For people with an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, treatments can be limited. Enter a new treatment called Yescarta. Yescarta, or axicabtagene ciloleucel, can be nothing short of “miraculous” for these patients.
Click to view article: Lifesaving lymphoma treatment comes to Penn State Cancer Institute
It’s bad enough that breast cancer attacks physical health, but it can also take a toll on mental health and overall wellness.
Click to view article: The Medical Minute: Mental health and overall wellness important for breast cancer patients
From aging to cancer—with quite a bit in between—Katherine Aird, assistant professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology at Penn State College of Medicine, and her team have a whole world of research opportunities in front of them.
Click to view article: Team research reveals how cells “eat and sleep” may impact several cancer types
The Penn State Cancer Institute, in partnership with Penn State University, is implementing a new Postdoctoral Scholars Program for Cancer Institute members. The program is designed to be cross-disciplinary and bring together laboratories from different disciplines that share the common goal of better understanding and/or treating cancer. This program is designed to foster productive, long-term […]
Click to view article: Post-doctoral scholar support request for applications
As if it weren't hard enough to fight cancer as a kid, childhood cancer survivors are at a higher risk of developing physical and emotional difficulties once their treatment is complete. We learn more about these challenges and how professionals at Penn State Children’s Hospital navigate them from Dr. Smita Dandekar, director of the Pediatric Cancer Survivorship Clinic, and Amanda Musser, Four Diamonds social worker.
Click to view article: Ask Us Anything About… Life After Childhood Cancer
A team of researchers has developed a new framework that can combine three existing methods of finding mutations -- or structural variants -- in the DNA of cancer cells into a single, more complete picture.
Click to view article: Optimizing technologies for discovering cancer cell mutations
Penn State has launched its first cancer-related Story Map, “The Story of Cancer in Central Pennsylvania.” The interactive geospatial map illustrates the extent of the cancer problem in the region.
Click to view article: Multi-campus collaboration tells story of cancer in central Pennsylvania
A practice known for providing high-level oncology and hematology services to people in central Pennsylvania for more than 30 years is now part of Penn State Health Medical Group.
Click to view article: Andrews Patel Hematology/Oncology joins Penn State Health
Staff at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center are in the process of notifying patients and visitors known to have been in or around the Emergency Department check-in area between 8:30 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. on Aug. 18 that they may have been exposed to the measles virus. Possible exposure includes any patients […]
Click to view article: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center notifying some patients and visitors of possible measles exposure
The mechanics behind how an important process within the cell traps material before recycling it has puzzled scientists for years. But Penn State researchers have gained new insight into how this process seals off waste, much like a trash bag.
Click to view article: New clues into how ‘trash bag of the cell’ traps and seals off waste
