Imagine a world without cancer.
Richard Humphrey, a multiple myeloma pioneer who was among our founding Cancer Center faculty members and former director of its diagnostic immunology laboratory, died on… Read More »Remembering Dr. Richard Humphrey, Multiple Myeloma Pioneer
The team of cancer genetics experts that deciphered the genetic blueprints of cancer, have developed two new screening tests that have the promise to detect… Read More »“SEEK” and You May Find Cancer
Prostate cancer is a leading health problem for men. As strategies for prostate cancer screening and active surveillance are refined, men may benefit from early… Read More »Early-Stage Prostate Cancer: To Treat or Not to Treat
The American Cancer Society forecasts that nearly 1.7 million new cancer cases (more than 4,600 each day) and nearly 596,000 cancer deaths will occur in… Read More »Geriatric Oncology: Cancer Care Coming of Age?
All cancers are fundamentally disorders of acquired defects in genes. The genes serve as blueprints for all of the components of cells and tissues in… Read More »The Promise of Precision Medicine
Many types of cancer are caused by gene mutations acquired during a person’s lifetime. Systematic cataloging of these acquired gene defects has led to improved… Read More »Cancer Research: Back to Basics
Kimmel Cancer Center team is among inaugural recipients (Photo: from left: Christine Hann, Russell Hales, Marilyn Holman, Matt Holman, Hanika Reyes Rodavia) Despite being a scientist,… Read More »Patient Creates Award to Distinguish the Best Lung Cancer Doctors and Nurses
May make the most feared disease a little less scary Cancer is scary. Part of the reason—maybe even the main reason—cancer is so scary, is… Read More »New Test Detects Eight Cancer Types
Palliative care addresses symptoms and distress accompanying serious illnesses. The field is emerging as a vital medical specialty in the multidisciplinary treatment of cancer. Better… Read More »Palliative Care: Putting a Cloak on 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