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cancer treatment

cancer treatment

An illustration depicts a red cancer cell on a gray-blue background being targeted by cyan crosshairs.

Chemical engineer receives grant to develop novel tumor-mimicking biomaterial

An animated image depicts a patient lying down and being treated with a beam of radiation from the MRIdian Radiation Therapy System.

Hershey Medical Center uses MRI-guided radiation therapy to attack cancer

Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on cancer treatment

Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on cancer treatment

Graphic representing mechanotargeting

Targeting strategy may open door to better cancer drug delivery

Seven people -- five in business suits, two in white physician's coats, and all wearing white helmets -- use gold shovels to dig into a pile of dirt. A stone wall is in the background.

Penn State Health St. Joseph breaks ground on Cancer Center expansion

A medical monitor bearing the image of a brain is in the foreground, sitting on a larger piece of medical scanning equipment. The blurred likenesses of two individuals can be seen in the background.

The Medical Minute: An especially challenging brain cancer diagnosis

Jairam Vanamala

Grape-based compounds kill colon cancer stem cells in mice

mesh structure

Tiny filter screens out cancer cells

brain and spinal column

Technique filters cancer where chemo can't reach

Inhibiting key enzymes kills difficult tumor cells in mice

Mount Nittany Medical Center brings state-of-the-art cancer treatment