Within the last decade, nanotechnology has impacted the health care system greatly. This interest has provided an emergence of studies and experiments in the biotechnology and medical field and has provided us with new visions toward the future of medicine. Eric Drexler, author of the…
For the first time, the most common type of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma (BCC), has a miracle drug to treat it. This pill is called Erivedge. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug on January 30th of this year. Genentech, a division…
Just 15 years ago, seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong created one of the most important non-profit brands in history, LIVESTRONG. The goal of this organization is to advocate for policies and funding opportunities that benefit cancer research, as well as providing direct services…
We recently came across this amazing Ted Talk by Jay Bradner and felt compelled to share! Jay asks the interesting question of, "How does cancer know it's cancer"? Bradner, a researcher at Harvard and Dana Farber in Boston (*also check out some other amazing cancer research centers),…
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center just got a turbo boost! This week, Gov. Perry made public the creation of the Institute for Applied Cancer Science which is aimed at turning scientific discovery into actual therapies!
Back in 2007, Perry spearheaded a movement to make…
Cancer care is a multi-faceted task, and a reputable treatment center is critical in obtaining the best service for your medical needs. Listed here are 5 top cancer treatment centers in America, in a traditional hospital setting. Not all centers are alike; some will have…
Cancer. Who would have ever thought it could be so common? Statistics show that half of all men and one-third of all women in the United States will develop cancer during their lifetimes. This equates to approximately 11.7 million people in the United States alive…
As long as there is the possibility for newer and better drugs to fight cancer, there remains hope. A few of the recent breakthroughs in cancer drugs are listed below:
Breast cancer that has metastasized in patients who have already been treated with chemotherapy at least…
For more than 100 years, doctors have used extreme cold to destroy and prevent the spread of abnormal tissue growth, a method known as cryotherapy, to treat everything from unwanted freckles to stomach ulcers. Though early researchers suggested cryotherapy might be effective in treating cancer,…
It may come as no surprise that happy people are healthy people (and vice versa). Researchers are finding that this may be especially important when it comes to cancer. Although treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation are typically essential for combating cancer, recent research shows…