September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month

September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month

The month of September is dedicated to raising awareness for Pediatric Cancer. Did you know that only 4% of funds raised for cancer research benefit pediatric cancer research? Most children and teens with cancer are treated at large pediatric cancer centers. Pediatric cancer treatment is usually offered to children from birth to age 18 or…

Take a Loved One for Checkup Day

Take a Loved One for Checkup Day

Did you know that every third Tuesday of September is Take a Loved One for a Checkup Day? Created as a reminder to help friends and family visit with a health care professional, it’s definitely a date to mark on the calendar. Read more about the day, below. According to the US Department of Health…

Personalize Radiation Therapy: The Goal Of Moffitt Cancer Center & Cvergenx

Personalize Radiation Therapy: Moffitt Cancer Center & Cvergenx

Collaborating on a project called the Future of Radiation Therapy—aimed at revolutionizing radiation therapy, Moffitt Cancer Center and Cvergenx are providing a personalized radiation treatment plan based on the patients genetic framework! Read on, below, for more information!  Moffitt’s Radiation Oncology Department will utilize Cvergenx’s Genomic-Adjusted Radiation Dose (GARD) model. GARD is the first validated…

Does Radiomics Have The Power To Improve Precision Medicine?

Does Radiomics Have The Power To Improve Precision Medicine?

New research done by teams from the Moffitt Cancer Center and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are investigating the possibility that radiomics have the potential to improve precision medicine by non-invasive surgery! Check out the article, below, for more information.  Precision medicine has become the leading innovation of cancer treatment. Patients are routinely treated with drugs that…