Managing rheumatoid arthritis and cancer: 5 insights
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and swelling in the joints. It’s caused when the immune system mistakenly attacks the joints which are the parts of the body that connect two or more bones. If left untreated, it can cause stiff, swollen, painful joints and lead to difficulty moving.
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis may focus on controlling symptoms, but patients who also have...
Pancreatic cysts: What they are and how they’re treated
The pancreas is part of the digestive system which helps your body regulate blood sugar and digest food. Sometimes cysts can develop inside...
HER2 low breast cancer expert: Precise diagnosis can lead to personalized treatment
Updated Oct. 31, 2022
As part of a complete breast cancer diagnosis, patients will learn their HER2 status. The human growth receptor...
From a small village in China to MD Anderson: Genomic medicine researcher looks to the future of big data in cancer care
As an associate professor in Genomic Medicine, Linghua Wang, M.D., Ph.D., studies how normal cells become cancerous and how cancer cells develop resistance to drugs.
She and her lab are working to identify the earliest events during tumor progression from precancerous diseases to discover new biomarkers and targets for the development of effective interception strategies.
The lab is also focused on understanding...
