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Alessandro D. Santin, MD, professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences at Yale School of Medicine, discusses the rationale for trastuzumab (Herceptin) in the treatment of patients with uterine serous carcinoma.

Mario Sznol, MD, professor of medicine, co-director, Yale SPORE in Skin Cancer, Yale Cancer Center, discusses advancements in immunotherapy for the treatment of patients with renal cell carcinoma.

Sarah B. Goldberg, MD, MPH, an assistant professor of medicine at the Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, discusses osimertinib (Tagrisso) for the treatment of patients with non–small cell lung cancer.

Patients with stage III colon cancer who ate at least 2 servings of nuts per week had superior disease-free survival and overall survival.

People with stage III colon cancer who regularly eat nuts are at significantly lower risk of cancer recurrence and mortality than those who don

Mario Sznol, MD, discusses overall advances in the field of melanoma, as well as novel treatments with the potential to change the treatment paradigm.

Harriet Kluger, MD, professor of medicine, associate cancer center director for education and training, deputy section chief, Medical Oncology, Yale Cancer Center, discusses the progression of treatment for patients with melanoma who have brain metastases.

Mario Sznol, MD, professor of medicine, co-director, Yale SPORE in Skin Cancer, Yale Cancer Center, discusses the role of surgery in the treatment of patients with melanoma.

Lajos Pusztai, MD, professor of medicine, chief of Breast Medical Oncology, Yale Cancer Center and Yale School of Medicine, discusses the challenges facing neoadjuvant treatment of patients with HER2-positive breast cancer

Anne Chiang, MD, PhD, professor and thoracic oncologist at Yale Cancer Center, discusses ipilimumab (Yervoy) plus nivolumab (Opdivo) in small cell lung cancer.

Barbara Burtness, MD, professor of medicine, Yale Cancer Center, discusses immunotherapy resistance in head and neck cancer.

Barbara Burtness, MD, professor of Medicine, Yale Cancer Center, discusses immunotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer who have radioresistance.

Inspired by the long tradition of innovation at Yale University, particularly in the life sciences, The Blavatnik Family Foundation has donated $10 million to Yale University to promote and to accelerate the development, application, and commercialization of breakthrough research in the life sciences.

The Yale School of Medicine, partnering with Yale New Haven Hospital, took the next step toward personalized medicine, cutting the ribbon on its Center for Genome Analysis on Yale’s West Campus.

Radiotherapy alone is often used to treat early-stage glottic cancer, a cancer of the vocal chords, however, the optimal radiation treatment schedule remains unknown.

In some cases, the Lassa virus starts with a fever and general weakness, moving toward headache, muscle pain, possible facial swelling, deafness, and worse. About 15 percent of patients hospitalized with severe cases die.

An early round of clinical testing shows that users of nivolumab (Opdivo), a drug sanctioned for treatment of small-cell lung cancer, more than tripled their five-year survival rate beyond the statistical average.

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and Urology, co-director, Signal Transduction Research Program, Yale Cancer Center, discusses the FDA approval of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for the treatment of patients with bladder cancer.

James B. Yu, MD, associate professor, therapeutic oncology, director, Prostate and Genitourinary Cancer Radiotherapy Program, Yale Cancer Center, discusses the significance of the PROTECT study results in prostate cancer.

Aarti Bhatia, MD, highlights the newer single agents and combination treatments being investigated for patients with head and neck cancer.

Lynn Acton, MS, CCC (SLP), discusses the significance of swallowing modalities for patients with head and neck cancer.

Benjamin L. Judson, MD, highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary team and shares insight on some of the advancements related to surgery for patients with head and neck cancer.

Barbara Burtness, MD, professor of Medicine, Yale Cancer Center, discusses the evolution of molecular testing in head and neck cancer.

James B. Yu, MD, associate professor, therapeutic oncology, director, Prostate and Genitourinary Cancer Radiotherapy Program, Yale Cancer Center, discusses current data in support of using moderate hypofractionation in prostate cancer.

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and Urology, co-director, Signal Transduction Research Program, Yale School of Medicine, discusses the updates of a study of atezolizumab in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC).

In a new study, Yale Cancer Center researchers identified a novel genetic defect that prevents brain tumor cells from repairing damaged DNA.

Harold H. Tara, Jr., MD, has been appointed Medical Director of the Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Centers in Trumbull and Fairfield, Connecticut. Dr. Tara has been a member of the Yale community for 20 years and his leadership will ensure that the centers continue to offer patients the best care available, along with the latest treatment options through clinical trials.

Anne Chiang, MD, PhD, professor and thoracic oncologist at Yale Cancer Center, discusses immunotherapy in specific patient populations with lung cancer.

Tara Sanft, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, medical director of Adult Survivorship for Yale Cancer Center Survivorship Clinic, discusses sequencing of treatments for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.