It’s a cancer of the plasma cells, which normally make an array of antibodies that protect us from infection. With multiple myeloma...
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Medical Minute discusses cancer and psoriasis
In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia...
High school graduate spends summer studying new way to fight cancer
He may be getting ready to start college at Washington and Lee University in Virginia, but the summer Charlie Weeks spent at the...
IBM’s Watson can improve cancer treatment through better gene targeting
IBM’s Watson beat real-life contestants on Jeopardy. Now researchers are hoping this icon of artificial intelligence will help people...
3Qs with Dr. Anand Jillella: Serving patients, coming home
Dr. Anand P. Jillella returned to the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University July 1 as the J. Harold Harrison, MD...
Families want to see more money spent on childhood cancer research
Collin Morgan, 11, has a rare form of sarcoma called epithelioid sarcoma. There has been very little research into his condition...
Manmade peptides reduce breast cancer’s spread
Manmade peptides that directly disrupt the inner workings of a gene known to support cancer’s spread significantly reduce metastasis...
Clinical trial and exercise give lung cancer patient new life
Patti Callan was determined not to let stage 3 lung cancer keep her from making the most of her life. She worked with Dr. Zhonglin Hao...
Medical Minute discusses new cancer treatment
In this week’s Medical Minute, Dr. Joseph Hobbs, chairman of the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia...
Protecting student athletes from skin cancer
While some students are enjoying summer vacation, others are getting ready to start practices for fall sports. Dr. Jigarkumar Parikh...
Ice cream social raising money for “Light the Night”
Employees from Cold Stone Creamery are inviting you to visit the Georgia Cancer Center’s Outpatient Services clinic to raise money for...
Spread of breast cancer reduced by targeting acid metabolite
It’s a metabolite found in essentially all our cells that, like so many things, cancer overexpresses. Now scientists have shown that...
Teen celebrates final chemo treatment with family and friends
Austin Parks’ life was interrupted when his doctor and a team at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia diagnosed him with...
One man’s mission to offer help to male cancer patients
A male breast cancer survivor wants to make sure his fellow men have access to the treatment options needed to win their own fight...
Pediatric Immunotherapy Program receives $100,000 to expand childhood cancer study
When it comes to saving a child’s life from cancer, no expense is too small or too big if it can offer families more time with their...
Cancer survivors celebrate life with lunch and fellowship
The beginning of their story may be different, but for more than 70 people attending the Georgia Cancer Center’s Cancer Survivor...
Pediatric Immunotherapy Program providing hope for pediatric cancer patients
The Pediatric Immunotherapy Program at the Georgia Cancer Center and Children’s Hospital of Georgia is looking to expand and has...
National foundation gives $53,000 for pediatric cancer research
A $53,000 gift from the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation – an organization dedicated to raising funds for childhood cancer research –...
Cells that make blood vessels can also make tumors and enable their spread
While it’s widely held that tumors can produce blood vessels to support their growth, scientists now have evidence that cells key to...
Helping dad make a healthy choice about prostate cancer screening
This weekend, families across the country will celebrate “dad” with funny cards, gifts and plenty of food, too. And while it’s all fun...