by Stacey Nardo | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
There are ways different drugs and treatments can be used on your cancer cells (in the lab) and pick ones that work. This is called drug testing … What is it? Drug testing tests (as opposed to predicts) various drug choices on the tumor and in the lab, and...
by Stacey Nardo | May 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
May is Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month. There are more people diagnosed with skin cancer each year in the U.S. than all other cancers combined, and so it’s important to understand this disease and what you can do to protect yourself. Although melanoma...
by Stacey Nardo | May 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Advanced-stage cancer is a term used to describe cancer that is unlikely to be cured. For some people, the cancer may already be advanced when they first learn they have the disease. For others, the cancer may not advance until years after the initial diagnosis....
by Stacey Nardo | May 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Did you know that there are over 120 types of brain and central nervous system tumors? These tumors can be malignant (cancerous) or benign (non-cancerous) and in either case, can be life threatening. They form in different areas, develop from different cell types and...
by Stacey Nardo | Apr 24, 2019 | Uncategorized
Understanding how cancer behaves at the genomic and molecular level is helping doctors treat cancer “smarter”. In honor of National DNA Day, here are 6 things you should know about your DNA and cancer. 1. Cancer develops when DNA becomes damaged or changed. The...
by Stacey Nardo | Mar 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today, most people with cancer receive a one-size-fits-all approach to treatment meaning they receive the same treatment as others who have the same type and stage of cancer. However, research has now shown that each person’s cancer is unique, and each tumor may...
