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Tag: cancer
Top 5 Scope stories of 2021
From the genetics of COVID-19, to cancer, to tonsils, this story is a wrap up of Scope's most read stories of 2021.
How to beat cancer? Find the genes that help it hide
Stanford Medicine researchers conducted an experiment to find new genes that, when knocked out, boost immune cells' cancer-killing ability.
Blood test predicts chances of lymphoma relapse after therapy
Stanford Medicine Scientists have devised a blood test to predict some cancer relapses after patients have already been treated.
Keeping treatment-resistant skin cancer cells in check
Anthony Oro is devoted to understanding the origin of basal cell carcinomas. Now he's found how some become resistant to a common treatment.
Why many stage 3 colorectal cancer patients skip chemo
As risk factors such as no health insurance and low income accumulate, colorectal cancer patients are less likely to finish chemotherapy.
Molecular clues could signal eye cancer survival odds
Stanford Medicine researchers discover that certain proteins can predict survival for patients with a type of eye cancer.
Former patient writes book for kids on stem cell transplants
A cancer survivor treated at Stanford has written a book to help kids facing stem cell transplant understand the procedure and approach it with courage.
Earlier colonoscopies halve subsequent cancer risk
People who have their first colonoscopy between the age of 45 and 49 halve their risk of subsequent colorectal cancers, a Stanford Medicine study has found.
How a Nobel laureate’s life story and encouraging words inspire my scientific journey
Editor's update: Emily Ashkin is featured in a podcast from The Lasker Foundation. My legs were starting to ache from standing by my research poster …
Stanford Medicine magazine’s top reads of 2020
Stanford Medicine magazine's most-read articles of 2020 were about COVID-19, grieving and chemo brain, a misunderstood side effect of chemotherapy.
Stanford coach’s quest to save his brother: ‘God, I hope this works’
ESPN told the story of Stanford football coach David Shaw donating stem cells to save his brother, who had a rare form of lymphoma.
Investigating disparities in eye cancer treatment
Stanford researchers studied whether there was any pattern linking patients' racial, ethnic or socioeconomic status with which treatment they received.
“Instagram-like filter” labels molecular details in tumor images
Scientists created an algorithm that analyzes a cancer biopsy and pairs spatial information with gene expression to better understand the disease.
New evidence suggests early metastasis is common in lung and breast cancers
In breast and lung cancer patients with metastatic disease, seeds of metastasis were often planted before the primary tumor was diagnosed, a study finds.
“Microbubbles” and ultrasound bombard cancer cells in mice
Using microbubbles and ultrasound, researchers have created a cancer treatment that kills tumor cells and recruits immune cells to the tumor.