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Bladder cancer has historically been difficult to treat, but now a new strategy involving hooking a custom made antibody to a drug seems to be extending survival. Known as antibody/drug conjugates, William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at …
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DNA comprises the blueprint of the cell while RNA instructs how proteins are made. A new study shows that sequencing both can have an impact on cancer management. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson explains. Nelson: They had …
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Women who are obese are 18% more likely to have a breast cancer recurrence than women of normal weight, a recent study reports. While obesity is well known to increase inflammation in the body, William Nelson, director of the Kimmel …
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Obesity ranks up there along with habits like sedentary lifestyle and poor diet as a risk factor for cancer, with a new study showing that when it comes to breast cancer recurrence, it’s important there also. William Nelson, director of …
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Obesity has been identified as a risk factor for several types of cancer, including breast cancer. Now a new study points to obesity as a risk factor for recurrence of breast cancer as well. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson …
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Many many people take thyroid hormone, and a large number of them are taking too much, putting them at risk to develop dementia, a Johns Hopkins study shows. Jennifer Mammen, an endocrinologist and one of the study’s authors, says it …
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People who are taking thyroid hormone don’t get their levels checked very often, and since many of them are taking too much, they’re at risk for dementia, a recent Johns Hopkins study found. Jennifer Mammen, an endocrinologist and one of …
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