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Cancer

In memoriam

Johns Hopkins cancer pioneer Donald Coffey dies at 85

Published Nov 12, 2017

He spent more than 50 years at Hopkins, helped found Kimmel Cancer Center

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Many breast cancer patients forgo post-surgery treatment

Published Nov 2, 2017

Patients who distrust health care system are more likely to go against doctor's post-surgery advice, study finds / School of Public Health

Ovarian cancer originates in fallopian tubes

Published Oct 23, 2017

Researcher says treatment for deadly disease may have stalled in part because scientists 'have been studying the wrong tissue of origin' / Hopkins Medicine

Cancer research

Scientists develop blood test to screen for cancer

Published Aug 16, 2017

Test detects tumor-derived DNA in blood, could cut down on over-testing for populations most at risk for certain cancers / Hopkins Medicine

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Global health

Johns Hopkins program battles misconceptions about cancer

Published Aug 15, 2017

JHU's Center for Communication Programs and American Cancer Society produce information materials for patients in East Africa

Left image shows orderly structure and brown objects located on the exterior of a cell; right image shows random clusters of brown objects throughout purple cellular structures

Cancer research

Identifying cancerous 'shape shifters'

Published Aug 11, 2017

Scientists from Kimmel Cancer Center identify gene that affects prostate cancer's ability to change shape, squeeze into other organs / Hopkins Medicine