Treatment
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A Better Way to Screen for Lynch Syndrome?Researchers say a next-generation sequencing test could improve screening in colorectal cancer patients for a hereditary syndrome that raises cancer risk. Some experts have concerns.
by Cheryl Platzman Weinstock
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From the Editor-in-Chief
DNA Profiling Moves From Forensics to DiagnosticsDNA profiling technologies are providing new ways to detect and monitor cancer.
by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD
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Forward Look
Banking on BacteriaResponse to immunotherapy may be linked to gut microbiome.
by Chris Palmer
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Forward Look
Improving Cancer Care in Sub-Saharan AfricaNew guidelines account for limited medical resources.
by Cameron Walker
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Forward Look
Treating Early-Stage Lung CancerEfforts are underway to define role of high-dose radiation.
by Stephen Ornes
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Searching Blood for Cancer CluesResearchers are developing blood tests that help track and identify molecular changes in tumors. But many hurdles remain before these “liquid biopsies” become standard.
by Stephen Ornes
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Liver Cancer on the RiseLiver cancer incidence and death rates are increasing rapidly. Although there is no screening test for the disease, minimizing risk factors—hepatitis B and C, smoking, obesity and type 2 diabetes—could prevent many cases from developing.
by Sue Rochman
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Online Discussions Reveal Little-Known Side EffectsAnalyzing online patient conversations could shed light on adverse drug reactions.
by Brad Jones
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When Cancer Survivors Get Another CancerPatients diagnosed with a second cancer may be unnecessarily excluded from clinical trials.
by Kate Yandell
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Targeting Brain CancerResearchers are trying to understand brain cancer at the molecular level. Their goal is to find new, more effective therapies for this hard-to-treat disease.
by Stephen Ornes
