In mid-August, longtime CBS Pittsburgh reporter and KDKA NewsRadio 1020 AM talk-show host Marty Griffin announced he was being treated for HPV-related throat cancer. At… Read more
Tag: cancer
Translating a Nobel Prize-Winning Discovery into Clinical Therapy
Because of 2018 Nobel Prize-winning research, cancer patients can now receive life-saving immunotherapy that fortifies natural immune defenses to wipe out malignant cells. Today, the… Read more
New Immunotherapy Available at UPMC Hillman Removes all Signs of Cancer in Pittsburgh woman
“It’s a miracle. It’s just a miracle. I don’t know how else to explain it.” That’s how Shari Kienzle describes her life today. Ten months… Read more
Here’s What We Know About CRISPR Safety – and Reports of ‘Genome Vandalism’
A movie just recently released called “Rampage” features Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson using a genetic engineering technology called CRISPR, to transform a gorilla, among other… Read more
Don’t Forget to Care for the Caregiver
In October 2015, Scott Harrison’s wife, Barbara Harrison, was diagnosed with stage 1, level 3 uterine cancer. Her cancer was aggressive, leading to a hysterectomy… Read more