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Upcoming Patient Webinars Will Bring the Science to YOU
Fight Colorectal Cancer is giving you the opportunity to talk to researchers and medical professionals in April and May through online webinars designed to bring the science of treating colorectal...
View ArticlePersonalizing Personalized Medicine
On Monday, April 25th, Fight Colorectal Cancer held a free patient webinar that tackled the somewhat complex but fascinating topic of personalized medicine.Personalized medicine is what the cancer...
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“You Don’t Own Me….” But do you own part of my genes?
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case that both sides consider absolutely vital to the future of medical research.The case: Can a company take out a patent on a human gene? Or, as the...
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7th Lisa Fund Grant Awarded to Dr. Ho-Chou Tu
Fight Colorectal Cancer is excited to announce that Dr. Ho-Chou Tu received our 7th Lisa Fund Fellowship Grant – a $50,000 award given to a late-stage colorectal cancer researcher. This award is...
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April 2014 Webinar: Alphabet Soup – Making Sense out of KRAS, BRAF and Tumor...
Have you ever heard any of these acronyms, and wondered what they stand for and how they can affect your treatment plan? This webinar is designed to help patients better understand biomarkers, and how...
View ArticleBiomarkers Fact Sheet
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The New Buzz Word: Precision Medicine
Precision Medicine… Tomayto or Tomahto? An article in the New England Journal of Medicine, “Preparing for Precision Medicine” smartly summarized the idea of precision medicine in 2012: Ultimately,...
View ArticleKnow Your Biomarker :: August 2015 Webinar
ABOUT THE WEBINAR This event was hosted by advocacy organizations Fight Colorectal Cancer, Chris4Life, Colon Cancer Alliance, and sponsored by Amgen. “Personalized” medicine is an approach to...
View ArticleNext Generation Sequencing
When President Obama launched the Precision Medicine Initiative in 2015, the goal was to make treatment options better by focusing on a new approach – one that takes into account a person’s...
View ArticleResearch News – Personalized Cellular Immunotherapies
We are excited to learn that Kite Pharma announced yesterday they will initiate personalized cellular immunotherapies before the end of 2016. These therapies will target certain sub-segments of the...
View ArticleMeet CRC Researcher Susan Payne
A photo posted by Susan (@payneator8) on Apr 17, 2016 at 3:04pm PDT Hey ya’ll! My name is Susan Payne and I work in Dr. Dusty Deming’s colon and pancreatic cancer research lab at the University of...
View ArticleNo Benefit with Erbitux in KRAS Mutated Tumors
Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Twitter Copy this URL Share via Email Patients whose colorectal cancer tumors had a mutation in the KRAS gene had no benefit from treatment with Erbitux®...
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“You Don’t Own Me….” But do you own part of my genes?
Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Twitter Copy this URL Share via Email The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case that both sides consider absolutely vital to the future of...
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The New Buzz Word: Precision Medicine
Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Twitter Copy this URL Share via Email Precision Medicine... Tomayto or Tomahto? An article in the New England Journal of Medicine, “Preparing for Precision...
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Next Generation Sequencing
Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Twitter Copy this URL Share via Email When President Obama launched the Precision Medicine Initiative in 2015, the goal was to make treatment options...
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Research News – Personalized Cellular Immunotherapies
Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Twitter Copy this URL Share via Email We are excited to learn that Kite Pharma announced yesterday they will initiate personalized cellular immunotherapies...
View ArticleMeet CRC Researcher Susan Payne
Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Twitter Copy this URL Share via Email Hey ya’ll! My name is Susan Payne and I work in Dr. Dusty Deming's colon and pancreatic cancer research lab at the...
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