Amanda’s Camp Story
***With the end of summer, we bring you a three-part series about Camp Sunrise, a place of summer fun for pediatric oncology patients at the… Read More »Amanda’s Camp Story
Are there any long term effects or dangers from radiation for lung cancer?
“Absolutely, yes. All of our therapies, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy for lung cancer come with risks and benefits,” says radiation oncologist Russell K.… Read More »Are there any long term effects or dangers from radiation for lung cancer?
While pediatric cancer doctors heal the body, Camp Sunrise heals the soul
***With the end of summer, we bring you a three-part series about Camp Sunrise, a place of summer fun for pediatric oncology patients at the… Read More »While pediatric cancer doctors heal the body, Camp Sunrise heals the soul
Is it important to watch your vitamin levels during cancer treatment?
“Certainly, it’s never optimal to have deficiencies in vitamin levels,” says radiation oncologist Russell K. Hales, M.D. of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center on… Read More »Is it important to watch your vitamin levels during cancer treatment?
What Makes Some Kidney Cancers Resistant to Immunotherapy?
Suzanne Topalian, M.D., associate director of the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, is a pioneer in the search for biomarkers that predict responses to immunotherapy.… Read More »What Makes Some Kidney Cancers Resistant to Immunotherapy?
Study: First Hints that Anti-PD-1 Therapy May Help Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer
So-called anti-PD-1 drugs, which block the interaction between proteins on cancer and immune cells, are currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration for certain… Read More »Study: First Hints that Anti-PD-1 Therapy May Help Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer
Celebrating the End of Cancer Treatment
Stefanie Joho, 25, had been given a death sentence. Diagnosed with advanced colon cancer, she traveled to cancer centers around the U.S. in search of… Read More »Celebrating the End of Cancer Treatment
My mother has recently had a lobectomy. She’s faced with the choice of standard care or a clinical trial. What should she consider before making her choice?
Radiation oncologist Russell K. Hales, M.D. of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center on the Johns Hopkins Bayview campus notes that clinical trials are treatments… Read More »My mother has recently had a lobectomy. She’s faced with the choice of standard care or a clinical trial. What should she consider before making her choice?
Antibody May Provide a Strategy Against Metastatic Bone Cancer
An antibody drug that targets part of the bone growth pathway can slow the growth of human osteosarcoma implanted in mice and prevent the tumor… Read More »Antibody May Provide a Strategy Against Metastatic Bone Cancer
After surgery for lung cancer, how long will it be before I can safely receive other treatments like chemo and radiation? Will my cancer grow back during this time?
“Many lung cancers are not treated with one therapy alone,” says Russell K. Hales, M.D. “Sometimes it takes all three treatments—surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy-- to… Read More »After surgery for lung cancer, how long will it be before I can safely receive other treatments like chemo and radiation? Will my cancer grow back during this time?