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Researchers Develop Highly Sensitive Swallowable Test to Detect Pre-cancerous Barrett's Esophagus
Investigators at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center have developed a simple, swallowable test for early detection of Barrett's esophagus that offers promise for preventing deaths from esophageal a...
National Experts Map out Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Research Agenda
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center organizes strategic meeting in Atlanta to plan next three to five years Researchers at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø (ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø) School of Medicine are focusing their efforts on adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer research. M...
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October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month; get cybersecurity tips from [U]Tech
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. So each week of this month, University Technology’s ([U]Tech) Information Security Office will deliver tips, links, articles and more to help keep you cyber-secure. From the recent Equifax data breach to increased incidents of phishing attacks, cyb...
ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Receives $6 Million to Study Barrett's Esophagus
Funding to propel studies across six institutions The National Cancer Institute recently awarded a $6 million grant to the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø School of Medicine to continue research on Barrett’s Esophagus, a potentially fatal condition associated wi...
Newly Discovered DNA Enhancers Help Switch on Colorectal Cancer
Genetic mutations can increase a person's cancer risk, but other gene "enhancer" elements may also be responsible for disease progression, according to new research out of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. In a breakthrough study published in Nature Communications, scientists discovered changes ...
Study on Minimally Invasive Laser & 'Mini' Craniotomy for 'Inoperable' Brain Tumors
Results reported by University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Neurosurgeon Andrew Sloan, MD & colleagues Andrew SloanA new paper in the October issue of the journal Neurosurgical Focus finds the use of laser beneficial for the removal of large, "inoperable" glioblastoma (GBM) and other types of...
Explorer Series: Romancing the Eagle Redux - Bald is Beautiful
Location: Cleveland Museum of Natural History Date: Friday - September 16th, 2016 Time: 5:30 - 8:00pm It has been thirty years since The Cleveland Museum of Natural History became the first institution in the world to breed the then endangered bald eagle in captivity by artificial insemination. Wha...
Genomics in Cancer Care Doesn't Always Lead to Clear Treatment Answers
Guest Author: Davendra Sohal, MD, MPH A very well-written recent news story in The New York Times, "When Gene Tests for Breast Cancer Reveal Grim Data but No Guidance," described critical elements of the role of genomics in cancer care, and the problems that doctors face while making decisions in t...
"Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer" Shows Overall Decline in Cancer Deaths, but Increase in Liver Cancer Deaths
Guest Author: Li Li, MD, PhD Earlier this week the National Cancer Institute released The Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer (1975-2012). While this report shows a continuing trend of decline of mortality for most cancers for both men and women, thanks largely to progress in prevention an...
New Image Analytics May Offer Quick Guidance for Breast Cancer Treatment
For women with the most common type of breast cancer, a new way to analyze magnetic resonance images (MRI) data appears to reliably distinguish between patients who would need only hormonal treatment and those who also need chemotherapy, researchers from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø report. The ...