How Would a Northwestern Professor Manage His Own Liver Cancer?
When facing a frightening new cancer diagnosis, some people ask their doctors, “What would you do if you were me?” Here, our Curious Dr. George asks liver cancer expert Al […]
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Successful Control of High Blood Pressure, a Major Cancer Comorbidity
People with cancer often face additional health conditions, or “comorbidities,” that complicate treatment. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a major comorbidity that affects many cancer patients. Our Curious Dr. […]
High-Energy Blue Light Powers a Promising New Treatment to Destroy Cancer Cells
A perennial challenge in cancer treatment is figuring out how to kill tumor cells while leaving healthy cells unharmed. Our Curious Dr. George asks Stuart L. Marcus, MD, PhD, founder […]
Integrating AI-Generated Learning Materials into Health Professional Education
Artificial intelligence (A.I.) is a powerful tool that has made its way into diverse fields—and medical education is no exception. Our Curious Dr. George asks Miriam Chickering, RN, BSN, NE-BC, […]
How Would an Expert Manage His Own Acute Myelogenous Leukemia?
When facing a frightening new cancer diagnosis, some people ask their doctors, “What would you do if you were me?” Here, our Curious Dr. George asks leukemia expert Adam Asch, […]
How Would an Expert Manage His Own Advanced Esophageal Cancer?
When facing a frightening new cancer diagnosis, some people ask their doctors, “What would you do if you were me?” Here, our Curious Dr. George asks gastrointestinal cancer expert Sarbajit […]
Alibrex: A New Blood Test to Reveal Whether a Cancer Treatment is Working
In cancer treatment, time is of the essence. Our Curious Dr. George asks Kevin B. Knopf, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer at Cadex Genomics, how his company’s new test, Alibrex, could […]
Common Sense Oncology: Moving Back Towards Outcomes that Matter
There are many ways to measure how well a particular cancer treatment works. But how much do these outcomes reflect a patient’s actual wellbeing? Our Curious Dr. George asks Christopher […]
13th Annual Lundberg Institute Lecture: It’s Not Just the Genome, AI Can Transform Primary Care
Join us for the 13th annual Lundberg Institute Lecture to discuss the advances Artificial Intelligence is making in health care with Bob Matthews of MediSync. AI’s advances into various healthcare […]
PARIS Test Uses Lab-Grown Mini-Tumors to Find a Patient’s Best Treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved hundreds of drugs for the treatment of cancer. However, some approved drugs are more effective for certain patients than others. Our […]