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What Should You Know About Pancreatic Cancer?

Learn how Penn is evaluating those at risk for pancreatic cancer and working every day to bring more treatments - and hope - to those diagnosed with this devastating disease. 

Understanding Mitochondrial Polymorphisms in Cancer

Alterations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) were once thought to be predominantly innocuous to cell growth. Recent evidence suggests that mtDNA undergo naturally occurring alterations, including mutations and polymorphisms, which profoundly affect the cel...

Mitosis-Mediated Intravasation in a Tissue-Engineered Tumor-Microvessel Platform

Intravasation involves the migration of tumor cells across the local endothelium and escape into vessel flow. Although tumor cell invasiveness has been correlated to increased intravasation, the details of transendothelial migration and detachment into...

Heartburn Drugs Tied to Stomach Cancer Risk

After treatment for H. pylori infection, people who took proton pump inhibitors were at increased risk of stomach cancer.

When the Doctor’s Mother Has Cancer

I braced myself for what would come next: The beginning of every cancer story, when the seemingly innocent cough or dizziness takes a sinister turn.