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Finding a New Way to Fight a Deceptive Disease

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Cancer is a horribly painful and debilitating illness, but would you ever call it “diabolical”? What about “conniving”? You might after you hear about the latest research out of Vanderbilt University showing that cancer cells...more

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Innovative radiotherapy successfully treats cancer without radiation–induced side effects

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More than half of all cancer patients are treated with radiation therapy and may incur acute and chronic toxicities to normal tissue, leading to debilitating side effects. Researchers at the University of California-Irvine...more

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Cancer Vaccines: The Fourth Pillar of Anti-Cancer Therapy?

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Innovative technologies are being deployed to address the Western world’s major killer: cancer. Traditionally, cancer treatment has included surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, but recently, the development of targeted...more

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New Workers' Compensation Law to Expand Cancer Coverage for First Responders

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In April 2019, the Maryland General Assembly passed House Bill 604/Senate Bill 646—Workers’ Compensation—Medical Presumptions for Diseases and Cancer —Eligibility (Firefighter Jesse McCullough’s Cancer Protection Law).  The...more

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FDA Makes Gene Therapy Available for First Time in USA

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Earlier this week, the FDA made gene therapy available for the first time in the United States. This decision, ushers in “a new approach to the treatment of cancer and other serious and life-threatening diseases” said the...more

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