Month: February 2016

The pancreas is a long and fairly flat organ located deep in the belly. Part of the organ lies between the stomach and the spine, while another part

For most people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the prognosis is dire. That’s because the disease has almost alway advanced to the metastatic stage. Indeed, most patients already have

  Colorectal cancer is a a major cause of death in many countries, and it’s one of the few cancers that can actually be prevented with screening. In

In the past two decades, many developed countries have seen the rapid emergence of a variety of antibiotic-resistant infectious diseases. Intractable infections such as MRSA and others are

Personalized medicine, also called precision medicine, is an individualized approach to disease, one that takes into account each individual’s unique biology. Not surprisingly, because every cancer arises from

Metastasis. It’s the most deadly aspect of cancer, and a word that strikes fear in the hearts of cancer patients worldwide. Metastasis describes cancer’s ability to spread from