a professor of […]

Larry Frum ⋅ Issues & Perspectives

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Jaffee looks to the future of checkpoint immunotherapy for cancer treatment

January 28, 2019

Combinations strategies involving checkpoint immunotherapies were approved as first-line options in two cancer types and showed promise in clinical trials for several hard-to-treat cancers. Important advances were also made with respect to immune-related biomarkers, cellular immunotherapies, and personalized vaccines. Elizabeth Jaffee, M.D., deputy director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, is focusing her research […]

Larry Frum ⋅ Issues & Perspectives, Prevention/Screening Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute For Cancer Immunotherapy, Cancer Research Institute, checkpoint immunotherapy, Elizabeth Jaffee, immunotherapy, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, precision medicine, treatment, webinar ⋅

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Three Minutes with Oncologist Michael Carducci

December 19, 2018

Michael Carducci, M.D., is the associate cancer center director for clinical research within the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the regional research director for the Greater Washington, D.C., area for the Kimmel Cancer Center. In his many years as an oncologist, Carducci has expertise in various types of cancer including bladder, kidney, prostate and […]

Larry Frum ⋅ Issues & Perspectives caregiving, Closler, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Michael Carducci, palliative care, Research ⋅

Benefits of Immunotherapy in Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

November 16, 2018

Julie Brahmer, M.D., is an active clinical leader in the treatment of lung cancer and mesothelioma. As the director of the Thoracic Oncology Program and professor of oncology at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, her research and clinical practice focuses on the development of new therapies for the treatment and prevention […]

Larry Frum ⋅ Issues & Perspectives Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute For Cancer Immunotherapy, immunotherapy, Julie Brahmer, lung cancer, NSCLC, Research, Survivorship ⋅

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