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April 8, 2020

Immunosuppression: What It Means for Cancer Patients

One of the many potential side effects of cancer and its treatments is a suppressed immune system, or immunosuppression. Immunosuppression is a reduction in the body’s ability to fight infection and disease. The immune system’s job is to defend the body,...

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April 2, 2020

High School Students Create Art To Highlight The Cancer Journey Of Patients

Getting diagnosed and treated for cancer is easily the most difficult event someone can go through in their life. Some patients try to understand their struggle through words or music. And sometimes, art created by others can play a role. Beyond the Canv...

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March 24, 2020

The Biggest Change You Can Make to Stop the Spread of COVID-19: Social Distancing

Recent scientific models show that the single most important factor in limiting the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is social distancing.We know that the virus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19 is spread by respiratory droplets, which are pr...

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March 10, 2020

What Every Cancer Patient Should Be Asking About Coronavirus

Updated May 13, 2021The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. Since the first confirmed case in late January 2020 in Wuhan City, China, over 159 million cases have been reported worldwide...

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What Every Cancer Patient Should Be Asking About Coronavirus

March 4, 2020

Colonoscopies: You Have Questions, We Have Answers

Updated: May 18, 2021Getting a colonoscopy isn’t on anyone’s fun list, but the test can help you and your doctor assess your colon health and cancer risk. Here’s what you should know about this potentially lifesaving screening test.Who should be screened fo...

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February 27, 2020

Trainee Spotlight: Anna Kiseleva

Anna Kiseleva Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Erica Golemis laboratory [email protected] Biography Unlike some lucky people who know what career path to choose, I became a scientist almost by accident. Until the very last year at high school, I was...

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