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September 13, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xkfbQKugxY&t"][vc_column_text]Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal malignancies with few treatment options. Its five-year survival rate is only about 10% in the US. Several treatment options are available for pancreatic cancers, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and combinational therapies. However, these therapies...

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September 1, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="53173" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center" onclick="link_image"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_empty_space height="42px"][vc_column_text]The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and the Frederick National Laboratory (FNL) will host the 2022 Technology Showcase on September 7th. The annual event highlights opportunities to license technologies and partner...

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August 30, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="52821" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_column_text css=""]Immunotherapy has changed the landscape of cancer medicine. The good news of its recent success in treating rectal cancer marked a new milestone in cancer treatment. Rectal Cancers Are Gone After the Treatment A research paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine on...

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August 23, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="52814" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_empty_space height="22px"][vc_column_text css=""]Melanoma is the deadliest skin cancer as it can quickly spread to other organs and become an untreatable disease. New treatment options such as immunotherapy may help control some patients’ melanoma metastasis, but in most cases, metastatic melanoma still causes the...

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August 16, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="52583" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_column_text]We are excited to announce that we will be honoring Rakesh K. Jain as our 2022 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research Winner. The Dinner & Award Ceremony will take place on October 22, 2022 at the National Press Club in...

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August 15, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="52583" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_column_text] Recognized for Identifying and Overcoming Barriers in the Tumor Microenvironment To Improve Delivery and Efficacy of Anti-Cancer Medicines [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] ROCKVILLE, MD - The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) announced today that Rakesh K. Jain, Ph.D., has been selected to receive the 2022 Szent-Györgyi...

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August 11, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Written by S. Wang[/vc_column_text][vc_video link="https://youtu.be/qRI-f398JIw" align="center"][vc_column_text css=""] If my diagnosis were five years earlier, I wouldn’t be having this conversation, and more likely, if my diagnosis is going forward five years later. It would be a whole other conversation - Annette R. Listening to the Signs Annette’s cancer...

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June 23, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="50942" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]You may have heard about the many health benefits of a Mediterranean diet. This diet is rich in fish, olive oil, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and legumes. Typically, the Mediterranean diet limits red meat, dairy, and alcohol consumption. There's no...

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June 22, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="50914" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]The results are in, and you have cancer. Though no appointment will be stress-free, the first appointment with your oncologist is often the most difficult. It's scary, you're unfamiliar with the jargon, and you have so many questions and worries...

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