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“You have cancer” The three words whose effect is unimaginable. It leaves a deep, lasting scar on the patient; physically, mentally and...

The discovery of HeLa cells has been important to cancer treatment and biomedical research as a whole. Its name comes from ‘Henrietta...

Mastectomy simply means the removal of breasts or a breast cancer surgery that removes the entire breast. It may sound simple, but the...

A couple years ago, I read an article stating that a well known singer and her sister were requested to get a screening for breast cancer...

From diagnosis to recovery, the cancer process is one that is strenous and demands an astronomical amount of strength from the patient....

To many, cancer is already complicated enough as it is, and suddenly coming across a complete set of new terms isn’t all that helpful....

The cost of setting up an oncology unit is often considered as the major reason for the spiraling cost of cancer care. Today, a linear...

Inside your body, your immune system works hard to keep diseases at bay. It is made up of a large network of organs and cells (white...

What is Glioblastoma? Glioblastoma is an aggressive type of cancer that can occur in the brain or spinal cord. Glioblastoma forms from...

Retinoblastoma is a rare type of eye cancer that usually occurs in young children under the age of five. Retinoblastoma is often...

Cancer research is the research into cancer to identify causes, and develop strategies for its prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and...

The hereditary basis of cancer has always been a disputed topic. All cancer is triggered by altered genes, however, only 5 to 10 percent...

Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is one of the most innovative cancer treatment methods I have ever encountered. Such a...

What exactly is blood cancer? Blood cancer also known as leukemia is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and...

In September of 2012, the former president of the United States, Barack Obama, issued a presidential proclamation recognizing September...