Reading time: 5 minutes Xanthea Heighington Colorectal cancer is the third most prevalent cancer in the world. Despite significant advancements in screening and treatment, it remains the cause of 9.2% of all cancer related deaths [1]. In the next 10 years, estimates have shown that cases of colon cancer could rise by about 71.5%, and... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 8 minutes Dr. Maanya Rajasree Katta Introduction When a doctor says “you have cancer,” a stack of choices follows, each with trade-offs. Start with surgery or chemotherapy? Add immunotherapy now or later? Combine treatments or use them in sequence? For decades, oncologists have balanced guidelines, experience, and diagnostic results to steer these calls.... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 4 minutes Sunetra Sen, Ph.D. Cell division is an organism’s natural mechanism of growth, renewal, and repair. Ironically, every time a cell divides, it carries a small but non-negligible risk of DNA damage that could spark a cancer-causing mutation. This implies that large mammals who have trillions of cells and lifespans of centuries... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 5 minutes Anamika Bandyopadhyay, PhDChemotherapy transformed cancer treatments in the 20th century, but its lack of specificity remained a major limitation throughout. As time progressed, hormone therapy, immunotherapy and other targeted therapies were developed. In recent times, cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) have been used to deliver otherwise impermeable drugs directly into cells. However, here... Continue Reading →
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