Video Pick of the Week
I recently visited Dr. Elias Zambidis' lab to discuss his research on turning blood cells into heart cells. They pioneered a method that uses plasmids… Read More »Video Pick of the Week
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Reporting from the Front Lines of Cancer
War correspondent Leroy Sievers had seen his share of gruesome battles and war-torn lands, but this strong, tall, affable guy would be taken down not by… Read More »Reporting from the Front Lines of Cancer
Report: Cancer Deaths Decline
The National Cancer Institute's latest report says that cancer deaths between 2003 and 2007 declined, continuing a trend that started two decades ago. The report… Read More »Report: Cancer Deaths Decline
Our Cancer blog finds a new home
Patients, caregivers, friends, family, doctors, nurses and researchers...we're proud to introduce a new blog in the Johns Hopkins family. The Our Cancer blog, authored by… Read More »Our Cancer blog finds a new home
A Prize, Promotion and Press Story
About ten years ago, researcher Bert Vogelstein appeared with Katie Couric on the Today Show to announce new research on a stool test for colon… Read More »A Prize, Promotion and Press Story
Cancer Survivors…12 Million and Counting
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) issued a report today estimating the number of cancer survivors at nearly 12 million… Read More »Cancer Survivors…12 Million and Counting
Breast Cancer Patients: Lymph Nodes – Leave Them Alone?
When most people think about breast cancer, they don’t often think about the small, pea-sized structures that dot the body and help fight infections and other foreign substances. But it’s top-of- mind for many patients who undergo surgery for breast cancer.
Lymph nodes are sites for cancer spread, and certain nodes are removed during surgery depending on a number of factors. Data published originally in the Annals of Surgery in September 2010 and today in the Journal of the American Medical Association show that certain nodes in select patients may not need to be removed.
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World Cancer Day
Cancer is now the leading cause of death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. It crosses all boundaries, gender, ages, ethnicities and strikes both… Read More »World Cancer Day
Cancer News Review
This month's Cancer News Review podcast with Kimmel Cancer Center director Bill Nelson begins with updates on the field of head and neck cancer in light of the encouraging news that actor Michael Douglas' cancer is in remission. Nelson says that there is an emerging story in oropharyngeal cancers (those that are in the back of the throat, tongue, soft palate and tonsils). An increasing number of these cancers are associated with certain strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), the same virus that causes cervical cancer. Patients with HPV-associated head and neck cancers fare better than patients whose cancers are causes by alcohol or tobacco use. He says the molecular details of why this infection causes cancers and why these patients fare better is still not understood.
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Pancreatic cancer
There are few cancers that are as tough to beat as pancreatic cancer. When it is found, the disease has usually spread, and only about 20… Read More »Pancreatic cancer