Cancer Commons: Help for Those with Advanced Cancer
Deciding on treatment for advanced cancer is overwhelming on your own. Cancer Commons provides compassionate support as we identify and help you access the best diagnostic and treatment options.
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How an Emory Professor would Treat Her Own Advanced Endometrial Cancer
When facing a frightening new cancer diagnosis, some people ask their doctors, “What would you do if you were me?” Here, our Curious Dr. George asks Jane Meisel, MD, how […]
12th Annual Lundberg Institute Lecture: How to Decide Which Medical and Health Information You Should Trust
Get tickets here! Fake news? Alternative facts? Overly hyped “breakthroughs”? Irreproducible scientific research results? Preprints? Gaslighting the medical literature? What to do? Finding and trusting the best published primary medical […]
How an Expert Would Manage His Own Advanced Prostate Cancer
When facing a new cancer diagnosis, some people ask their doctors, “What would you do if you were me?” Here, our Curious Dr. George asks Marc B. Garnick, MD, how […]
Harnessing Each Patient’s Data to Help Many More
At Cancer Commons, we don’t just help people navigate cancer treatment; we learn from everyone we help. Here, our Curious Dr. George asks Cancer Commons Clinical Scientist Kaumudi Bhawe, PhD, […]
Plain Language Summaries Improve Access to Medical Research
Cancer Commons helps people make sense of the latest research on treatments for their distinct type of cancer. Meanwhile, a growing number of research papers now include a plain language […]
Can Immunotherapy Be Effective for Brain Cancer?
Immunotherapy has reshaped the cancer treatment landscape. This type of treatment boosts the immune system to fight cancer. However, for people with advanced brain cancer, immunotherapy options remain slim. Here, our […]
Cancer Commons Adapts to Remain True to Our Mission
People facing advanced cancer come to Cancer Commons to ensure they have all the information they need to make their best-possible cancer care decisions. Here, Curious Dr. George asks our […]
Cellular Aging and the Development of Cancer
Cancer is so often a disease of older people that a whole medical field, “oncogeriatrics,” exists to address the topic. Deeper understanding of the links between cancer and aging could […]
More Information from Less Tissue: Strata Oncology Excels
For a growing number of advanced cancer patients, molecular testing of tumor tissue is an essential step in identifying their best options for treatment. Strata Oncology is one company offering this […]