See how UW Medicine’s Division of Oncology is contributing to scientific advances that are producing potential new biomarkers for the early detection of cancer and improved disease management. Advances in genomics, proteomics and molecular pathology have produced many candidate biomarkers with the potential to impact clinical care. Learn about the current status of biomarkers for the early detection of cancer, and for predicting disease outcomes, and how the methods for such discovery are being used in personalized medicine. (Series: Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds)
Ovarian cancer has the highest mortality of all gynecologic cancers. Most women with ovarian cancer are diagnosed after the cancer has already spread to other organs when the cure rate is low. Much...
Successful cancer therapy is intended to eliminate all traces of cancer from the patient. If cancer cells survive the therapy, they may eventually grow back, resulting in relapse. Numerous studies,...
Genomic heterogeneity is emerging as an important factor in determining tamoxifen benefit in breast cancer. Dr. Hannah Linden, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington, and a...
Recent advances in the electronics industry have enabled access to a number of sophisticated technologies at low costs. Learn a few aspects of the use of these technologies in detecting...
Dr. Christopher Murray is the director of the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation and professor of Global Health at the UW School of Medicine and School of Public...
For months Carolyn Coogan pursued dental solutions for the pain in her jaw. Then an MRI revealed cancer. Coogan and Dr. Neal Futran, director of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the...
In this University of Washington program, Michael Glass, of the Washington State Department of Health, presents the latest in newborn screening trends in Washington state and across the nation. He...
Dr. Denise Galloway, Head of the Cancer Biology program at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, discusses her investigation into the natural history of HPV, a virus that has the potential to...
This University of Washington grand rounds will be of interest to potential and current entrepreneurs in the biomedical sciences and those considering alternative career paths in medicine. Dr. John...
