- Frequent history of heartburn was associated with higher risk for throat and vocal cord cancers.
- Evidence has been found that pazopanib, a drug used to treat kidney cancer, may prevent relapse of ovarian cancer.
- Colorectal cancers that are anti-EGFR resistant might be effectively treated with MET inhibitors.
- An experimental drug, lambrolizumab, shrank tumors in 38% of patients with advanced melanoma.
- Breakthrough therapies in cancer are being put on the fast track in FDA regulation.
Category Archives: In the News
Blog Buzz: May 18 – May 31
This post from Comic Riffs covers today’s animated Google Doodle honoring the birth of Julius Richard Petri.
From Matthew Herper at Forbes, Artist Creates Portraits From People’s DNA. Scientists Say ‘That’s Impossible’, which fleshes out the larger story behind a very flashy item on NPR recently – Litterbugs Beware: Turning Found DNA into Portraits.
Flickr is new and improved, with a shocking amount of free storage. David Pogue discusses the changes (and backlash from some users) here.
Danah Boyd’s Challenges for Health in a Networked Society came to my attention through the Berkman Center. With the information overload of the digital age, how can organizations help spread reliable information through networks? She points out that “Questions around internet and trust are important: What people know and believe will drive what they do and this will shape their health,” and links to her contribution to RWJF’s What’s Next Health series.
There is certainly a lot of buzz about 3-D printing lately. In case you missed it last week, check out this story of a 3-D printed airway splint that is helping a little boy breathe without a ventilator.
Do You Know? Science Book Recommendations
Looking for some summer reading? Why not visit your public library and check out some of the MSKCC Library staff’s favorite popular science books? You’re sure to be intrigued and entertained!
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
Siddhartha Mukherjee’s “biography” is a combination of medical history, cutting-edge science and narrative journalism. It’s also the winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Follow Mary Roach’s firsthand explorations of cadavers and their varied contributions to science. A wide range of unexpected topics are covered in this sometimes gross, often humorous book.
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
Richard Holmes paints the colorful history of the 18th century men and women whose discoveries gave rise to the Romantic Age of Science. Winner of the 2009 Royal Society Prize for Science Books.