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Latest in Brain Tumor Treatments and Trials
Brain tumors can be among the most challenging cancers to treat. The blood-brain barrier, a natural defense mechanism that shields the brain from harm can also prevent cancer treatments from reaching tumors. However, immunotherapy, precision medicine, and the other new…
Evolving Treatment Landscape of Psoriasis. More than Skin Deep.
Psoriasis is one of the most common skin ailments, affecting about 2 percent of the population, across gender, age or socioeconomic status. The impact of this autoimmune skin condition goes much deeper with raised cardiovascular risk, inflammatory arthritis and other…
Fighting Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) – New Developments in Symptoms Management & Treatment
PCOS is a little understood life changing syndrome. What we know about PCOS are the disturbing symptoms it creates in our bodies, but we only know the tip of the iceberg when it comes to reasons behind why these symptoms…
Will Precision Medicine work for me? Advances and Challenges in Cancer Research
Precision medicine is an emerging approach in cancer treatment and prevention. It is a shift away from a one-size-fits-all approach and requires sharing of information across research settings and community. Precision Medicine's central principle revolves around the ability to identify…
Treatments for Early Stage Plasma Cell Disorders
Plasma cell disorders like multiple myeloma, plasmacytoma, smoldering myeloma, MGUS are diseases in which the body makes too many plasma cells. These disorders have different symptoms, treatments, and prognoses. The myeloma panel is talking to Dr. Craig Hofmeister from Winship…