Tag: cancer

Skin cancer affects millions of people worldwide, and it is a global health concern with varying majority across different regions in the world. Skin cells can evolve as malignant tissues that result in skin cancer, which is a potentially lethal disease. It happens when abnormal ch...

Even though I’m an intelligent and well-educated individual, there’s a lot I don’t know. The human body is an exceedingly complex bit of walking science, and since mine has a habit of going rogue and growing unapproved cellular structures, I rely on medical professionals to help me...

Scientists are studying the environment around tumors, especially the different types of immune cells present. This field is immuno-oncology. As researchers learn more about specific traits related to the immune system and tumors, finding markers to predict how well a person will respon...

Every day, I meet with patients who have cancer. Several years ago, I was feeling a little down about it. Don’t get me wrong: I still get joy from helping people. But a little voice kept reminding me of the missing part of the cancer management equation: Risk reduction. There is no doubt th...

It’s great that scientists were able to find a way to read the human genome but the problem comes in when this data they collect is extremely large and compact. How are they even able to study this data? How can they know they have come to an accurate conclusion? These and more were the questi...