Patients diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, the most common form of childhood cancer, are typically given Vincristine, a very powerful chemotherapy drug with a high toxicity called neuropathy…
Using an MRI, doctors are able to detect prostate cancer more effectively than the a traditional biopsy, which uses ultrasound technology. According to a study published in JAMA,…
Every year, thousands of women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Even among women with small breast cancers, survival rates vary greatly between women of different ethnicities. A study…
On October 13, 2014 the Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance revealed the results of an analysis that identified 169 new target therapies under development for the treatment of metastatic…
Karen Shayne, Co-Founder, Women Survivors Alliance, talks about when a woman has survived her cancer, and what’s next for her life. The Women Survivors Alliance aims to help women…
Karen Shayne and Judy Pearson, Co-Founders, Women Survivors Alliance, discuss how their organization solves issues regarding current care for female cancer survivors, including: Absence of available resources for…
The Women Survivors Alliance is an organization that is geared towards providing support for women who have survived cancer, through community, communication, and networking. Co-founders Karen Shayne and…
Jeremy Lieb, MD, Urologist, Pacific Urology Medical Group, explains that 50% of men with low risk prostate cancer are eligible for active surveillance, yet 9 out of 10…
Standard digital mammography plays a key role in detecting breast cancer. However, mammography has also come under some criticism because of the false positive results it can produce,…
Paul Roossin, Science Director, Nanotronics Imaging, discusses the goals of the company to use and develop high-tech, cutting-edge microscopes and software to deliver rapid testing and analysis solutions to…