How do some cancer cells outsmart treatment? Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have the answers.
Cancer is an unsettling diagnosis at best. It creates anxiety and uncertainty for patients and their families. Physicians too are perplexed by the unpredictable nature […]
Harvard Researchers are Training Stem Cells to Battle Brain Tumors. It’s True.
When it comes to fighting cancer one of the big challenges has always been killing off cancer cells, without damaging nearby healthy cells. This is […]
Sparing Patients: Attacking Drug-Resistant Cancer in a Dish
When a cancer patient’s first line of treatment stops working, doctors often need to race the clock to find another regimen to keep the disease […]
Everyday Amazing: Greg
What was a very experimental idea over ten years ago is now the standard approach for patients with Greg’s lung cancer mutation.
Could this heterogeneity help focus future research?
When you hear the word cancer, you might think of a singular thing. But in reality, each cancerous tumor is actually more like a mini […]
A new drug for treatment-resistant non-small cell lung cancer
Sometimes doctors find a medication that works to help halt or reverse a cancer, only to have their efforts thwarted when the cancer suddenly changes […]
What We’re Talking About Now: BATTLING
The discussion about “battling” has been an interesting debate, not because there is a lot of disagreement about whether battling is a helpful term in […]
Specialized, Coordinated Care
No one physician can be an expert on all types of cancer, because not all cancers are alike. Each type has its own unique features, […]
Smokers’ Perceptions of Lung Cancer Risks
Elyse R. Park, PhD, MPH Director of Behavioral Sciences Research at the MGH Tobacco Research & Treatment Center A recent study by researchers at Massachusetts […]