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Cancer
Cancer research
Center aims to shed light on how cancer spreads
Published Oct 10, 2016
Hopkins-led center, established with $9M National Cancer Institute grant, will try to unravel the biomechanics of metastasis
Cancer research
A chemotherapy alternative
Published Oct 5, 2016
Immunotherapy deploys the body's natural ability to fight cancer, could reduce toxic chemo treatments for children / Promise & Progress
Gregg Semenza
Faculty honors
Geneticist wins Lasker Award
Published Sept 13, 2016
Gregg Semenza recognized with one of the most prestigious awards in science for his discovery of how cells sense oxygen
Bioengineering
Cancer's first steps
Published Aug 2, 2016
Early stage sarcoma cells motivated to move in search of oxygen, study suggests
Flower power?
Magnolia tested as breast cancer treatment
Published July 6, 2016
A compound made from the tree's cones shows promise against tumors spurred by the leptin hormone
Bacteria and cancer risk
Published June 29, 2016
Normal bacterial colonies in human body linked to presence of mouth and throat cancer / Hopkins Medicine
Cancer research
Kimmel Center joins research consortium
Published June 22, 2016
Four leading cancer centers aim to discover, develop new treatments with support from biopharmaceutical company Celgene
Cancer research
Test shows how fast brain cancer will spread
Published June 9, 2016
Researchers develop 'cell racetrack' to determine which brain cancer cells move fastest, pose biggest risk of spreading / Hopkins Medicine
Breast Cancer
Healthy lifestyle can lower cancer risk
Published May 26, 2016
Women may be able to reduce their chances of getting breast cancer, even if they have genetic risk factors / School of Public Health
Microscopic look at Merkel cancer tumor cells
Cancer research
Promising new drug for virus-linked skin cancer
Published April 19, 2016
Immunotherapy drug shrinks tumors in half of patients with Merkel cell carcinoma / Hopkins Medicine