The expansion of radiation oncology services is part of TGH Cancer Institute’s vision of improving health through innovative technologies, compassion and multidisciplinary cancer care for all. TAMPA, Fla. , Jan. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — As part of its commitment to offering the most advanced technology for cancer treatment, the Cancer Institute […]
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A New Drug Could Fight Both COVID and Cancer
The new drug may provide a new type of protection against COVID-19, one that will be effective even when new strains emerge. University of Southern California and the Cleveland Clinic Florida Research and Innovation Center researchers have published new research on GRP78, a protein implicated in both COVID-19 and numerous […]
Construction starts on Auburn hospital’s cancer center
AUBURN — Officials from Auburn, Cayuga County and the Syracuse area came together Tuesday to celebrate the start of construction for Auburn Community Hospital’s new cancer center. A groundbreaking ceremony for the $15 million cancer center project took place at the corner of Lansing and North streets in the parking lot […]
New drug shows promise for fighting both COVID-19 and cancer
The “life cycle” of an mRNA in a eukaryotic cell. RNA is transcribed in the nucleus; processing, it is transported to the cytoplasm and translated by the ribosome. Finally, the mRNA is degraded. Credit: Public Domain While vaccination can provide life-saving protection against COVID-19, scientists are still searching for ways […]
Ohio dad marathon: Father runs around hospital for 4-year-old son with cancer
Codner, of Poland, Ohio, ran 26.2 miles around Akron Children’s Hospital on October 17 to raise money for the hospital treating his son, who has 26 months left in his treatment. In early May, Codner and his wife Tristan received a phone call that Andrew had a bed waiting for […]
This dad ran his first marathon around a hospital for 4-year-old son with cancer
Dad runs first marathon around hospital where his 4-year-old son gets cancer treatment Updated: 10:45 AM EDT Oct 25, 2020 There were two thoughts pushing Kolt Codner forward in his first marathon race: his 4-year-old son Andrew’s fight against cancer and the hospital that provides him care.Codner, of Poland, Ohio, […]
Mary J. Blige and other women touched by breast cancer talk importance of screening
Mary J. Blige is using her voice to raise awareness for breast cancer and the importance of getting screened. The nine-time Grammy Award-winning singer said in an interview with “Good Morning America” that highlighting the illness is important to her because of the racial disparity in breast cancer death rates. […]