Dr. James P. Allison Awarded 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Honor sets Dr. Allison, co-laureate Dr. Tasuku Honjo, and their immuno-oncology discoveries on global stage.
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It's hard enough to try dating again after a cancer diagnosis and treatment, but some of my patients also face strong opposition from their adult children.
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Dr. Gottlieb discusses the FDA's efforts to increase overall efficiency by updating or modernizing aspects of our clinical trials conduct and expediting the end-to-end drug development process, as...
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A recent study should serve as a wake-up call to all Americans that obesity is linked to an increased risk of common cancers.
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Dr. Evangelia Razis will speak out about cancer and fight against the guilt and shame that attend a cancer diagnosis.
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On February 3, Dr. Stephanie Graff hopes women in every aspect of medicine will feel inspired to choose themselves, and make their own wellness a priority.
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Immunotherapy—particularly immune checkpoint inhibition—is still experimental. It ends up being quite a difficult discussion for some who had hoped that they could stave off chemotherapy.
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