Differences and Disparities in Cancer
The good news is that there is an ongoing 1.5 percent annual decline in cancer death rates. The more troubling news is that cancer does… Read More »Differences and Disparities in Cancer
Issues & Perspectives
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
It’s Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, so we wanted to gather our best Kimmel Cancer Center resources for you. Learn more about cancer vaccines and other… Read More »Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Do you qualify for Social Security disability as a cancer patient? 5 tests
Social Security pays benefits for a medical condition that is expected to last for at least a year, or may result in death. Supplemental Security… Read More »Do you qualify for Social Security disability as a cancer patient? 5 tests
Historic cancer drug approval has roots at Johns Hopkins and its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute laboratories and clinics
Breaking news today as, for the first time, a drug has been FDA-approved for cancer based on disease genetics rather than type. Developed from 30… Read More »Historic cancer drug approval has roots at Johns Hopkins and its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute laboratories and clinics
Lung cancer immunotherapy options expand
Patients and doctors received news this week of the FDA’s approval of the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab in combination with platinum doublet chemotherapy as first-line therapy for… Read More »Lung cancer immunotherapy options expand
Kimmel Cancer Center Joins Nation’s Cancer Centers in Supporting HPV Vaccination
The Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center joined all of the nation's cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute in endorsing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination… Read More »Kimmel Cancer Center Joins Nation’s Cancer Centers in Supporting HPV Vaccination
Do You Have a Cancer Screening Buddy?
I heard a story about actors Martin Short, Steve Martin, and Tom Hanks forming a colonoscopy slumber party of sorts. They get together at one… Read More »Do You Have a Cancer Screening Buddy?
The Healing Power of Music
I never thought I’d be exposed to such a wide variety of expert musicians and performers working as a communications coordinator in the Cancer Center. Through… Read More »The Healing Power of Music
The True Age of Cancer is Different Than You Might Think
I was listening to the radio as I was driving in my car, and the lyrics in the song struck me. It went something like… Read More »The True Age of Cancer is Different Than You Might Think