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Three-Time Cancer Survivor Ready for New York Marathon

October 18, 2019

Some days, when 37-year-old Kristina Baum laces up her running shoes and starts out on her daily training run, she says she feels like someone is taking a sledgehammer to her lungs. Other days, she feels fantastic. That’s really not too different from how other runners training for a marathon describe the ups and downs […]

Clinton ⋅ Patient Stories Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute For Cancer Immunotherapy, Evan Lipson, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Kristina Baum, melanoma, New York Marathon, Survivorship ⋅

Researchers Advance Role of Circulating Tumor DNA to Detect Early Melanoma Growth, Uncover Treatment Options

November 26, 2018

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have added to evidence that measuring and monitoring tumor DNA that naturally circulates in the blood of melanoma patients can not only reliably help reveal the early stages of cancer growth and spread but also uncover new treatment options that tumor genetic analysis alone may […]

Larry Frum ⋅ Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute For Cancer Immunotherapy, ctDNA, DNA, Evan Lipson, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, melanoma, Research, treatment ⋅

Seize the Days

March 11, 2011

As an oncologist, I am privileged to care for people who are fighting cancer.  I'm also fortunate to see the interesting and meaningful ways my patients bring joy and satisfaction into their lives.   Some people strengthen relationships with loved ones, becoming ever closer with family and friends.  One man with lung cancer I spoke with is back in touch with his children […]

Evan Lipson ⋅ Patient Stories Evan Lipson, Seize the Days ⋅

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