Cardiovascular risk factors play greater role in adverse outcomes in thymic cancer patients
Thymic cancer, a rare type of cancer that has brought patients to Indiana University Health in recent years for treatment, has become the subject of further study between investigators from the Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center and the Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center at Indiana University School of Medicine, and collaborators at Regenstrief Institute. The researchers wanted to explore cardiovascular risk factors for adverse outcomes among people with and without thymic cancer. Results of their study was published in Frontiers.
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Angie Steeno was 29 years old when she received her first cancer diagnosis from metastatic gestational trophoblastic disease, often referred to as a molar pregnancy.
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“We give because we believe in you”
By Robert King As longtime supporters of breast cancer research, Barbara Baekgaard and Patricia Miller have seen their share of reports from Indiana University School
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Kathy Miller, MD, discusses clinical trials at IU
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[Investigator Interview] New study finds most women with early breast cancer don’t benefit from chemotherapy
A major breast cancer study, recently published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine and announced at the world’s leading meeting for oncology professionals,
IU School of Medicine researcher works to find new treatments for breast cancer
A few decades ago, Harikrishna Nakshatri, PhD, was practicing veterinary medicine in India. After traveling the world to study hormonal signaling and earning a PhD