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Blog, Rare Cancer
February 23, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="47664" img_size="full" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Endometrial cancer is often categorized with a group of cancers, including cancer of the cervix, uterus, and ovaries, to form what is commonly recognized as gynecological cancers.  Endometrial cancer is a gynecological cancer that begins in the uterus and is among the most common uterine...

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Blog, Rare Cancer
July 13, 2021

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="43665" img_size="full" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] July is Bone Cancer Awareness Month. Bone cancer is a rare form of cancer, often overlooked by most Americans, but it affects thousands of Americans annually. There are two primary types of bone cancer: 1) primary bone cancer, which originates in the...

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Blog, Rare Cancer
April 15, 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="33004" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Though only making up 4% of cancer diagnoses in the United States, it is estimated that head and neck cancer will take the lives of approximately 14,620 Americans this year alone. Head and neck cancer refers to cancers in the oral...

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Blog, Rare Cancer
February 6, 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="31523" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]In a paper published in the science journal Nature, Yale University scientists showed that application of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C (VEGF-C) increased the human body’s natural immune response to glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer. VEGF-C is a member...

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Blog, Rare Cancer
February 3, 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] February is Gallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Awareness Month. Although rare, these cancers affect thousands of people and their families around the world each year. It’s estimated that nearly 12,000 individuals will be diagnosed with gallbladder cancer in 2020, while approximately 8,000 people will...

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