Yesterday afternoon, at the American Association for Cancer Research Meeting in Chicago, more than 150 people crowded a room to hear updates on research funded by Stand Up 2 Cancer (SU2C) and meet the new prostate cancer Dream Team. Arnold Levine, Ph.D., professor of pediatrics and biochemistry at the UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School opened […]
Cancer News Review
Posted by admin | ResearchProstate cancer topics abound in the latest Cancer News Review podcast. Dr. Bill Nelson, director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, discusses Hopkins-led research, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, looking at the genetic similarities of men with a family history of prostate cancer. By looking at their genes, investigators were able to find a genetic marker for […]
Mar 9, 2012 No comments
The Healing Power of Music
Posted by Michelle Potter | Issues & Perspectives, UncategorizedI 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 the Cancer Center’s Art of Healing Performing Arts Series, I have the exciting opportunity to work with high caliber musicians from the Peabody Institute, local ballet dancers, and even a […]
Mar 6, 2012 1 comment
The True Age of Cancer is Different Than You Might Think
Posted by Valerie Matthews-Mehl | Issues & Perspectives, UncategorizedI was listening to the radio as I was driving in my car, and the lyrics in the song struck me. It went something like this, “Cancer doesn’t discriminate or care if you’re just 38.” I thought to myself, “Well, yes it does.” Cancer has always been and remains a disease of aging. Perhaps the […]
Mar 1, 2012 3 comments
More Good News on Melanoma Drug
Posted by admin | Issues & Perspectives, Research, treatmentResearchers from the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and other institutions reported more data today on studies of a new melanoma drug that target products of a cancer-causing mutation in the BRAF gene. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, tracked patients with metastatic melanoma who have been followed for more than a year […]
Feb 22, 2012 No comments
4 Tips for Donating Platelets
Posted by Michelle Potter | UncategorizedConsider taking two hours of your time to donate platelets, and you may save a patient’s life. Platelets are components found in your blood that help it to clot. Cancer patients may need transfusions of platelets because their bone marrow has become too crowded with cancer cells, or their cells become damaged from chemo- and […]
Feb 21, 2012 7 comments
Carrie’s weekend of well-being
Posted by Evan Lipson | Issues & Perspectives, SurvivorshipFor Carrie Wells, a powerful and positive part of surviving breast cancer was attending a retreat with women who shared similar journeys. Being surrounded by other survivors was a chance for connection, education, relaxation and healing. So moved was Carrie by the retreat experience, she felt compelled to help other cancer survivors find equally valuable […]
Feb 11, 2012 No comments
What’s on Your Grocery List?
Posted by admin | Issues & Perspectives, UncategorizedWe completed three days of filming for a new C-Answers video series on cancer survivorship. In one of the video segments, we feature nutritionist Lynda McIntyre discussing how to stay healthy through diet and nutrition. Each time I listen to Lynda speak on these issues, I feel like my diet needs a complete makeover. But […]
Feb 7, 2012 No comments
Engineering Cures
Posted by Valerie Matthews-Mehl | Issues & Perspectives, treatmentI entered uncharted territory when I began the feature story for the latest issue of the Kimmel Cancer Center's magazine Promise & Progress. I was unaware that Johns Hopkins engineers had joined our cancer experts in the fight against cancer and equally unaware of the great body of work that was coming from this new […]
Jan 27, 2012
Creativity Competition Creates New Ideas to Cure Cancer
Posted by admin | ResearchLast Friday, the historic Hurd Hall at Johns Hopkins was filled to capacity with students, faculty and staff waiting to hear five scientists – all in the early part of their careers – describe their novel ideas on how to cure metastatic cancer. It was part of a competition on creative thinking named for John […]
Jan 20, 2012 30 comments