Ask Our Experts December 9, 2021 Making Cancer a Sitting Target Cancer is personal on many levels. It is an attack on one’s life and family. It is an attack on the body from within. And it is a molecular attack, as the cancer cells arm themselves with genetic alterations that enable them to grow faster, live longer, and steal resources from normal, healthy cells that are just trying to do their jobs. Every individual’s cancer is unique, with its own set of molecular abnormalities that distinguish it from everyone else’s. Read More
post May 18, 2021 Preventative Action Reduces Clotting Risk The risk of blood clots is associated with many activities and health conditions, including smoking, long airline flights, birth control pills, diabetes, and cancer. It’s especially important to determine whether cancer patients have any additional conditions that further increase their likelihood of developing a blood clot. In this case study, when our cancer patient Bob developed symptoms consistent with a blood clot, we acted immediately. Read More
post April 19, 2021 Keeping a Close Watch on Cancer A cancer diagnosis is scary. And when the cancer has spread to other places in the body, it is often considered incurable – even scarier. However, due to progress in cancer research over the last couple of decades, even cancers that have spread can go into remission or be managed more like a chronic disease. In these scenarios, it is incredibly important to use every tool in our cancer toolbox to monitor for disease progression or recurrence. Read More
Ask Our Experts April 19, 2021 Cell-free DNA for non-invasive cancer management and early detection Precision treatment for cancer relies on understanding the nature of the tumor cells, including analyzing their DNA to identify alterations that help drive cancer cell growth. Often, the analysis is performed on tumor tissue from a biopsy or surgery. However, sometimes tissue is limited or unavailable. Emerging roles for cell-free DNA analysis can overcome these challenges and much more. Read More
post March 24, 2021 Advocating with Urgency During Uncertain Times This is the story of a client who came back from the brink of death in his battle with COVID-19. Forty-one-year-old Joseph had no history of health problems when he, his wife, Elaine, and their daughter came down with COVID-19 last December. While his wife and daughter recovered quickly, Joseph was not so lucky. Read More
Published Research March 1, 2021 Utility of Serial Transcriptomic Analyses to Characterize the Resistome and to Refine Treatment Selection for Metastatic Colon Cancer Private Health researchers and clinicians recently published a case study in the journal Clinical Colorectal Cancer, highlighting the importance of molecular profiling to identify precision, life-changing medicines to patients. Read More
