Diets high in sugar and refined carbohydrates can lead to weight gain and obesity, which increases cancer risk over time. Research now links certain cancers—including breast, prostate, colorectal, esophageal, endometrial, kidney and pancreatic—to obesity. Today I’d like share with you a very special dessert that is made without sugar and…...
Before we know it, Autumn will be here. Along with cooler temperatures, colorful leaves, pumpkin patches and football games comes flu season. The flu can wreak havoc. Every year, millions of people get sick, hundreds of thousands are hospitalized and thousands die from the flu.[1] What do cancer patients & survivors-…...
Oscillating expression of a key cancer gene may impact treatment approaches for patients NFCR-supported scientist Dr. Daniel Haber and his team at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center have identified a dynamic gene expression in metastatic breast cancer that may contribute to disease progression and resistance to treatment experienced by many…...
Can you imagine that a Guinness world record could be related to genetic sequencing and disease diagnosis? A world record for fastest genetic diagnosis was recently set by Dr. Stephen Kingsmore, president and CEO of Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine. Dr. Kingsmore is able to successfully diagnose critically ill…...
Genetic testing, including the tests using the second generation sequencing technology, is becoming an very important tool to improve the quality of medical care to cancer patients and high risk population. But, unless the right testing is selected, the results of the gene sequencing won’t be able to help the…...
NFCR’s Dr. Sujuan Ba Energizes Women in Science at CRS Annual Luncheon August 2011 –Sujuan Ba, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer of the National Foundation for Cancer Research, was the featured speaker at the Controlled Release Society (CRS) Women in Science Forum Luncheon. Dr. Ba described her tenacious climb through the…...
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