Beyond the Tumor: Why Cancer Is More Than Just Cancer Cells
Introduction For most of the history of cancer research, the focus was almost entirely on the tumor cells themselves. What mutations do they carry? What is driving them to grow?…
Liquid Biopsy: A Window into What Your Cancer Is Doing Right Now
Introduction In our last article we talked about why cancers can be so hard to treat, and how tumors are not the uniform masses most people picture. They are diverse,…
The Challenges of Deployment: An Introduction
Introduction Modern diagnostic tests have evolved. They’re no longer stripes on a swab or colors in a test tube. Today, many of the most powerful diagnostics generate enormous amounts of…
Why Cancers Stop Responding to Treatment: Understanding Tumor Heterogeneity and Resistance
Introduction Over the last few articles we have been taking a close look at how molecular testing is changing the way papillary thyroid cancer is diagnosed and treated. Today we…
Gene Expression Panels: Listening to What Your Tumor Is Doing
Introduction When most people think about cancer testing, they think about looking for something specific. A mutation, a protein, a genetic change. The tests we explored in our previous articles…
Predictive Biomarkers: Matching the Right Treatment to the Right Patient
Introduction In our previous article, we explored the different categories of biomarkers used in cancer care, from those that signal disease risk to those that help monitor a patient's response…
From Lab to Clinic: The Diagnostic Tests Putting Precision Oncology into Practice
Introduction In our previous article, we explored the different types of biomarkers and why they matter in cancer care. Biomarkers can signal disease risk, confirm a diagnosis, predict how a…
Understanding Biomarkers: The Foundation of Precision Oncology
Introduction In our previous blog post, we explored some of the early breakthroughs that reshaped cancer treatment. Precision oncology is an approach to cancer treatment that is tailored to the…
Notable Early Successes in Precision Oncology: The Breakthroughs That Redefined Cancer Treatment
Introduction Precision oncology began gaining traction in the late 1990s and has since reshaped how we understand and treat cancer. Rather than classifying tumors solely by where they arise in…
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The Technological Drivers Powering Precision Oncology
Previously, we talked about some of the factors that will enhance the adoption of precision oncology. But at its core, precision oncology utilizes a powerful toolbox of technologies that have fundamentally…