cancer

small cell lung cancer

Deep learning may help doctors choose better lung cancer treatments

Natasha Burse, a graduate student at Penn State College of Medicine, walks on a treadmill at University Fitness Center.

Running the race: How breast cancer shaped student's research career

The hand of an elderly patient resting on a windowsill

New clues to how muscle wasting occurs in people with cancer

A head and shoulders professional portrait of Monika Joshi against a background image of Penn State Cancer Institute

Joshi appointed chief scientific officer of Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium

A man sits at a desk, wearing earbuds, looking at a laptop screen. He smiles slightly. A door, bookshelf and closet are in the background.

New patient-led podcast helps young adults with cancer navigate ‘Life on Pause’

Doctor is working with mammography x-ray scanner in hospital

Surgery may offer survival advantage in certain metastatic breast cancers

A diagram and an experimental photo show a cancer cell being captured by an engineered immune cell.

Penn State researchers engineer cells to better target cancer

Cancer cases are rising in adolescents and young adults

A person's left hand holds an amber bottle, their right hand holds a dropper with liquid in it. In the background is a plant.

Certain CBD oils no better than pure CBD at inhibiting certain cancer cell lines

Two women and two men stand at a lab bench, looking at flasks containing different colored liquids.

Engineering professor named chair of NIH study section

Glenna and J. David Brensinger lean against the side of a bridge. In the background are trees and, at a distance, a large waterfall.

Man gifts real estate to honor his late wife, support lifesaving cancer research

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Cancer Research Day showcases Penn State Cancer Institute research

A man dressed in personal protective equipment including a gown, mask and face shield prepares to enter a patient room. Signs indicating the use of personal protective equipment are posted around him.

Certain pre-existing conditions may double, triple mortality risk for COVID-19

L1 jumping genes graphic

Scientists take a step toward understanding 'jumping genes' effect on the genome

Louise Kline, wearing a mask and scrubs, examines a window upon which are construction-paper decorations. The name Louise is spelled out in big letters.

On her last day, colleagues wish speedy recovery to nurse diagnosed with cancer

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