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January 23, 2018
Cancer vaccines do exist, but don't expect the impossibleSince the first vaccine for smallpox was developed by English physician Edward Jenner in 1796, vaccines have prevented a variety of devastating maladies and saved millions of lives. The World Health Organization lists 26 available vaccines—for diseases from cholera to yellow fever—and another two dozen are in development for illnesses like malaria and the Zika virus. Not on the list of diseases targeted by current or potential vaccines: cancer. In fact, despite advances in medicine, and in cancer treatment in particular, one unfortunate scientific reality is that a universal vaccine to prevent cancer will likely never be developed.
January 18, 2018
Medical technology from space isn't science fiction anymoreScience fiction storylines that have played out on TV and movie screens have helped to shape some tools and technologies that have become positively commonplace today.
January 16, 2018
Obesity driving up endometrial cancer cases worldwideMore women around the world are being diagnosed with endometrial cancer than ever before, and experts believe the increase has everything to do with the primary risk factor for the disease: obesity.
December 2, 2017
Tracking technology helps cancer doctors find their wayUsing procedures such as navigational bronchoscopy and fiducial marker placement, doctors may be able to reach the furthest recesses of the lungs to help locate and mark tumors that may otherwise be out of reach, except through traditional surgery.
November 30, 2017
How does cancer do that? Flipping the immune system's off switchRegulatory T-cells are critical in preventing autoimmune disease, by stopping the body from attacking itself and helping to keep it in healthy working order.
November 28, 2017
With women drinking more alcohol, experts worry about the effect on cancer riskResearch has found that alcohol's negative effects harm women more than men, which is especially worrisome considering other trends that show women today are drinking more than ever.
November 16, 2017
Are recent drug approvals a turning point in the lung cancer battle?Many experts believe they're witnessing a turning point in the fight against lung cancer.
November 14, 2017
Using integrative therapies to help manage side effects of cancer treatmentWhen you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, it’s natural to feel as if you have little control over your health, and many patients are willing to try anything to rid their body of cancer.
October 26, 2017
What foods and drinks are linked to cancer?With so much information coming at you, determining fact from fiction may be difficult when it comes to what foods and drinks are linked to cancer.
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