Reading time: 4 minutes Clare Meernik 84% of children who are diagnosed with cancer today can expect to live for at least 5 years after their diagnosis. Though the prognosis is favorable for the majority of children--and much improved from a 5-year survival rate of 58% in the mid-1970s--the long-term adverse effects of some cancer... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 5 minutes Michael Marand The term cancer research may invoke images of scientists with grand ideas mixing this or that until the next groundbreaking treatment avenue is uncovered. Indeed, discovering new therapeutic approaches has been an important factor in the progress made in the cancer research sphere. However, it is perhaps even more... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 3 minutes Nisitha Sengottuvel Can robots accomplish the work of doctors? Some aspects of medicine may be better left to technology: one example includes the reading of mammograms to diagnose breast cancer. Thus far in the history of Oncobites, we have examined various aspects of diagnostics such as molecular vibrations, gold nanoparticles, biomarkers... Continue Reading →
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