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Skin Cancer Screening: When to Get Screened and What to Expect
While skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, its two most common types (basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma) are usually curable with appropriate and prompt treatment. While this is good news, some skin cancers (including m...
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Skin Cancer Screening: When to Get Screened and What to Expect
Total Neoadjuvant Therapy: The New Standard for Pancreatic Cancer?
Pancreatic cancer has long been treated with surgery followed by chemotherapy or radiation. However, reversing the order of those treatments—a process known as total neoadjuvant therapy—could lead to better outcomes for patients.Total neoadjuvant therapy is...
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Total Neoadjuvant Therapy: The New Standard for Pancreatic Cancer?
Why Second Opinions Matter for Multiple Myeloma
If you’re not familiar with multiple myeloma, you’re not alone. It’s a relatively rare cancer, and because of this, it’s crucial to get a second opinion before starting treatment. Multiple myeloma is a cancer that affects plasma cells, or blood cells tha...
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Why Second Opinions Matter for Multiple Myeloma
Trainee Spotlight: Ting Zhang, PhD
Ting Zhang, PhDPostdoctoral AssociateDr. Siddharth Balachandran’s LabFox Chase Cancer [email protected] journey toward a career in science started in early childhood. I was born and raised in Chongqing the biggest city in southwest China ...
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Trainee Spotlight: Ting Zhang, PhD
Blood Cancers: The Importance of Receiving an Accurate Diagnosis for Plasma Cell (Multiple) Myeloma, Lymphoma, and Leukemia
Getting the details of any cancer diagnosis exactly right is always important. But, when it comes to hematologic malignancies or cancers of the blood (such as leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma), this precision is even more crucial. There are various subtypes ...
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Blood Cancers: The Importance of Receiving an Accurate Diagnosis for Plasma Cell (Multiple) Myeloma, Lymphoma, and Leukemia
Surgical Treatment Options for Lymphedema
Many cancer patients cope with lymphedema, a side effect caused by a number of different cancer treatments. Though it can be a long-term problem, there are many treatment options—including surgery. Here’s what you need to know.What is lymphedema?Lymphedema ...
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