Cancer
The Prouty Announces In-Person Participation for 2021
The Friends of Norris Cotton Cancer Center announce a hybrid Prouty event, with in-person and virtual participation options available this summer. Registration is open at TheProuty.org.
Researchers at Norris Cotton Cancer Center Are Studying the Use of Estrogen to Target Drug-Resistant Breast Cancer
An ongoing clinical trial at NCCC will determine whether the strategy of cycling between estrogen therapy and anti-estrogen therapies is effective in human patients with advanced breast cancer.
From Plant Virus to Cancer Vaccine
The idea of a vaccine for cancer is not new. But there are differences between human viruses and cancer that make creation of a cancer vaccine particularly challenging.
Philanthropy-Backed Accelerator Advances Cancer Therapies
Three teams receive awards from the Dartmouth Innovations Accelerator for Cancer
NH Cancer Researchers Find Cellular Evidence Behind Lasting Immune Response in Some Cancer Survivors
Researchers have found that a certain subpopulation of cells that enters a patient’s skin and blood during immunotherapy is behind the excellent and long-lasting immune responses to cancer that some survivors develop.
What is Behind Lasting Immune Response in Some Melanoma Survivors?
Resident memory T cells that enter a patient’s skin and blood during immunotherapy are behind the excellent and long-lasting immune responses to cancer that some survivors develop.
Ask the Cancer Nutritionist
Oncology nutritionists are specially trained to help patients cancer treatment manage difficulty with side effects, decreased appetite and meeting nutritional needs. They can help organize meal planning and answer questions including these common ones.
COVID-19 and Cancer: D-H Doctors Discuss Vaccine Safety for Cancer Patients on “The Cure Podcast”
Special guest, DHMC Interim Section Chief of Medical Oncology Gary N. Schwartz, MD.
Gifts Totaling $3.35 Million will Fuel Cancer Research in New Hampshire
A Dartmouth faculty member, a husband grateful for the care his wife received, and a Dartmouth College alumna and her husband have made gifts to accelerate immunotherapy research at Dartmouth’s and Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center.
