This past spring was tough for Tyson Crenshaw. The 51-year-old transgender sexual-health prevention specialist at Columbus, Ohio’s Equitas Health was worried about his wife―who was in the hospital with respiratory distress due to COVID-19.
Amid that stress, Crenshaw still proceeded with a mammogram screening he needed before finally embarking on his long-anticipated plan to have top surgery (removal of breast tissue), as part of a transition that had begun with hormone therapy about 12 years prior.
Then things got even tougher. He was informed that something strange had turned up on the mammogram and that he would have to report first thing the next morning to Ohio State University’s cancer center for an ultrasound. Not wanting to scare his sick wife or his daughter, he held back the news from everyone except for his mom.
Genetic map reveals potential new treatment for aggressive childhood brain tumor
A genetic map of an aggressive childhood brain tumor called medulloblastoma has helped researchers identify a new generation anti-cancer drug that can be repurposed as an effective treatment for the disease.
This international collaboration, led by researchers from The University of Queensland s (UQ) Diamantina Institute and WEHI in Melbourne, could give parents hope in the fight against the most common and fatal brain cancer in children.
UQ lead researcher Dr Laura Genovesi said the team had mapped the genetics of these aggressive brain tumors for five years to find new pathways that existing drugs could potentially target.
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Cancer Research Starts Here
Much of the recent improvement in 5-year survival rates for all cancers combined is the result of discoveries across the past five decades that have shaped our understanding of what cancer is, its biological and social risk factors, and how it grows and spreads. Thanks to the individuals who perform this research, more lives have been saved and great strides were made in preventing, diagnosing, and treating this collection of diseases.
Earlier Breakthroughs That Paved the Way for Progress
From left, Drs. Joseph Fraumeni, Jr., Harold Varmus, Joan Steitz, Jim Allison, and Steven Rosenberg.
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