What keeps you up at night? This was the question posed by Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., to six cancer experts who participated in a Cancer Conversations forum on Nov. 3, 2015. In parts one and two of this series, they predicted the future of cancer medicine and discussed how they collaborate(...)
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A Conversation about Cancer: How We Collaborate
Posted by | Research, UncategorizedIn part one of this series, experts at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center discussed their predictions for the future of cancer medicine during a Cancer Conversations forum on Nov. 3, 2015. These experts also discussed how they collaborate with other scientists. On the panel were: Kimmel Professor and Director of Radiation Oncology and Molecular(...)
A Conversation about Cancer
Posted by | precision medicine, Prevention/Screening, Research, UncategorizedOn Nov. 3, 2015, a capacity crowd of more than 250 Johns Hopkins leaders, faculty, staff, students, donors, and other guests filled the Albert H. Owens Auditorium at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center to honor the philanthropy of Sidney Kimmel for advancing cancer discovery and care. Hundreds more watched via video streaming as Kimmel(...)
New therapies, clinical trials and innovations in lung cancer care mean “hope is on the rise”
Posted by | Research“We are at a crossroads, a time of discovery that’s transforming the ways we manage lung cancer,” says radiation oncologist Russell K. Hales, M.D. of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center on the Johns Hopkins Bayview campus. “Lung cancer is simply not the same disease we had 10 years ago, in terms of the tools(...)
Cancer News Review
Posted by | ResearchIn this month's cancer news review podcast, Dr. William Nelson, director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, discusses top cancer stories on sun related cancers, presmenopausal breast cancer, and prostate cancer patients with asthma and more. First, Dr. Nelson speaks about research that examines the use of vitamin B3 (niacin) and skin cancers. Skin(...)
Cancer Research Meeting Highlights Progress
Posted by | ResearchThousands of cancer researchers are meeting at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) 2015 Annual Meeting where the first research abstracts highlighted to the media included experimental immunotherapy applications to three kinds of advanced cancers: melanoma, lung cancer, and virus-associated lymphoma and leukemia in patients receiving bone marrow transplants. Johns Hopkins melanoma and immunotherapy(...)
Our Story of Cancer: Further Gains in Preventing, Treating and Curing Cancer in the Near Future
Posted by | Prevention/Screening, Research, treatmentWe've asked our staff to share their thoughts on the PBS documentary, Cancer: Emperor of All Maladies. This week, we'll post their comments, including how they hope it will influence the public dialogue on cancer, research and treatment. Terry Langbaum, MHS, Chief Administrative Officer at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, shares her thoughts: We are hoping(...)
Cancer News Review
Posted by | ResearchIn this month's cancer news review podcast, Dr. William Nelson, director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, discusses top cancer stories on a new bladder cancer center announced at Johns Hopkins, liver cancer on the rise, cancer cells in tumors and more. First, Dr. Nelson speaks on the announcement of a new bladder cancer(...)
Out-of-the-box science finds drug target for cancer and asthma
Posted by | Research, treatmentLast week's news announcement of a new drug target for asthma and cancer heralded an example of the type of out-of-the-box thinking that has now widened the scope of research in both diseases and has the potential for great impact. This research starts with innovative scientists willing to cross disciplines to understand how biological processes(...)
Cancer News Review
Posted by | ResearchIn this month's Cancer News Review podcast, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Director Bill Nelson discusses the nation's top stories on cancer. First, Nelson discusses the issues surrounding whole genome sequencing to predict development of disease. Then, he explains how the HPV vaccine works and why it's important for young people to be vaccinated. Finally,(...)