Category: Cancer

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Human papilloma virus, or HPV, causes cancer. And we have a vaccine that can prevent infection, yet a recent study shows that almost a third of males worldwide are infected with high risk strains of the virus, especially younger males. …

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Liver cancer mortality appears to be increasing among Hispanic people in the United States, but there are geographic variations, a new study shows. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson says these variations need to be understood better. Nelson: …

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Disparities exist in health outcomes in varying populations in the United States. A recent study examines cancer deaths among Hispanic populations, and Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins says the data help identify areas where greater vigilance …

If you’re of Hispanic ethnicity, what are your chances to die of cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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Cancer clinical trials offer a lot: a chance to undertake new treatments, robust clinical support, an opportunity to help advance knowledge for others. Yet some people choose to leave such trials, and a new study examines why. William Nelson, director …

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Using bacteria and viruses to gain access to cancers in the body has a number of advantages, as several recent studies show. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins says one recent effort to use viruses against prostate …

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Salmonella, a bacteria that normally makes people ill, is being used as one part of a multipronged approach to treat certain cancers. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says the range of disease-causing microorganisms, known …

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A mouse model for colon cancer has identified a gene that is carried on the Y chromosome, so it only affects males. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer director William Nelson says understanding this gene’s impact may point the way to new …

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