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February 15, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="47541" img_size="Full" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Cases of skin cancer are skyrocketing. In the past three decades, more people have been diagnosed with some form of skin cancer than all other cancers combined. Because of this, researchers worldwide have been fascinated with figuring out how to better...

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February 10, 2022

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="47475" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease for children in the United States. Tragically, children with the rare cancer neuroblastoma often succumb to the disease despite aggressive treatment. That is, until exciting new research showed that adding an experimental antibody to...

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November 26, 2021

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="46166" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive malignant brain tumor in adults, with a median survival of only about ten months. Unlike low-grade gliomas (grades I and II), which grow slowly, high-grade gliomas (grades III and IV) grow much faster...

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September 20, 2021

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="44750" img_size="full" alignment="center"][vc_column_text]Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) drugs, such as the PD-1inhibitors nivolumab and pembrolizumab, have provided unprecedented survival to patients in many types of cancer in recent years and are used for late-stage cancer treatment worldwide. Unfortunately, many patients who responded well to initial treatments gradually...

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August 25, 2021

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="44195" img_size="full"][vc_empty_space height="22px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Learning that cancer has spread, or metastasized, used to be the moment people lost hope. To know that cancer had grown and infected other healthy parts of the body sent shivers down the spines of both doctors and patients alike. Thankfully, dedicated...

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August 19, 2021

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="44142" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][vc_empty_space height="22px"][vc_column_text css=""]Seizures are a severe complication of a brain tumor. An estimated 35-70 % of brain tumor patients may have a seizure(s) in the course of the disease, and 20-40 percent of the patients may have seizures as their first...

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June 9, 2021

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="43279" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Exercise plays an important role in preventing a variety of cancers. A recent study has increased the importance of maintaining a well-balanced and active lifestyle, indicating a positive outlook for many breast cancer patients.  National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR)-funded scientist Dr. Rakesh Jain, and his team...

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