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Precision Medicine: Identifying Targeted Cancer Treatments with Genomic Testing
Precision, or personalized, medicine has made a sea-change in cancer treatment. A pipe dream for most patients 10 years ago, it is a reality today. Precision Medicine's keystone is the ability to identify personal gene characteristics and match them to…
Understanding Multiple Myeloma: Types of Diagnostic Tests and Frequency
Myeloma presents itself differently in each patient. In order to understand your Myeloma and monitor it, you need to know which are the tests available and how often you have to get tested. No single test or study is adequate…
Multiple Myeloma Stem Cells and Drug Resistance in Myeloma Management
Multiple myeloma is a heterogenous plasma cell disorder that contains a small fraction of clonogenic stem cells, just like many other cancers. Although the exact nature and biological properties of these cells remain elusive, multiple myeloma stem cells (MMSCs) have…
Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia: Advances in Treatments
Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia (WM) is a lymphoma, or cancer of the lymphatic system. The disease begins in a type of white blood cell called a B-lymphocyte, which normally matures into a plasma cell. In WM, there is a malignant change to…
Diagnosing Aggressive Forms of Prostate Cancer With New Imaging Tests and Biomarkers
On this show we have the Associate Director, Department of Urology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute Dr. James Mohler discussing the recent NCCN guidelines for prostate cancer treatment and the latest research available to us that can help diagnose high risk…