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Delivering the best policy for cancer patients: Follow the science – follow the data
Mark Lawler, from the Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research at Queen’s University Belfast, reflects on key milestones in cancer policy initiatives and how data support innovative cancer research, optimal care and equity of access.
Development of novel therapies for pediatric cancer: Successes and challenges
Peter J. Houghton from Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute and Mary-Ann Bjornsti from the University of Alabama discuss some of the key challenges in the development of therapies for pediatric cancer care.
Eye health: Understanding childhood myopia
Professor Nicola Logan, Professor of Optometry & Physiological Optics at Aston University, helps us to understand childhood myopia (short-sightedness), stating that early management in this vein is crucial for eye health.
Engineered endosymbionts as novel cancer therapeutics
Satyajit Hari Kulkarni and Christopher H. Contag from the Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering focus on engineered endosymbionts, which they argue is a paradigm shift in anticancer bacteriotherapy toward killing tumors from the inside out.
Personalized medicine: “Tyranny of the gene”
Dr Priya Hays, Ph.D., CEO/Science Writer at Hays Documentation Specialists, LLC, responds to “Tyranny of the Gene.” Is personalized medicine a threat to public health? Not really, but yes, it’s an argument for price controls and perhaps more regulations; we hear.
Clinical trial challenges for new technology in radiation oncology
Stephen Kry, Professor from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, explores clinical trial challenges for new technology in radiation oncology, including the radiotherapy treatment technique, proton therapy.
Photodynamic Therapy: Killing cancer gently with visible light
Photodynamic therapy, using visible light with lower energy, causes fewer side effects when treating cancer, find Drs. Mary Potasek, Evgueni Parilov, and Karl Beeson, Co-founders of Simphotek, Inc.
Exploring current and future therapies for childhood astrocytoma
Here, Doctor Peter J Houghton explains current therapies for childhood brain cancer what needs to change to ensure better outcomes for children diagnosed with astrocytoma in the future.
Innovative approaches to cancer treatments oncological engineering
Prof Richard M Hall, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, explores how oncological engineering is paving the way for new and innovative cancer treatments.
Whole-person integrative oncology – A path to improved outcomes and patient empowerment
Integrative oncology gives patients the tools to not only make the environment as inhospitable to cancer as possible – it also empowers patients to take some control back after receiving a cancer diagnosis.
Changes in the fee system for acute care hospitals will contribute to reducing their...
Acute care hospitals in Japan need to restructure their management strategies, says Hiroki Konno, Professor of College Economics at Nihon University.
Genomic instability and nuclear architecture in cancer
Sabine Mai and Aline Rangel-Pozzo, at the CancerCare Manitoba Research Institute and The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, discuss genomic instability in relation to 3D spatial organisation of telomeres.
