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Cancer
A chemo-boosting combo?
Published Dec 10, 2014
Pairing protein inhibitor, chemotherapy drugs shows promise in treatment of toughest type of breast cancer / Hopkins Medicine
Up-close
Cancer on the move
Published Oct 30, 2014
Device invented by engineers provides unprecedented microscopic view of metastasis
Triple therapy for brain tumors
Published Aug 4, 2014
Combination treatment including two types of immunotherapy, targeted radiation significantly prolongs survival of mice in trial / Hopkins Medicine
Buzzworthy
Putting a sting on cancer
Published July 28, 2014
Johns Hopkins grad student hopes to engineer toxin in honeybee venom to destroy tumors / JHU Engineering magazine
'Game theory' vs. cancer
Published July 16, 2014
Experiments could show prime time to disrupt metastasis, make a tumor more vulnerable to treatment
Philanthropy
Cancer center gets $65M
Published May 6, 2014
Skip Viragh Outpatient Cancer Building is slated for completion in 2017 / Hopkins Medicine
On the move
Cancer's propulsion system
Published May 1, 2014
Water-based 'engine' helps tumor cells move through tight spaces in the body, study shows
Model behavior
Straight talk on cancer
Published March 11, 2014 Video
Model developed by Hopkins researchers could lead to better understanding of how metastasis occurs
Alternative medicine
Beyond kissing, mistletoe has therapeutic potential
Published Spring 2014
A Johns Hopkins cancer patient is raising the profile of mistletoe injections as an alternative cancer therapy / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Magnetic medicine
Tiny particles vs. cancer
Published Feb 28, 2014
Johns Hopkins researchers coax dormant immune cells into action to fight melanoma in small study / Hopkins Medicine