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Investigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center developed the test for early detection of Barrett’s esophagus that offers promise for preventing deaths from esophageal adenocarcinoma. The…

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As Americans get heavier, obesity-linked cancers may strike earlier Reuters: Siran Koroukian, associate professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, discussed how obesity can lead to cancer, and how weight loss can help mitigate the risk that those who are obese…

The 2019 American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting will take place Sunday, September 15 through Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at McCormick Place West in Chicago, IL. ASTRO offers interactive sessions with content curated by specialty, purposeful networking opportunities,…

Anant Madabhushi, PhD 100 of the industry's trailblazers were recently named to The Pathologist's 2019 Power List following reader nominations and expert panel judging. This year's list includes Anant Madabhushi, PhD, Director of the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized…

The National Cancer Institute's annual plan and budget proposal was recently released and it has something for everyone - that is, everyone interested in better cancer care outcomes through cancer research. The NCI report outlines the public face for the NCI and how they present their priorities to…

Investigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center developed the test for early detection of Barrett’s esophagus that offers promise for preventing deaths from esophageal adenocarcinoma. The…

Case Western Reserve University and Boston-based Akouos have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement to develop a patented gene therapy with the potential to treat hearing loss associated with a type of Usher syndrome,  the most common deaf-blind disorder. Usher syndrome is characterized by…

A new study looking at incidence of disease data nationwide from 2000 to 2016 found a shift in obesity-associated cancers (OACs) to younger individuals. Typically, these cancers are diagnosed at higher rates among people older than 65. The most notable findings pertain to increases in these OACs…