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    Category: Cancer

    Treating Liver Cancer by Blocking Blood Flow to the Tumor

    By: Anna Christou Physicians and scientists have been working to develop cancer therapies that are more personalized and that also minimize damage to healthy tissue. For example,… Read more “Treating Liver Cancer by Blocking Blood Flow to the Tumor”

    November 23, 2018December 6, 2018 by spreadscienceblog

    Immunotherapy: Attacking Cancer from the Inside Out

    By: Clare Nimura Why can’t your immune system fight cancer the same way it fights a common cold? The immune system is supposed to recognize the bad… Read more “Immunotherapy: Attacking Cancer from the Inside Out”

    October 21, 2018October 25, 2018 by spreadscienceblog

    Meat Consumption and Cancer

    By: Yameng Zhang Edited by: Thomas Luh On October 26th 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization,… Read more “Meat Consumption and Cancer”

    November 10, 2015December 6, 2015 by spreadscienceblog

    Finally, a light in the darkness: New genetic testing of tumors provides more accurate predictions than ever.

    By Alex Bernstein Until quite recently, oncologists, despite all of the progress that has been made in the field, could at best make educated guesses when asked… Read more “Finally, a light in the darkness: New genetic testing of tumors provides more accurate predictions than ever.”

    April 8, 2013October 14, 2013 by spreadscienceblog

    Telomerase Mapped: Locating the “Fountain of Youth”

    By Ian MacArthur In 1978 Elizabeth Blackburn and Joseph Gall published their work on telomeres, the regions on the ends of chromosomes comprised of simple, repetitive DNA… Read more “Telomerase Mapped: Locating the “Fountain of Youth””

    April 6, 2013October 14, 2013 by spreadscienceblog

    Even Devils Are No Match For a Contagious Cancer

    The end of the Devil? Well, the Tasmanian devil that is. Sadly, that might well soon become a reality as a fatal contagious cancer is decimating the… Read more “Even Devils Are No Match For a Contagious Cancer”

    March 24, 2013May 21, 2014 by spreadscienceblog

    A Troubling Link Between Breast Cancer and the Environment

    By Alex Bernstein In the late 1950’s, few doctors thought to take blood and urine samples for future use in long-term studies. Yet, that is exactly what… Read more “A Troubling Link Between Breast Cancer and the Environment”

    February 28, 2013March 31, 2013 by spreadscienceblog

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