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 […]
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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 […]
Meet Deb Christensen, Nurse Navigator for People Facing Advanced Cancer
For people with advanced cancer, making sense of the complexities of cancer treatment can be truly daunting. Enter the oncology nurse navigator (ONN), a nurse with specialized training to help […]
Cardiometabolic Medications That Inhibit mTOR Might Help Prevent or Treat Cancer
Many people believe that cancer is a metabolic disease. A biological process known as the mTOR pathway controls cellular metabolism by way of central signaling, and it is involved in […]
Using Virtual Trials to Screen for Potential Glioblastoma Therapies
The existing drug development system “has failed miserably” for people with glioblastoma brain tumors, according to Al Musella, DPM, President of the Musella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research & Information, […]