Tag: Cancer
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Obesity Linked to Improved Survival in Male Melanoma Patients
A new study has found that obese patients with metastatic melanoma live significantly longer than those with a normal body mass index — especially male patients treated with targeted or immune therapy.
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Curated Cancer Care
Physicians and scientists in the Lurie Cancer Center’s OncoSET program are teaming up to help pioneer precision oncology.
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A Doctor at Heart
Deputy Director Maha Hussain, MD oversees clinical research at the Lurie Cancer Center, but never forgets her primary goal: having an impact on patients.
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Machines See the Future for Patients Diagnosed With Brain Tumors
Scientists have developed software that can forecast the survival of patients diagnosed with glioma that is more accurate than physicians’ predictions.
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Exploring New Insights Into Prostate Cancer Treatment and Screening
Maha Hussain, MD, recently published several papers detailing new findings in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treatment and prostate cancer screening.
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Student Investigates Sun Safety in Daycare
Daycares and early childhood education programs frequently use spray sunscreen on children, but still have room for improvement when it comes to sun safety, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
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Chemotherapy Drug Shows Promise in Treating Everyday Allergies
A drug originally designed for chemotherapy may reduce allergic responses for a variety of allergens, according to a study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
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Evaluating Quality of Life After Kidney Cancer Treatments
Patients with an advanced form of kidney cancer have similar quality of life outcomes on a therapy called cabozantinib, compared to those on a standard treatment.
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Striking Discoveries in Health Disparities
Scientists throughout Feinberg are deeply invested in identifying health disparities — those differences in health outcomes between populations — as well as exploring novel interventions.
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Huntington’s Disease Provides New Cancer Weapon
Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered why Huntington’s disease is so toxic to cancer cells and have harnessed it for a novel approach to treat cancer.
