Category: Cancer
Are there cancers where surgery may be entirely avoided? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Genetic analysis of most cancers is becoming more commonplace, and now identification of one specific mutation called a mismatch repair may allow people to avoid surgery entirely. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson explains. Nelson: What they started …
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Which types of cancer treatment are impacted by the gut microbiome? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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More types of gut bacteria, or greater diversity, the healthier your microbiome. That’s one message of a recent review looking at the impact of microbiome health on cancer. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins explains how gut …
If your gut microbiome isn’t healthy, is there anything that can be done about it? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Your gut microbiome may have much to do with how you respond to cancer therapy, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Breast cancer survival rates have stalled, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Improvements in breast cancer detection and treatment have resulted in improved survival, but now those improvements seem to have stalled, a new analysis shows. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says two groups of women …
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Possible impacts of new cancer drugs need to be cataloged, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors are cancer drugs that for many have been a lifeline. Yet they are associated with a range of reactions that really need to be cataloged so they’re easier to recognize, some experts argue. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer …
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