oncology
Liquid Biopsy Passes Test for Early Cancer Predicts 59% to 71% of stage I-II cancers
Posted in Medicine on 17th Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller
A blood test that distinguishes tumor DNA from altered non-tumor DNA detected cancer-related mutations.
'Living Drug' That Harnesses Immune System Clears Hurdle
Posted in Medicine on 15th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller
A new kind of cancer treatment that uses genetically engineered cells from a patient's immune system to attack their cancer easily cleared a crucial hurdle Wednesday.
Kidney cancer drug approved for NHS use in England
Posted in Medicine on 11th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller
A drug which could prolong life for people with advanced kidney cancer has been approved for use on the NHS in England and Wales.
Personalized vaccines could help the immune system fight cancer
Posted in Medicine on 10th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller
What if curing cancer was as easy as getting an injection?
Vinod Khosla predicts AI will replace human oncologists
Posted in Medicine on 21st Jun, 2017
by Alex Muller
I cant imagine why a human oncologist would add value, given the amount of data in oncology,