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cancer

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Custom nanoparticle regresses tumors when exposed to light

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Pennsylvania could benefit from defining patient navigation

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Graduate reflects on journey to becoming 2020 student marshal

A doctor discusses a medical record with a cancer patient.

Select few cancer patients enroll in potentially life-extending clinical trials

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A summer in Germany pays off for biomedical engineering undergraduate

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The Medical Minute: Progress slow against pancreatic cancer

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Cancer associated with a more than doubled risk of dying from stroke

About a dozen participants from Penn State Health’s first annual Sandy Sprint pose on the lawn in front of a large brick house.

Fight against ovarian cancer requires attention, treatment, research and funding

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Exercise can now be prescribed like medicine for people with and beyond cancer

Drugs and Radiology

Taking RTKI drugs during radiotherapy may not aid survival, worsens side effects

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The Medical Minute: Breast density -- separating myth from fact

Nittany Lion basketball coach Pat Chambers was presented with the 2019 Coaches vs. Cancer Collegiate Champion Award

Coaches vs. Cancer honors Chambers as 2019 Collegiate Champion

A female physician wearing a white coat and stethoscope places both hands on the throat region of a male patient.

The Medical Minute: Thyroid cancer surges. Is TMI responsible?

Adam Bolotsky, Ph.D. student in materials science and engineering, and Aida Ebrahimi, assistant professor of electrical engineering, work together in Ebrahimi's lab.

Interdisciplinary researchers join forces to understand cancer progression

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The Medical Minute: Which colorectal cancer screening do I need?

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