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AI is offering hope for making earlier diagnoses in pancreas cancer, historically diagnosed later in the disease when treatment outcomes may not be as good. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, describes the findings. Nelson: …

AI may help diagnose early pancreas cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Ovarian cancer, a deadly form of the disease, actually begins in the fallopian tubes, which are adjacent to the ovaries and connected to the uterus, with a new study showing that cells found at routine Pap smears can make the …

Are there times when fallopian tubes should be removed routinely? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Cells that can be found in a routine Pap smear may hold the key to detecting and diagnosing ovarian cancer much earlier than it is usually found, a new study reports. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson says …

Will a new test make finding ovarian cancer earlier easier? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

CAR-T cells, which are immune cells removed from the body, genetically modified in a laboratory and then reinfused back into a recipient, have achieved notable successes in treating some cancers. Now there have also been reports of people being treated …

Might CAR-T cells cause cancer rather than cure it? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

CAR-T cells, used to treat cancer in some people, are now being investigated by the US Food and Drug Administration for possibly causing additional cancers. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins explains why there’s a concern. Nelson: …

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Dementia encompasses quite a few conditions, including Alzheimer’s but also frontotemporal, Lewy body, and vascular dementia, and others. Halima Amjad, a dementia expert at Johns Hopkins, says two of these types are seen most often. Amjad: We actually think that …

There are two forms of dementia that are most common, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Dementia should be thought of as a general description that encompasses behavioral and functional changes. That’s according to Halima Amjad, a dementia expert at Johns Hopkins. Amjad: Dementia really is just an umbrella term for a number of different diseases. …

The term dementia refers to a number of different diseases, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

The fact that women develop dementia more often than men has resulted in lots of research into why. Halima Amjad, a dementia expert at Johns Hopkins, says the hormone estrogen has gotten quite of bit of attention but there’s much …

What are some of the factors that lead to greater dementia risk for women? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Roughly two times as many women will develop Alzheimer’s disease as men, and Halima Amjad, a dementia expert at Johns Hopkins, says no one really knows the reason why. Amjad: Why Alzheimer's disease and dementias are more common in women, …

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If you’re a current or former smoker, screening guidelines for lung cancer keep changing, with the newest guidelines from the American Cancer Society expanding the pool of people who would be eligible for CT screening. Kimmel Cancer Center director William …

What should you make of the new screening guidelines for lung cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »