My friend’s chemo treatment caused him to lose his hair temporarily. His formerly straight hair is now curly. Is this normal?
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Go East, Young Man: A West Coast transplant aims to improve cancer therapy
A west coast transplant aims to improve cancer therapy.
Scientist looks at new therapies for pancreatic, liver cancers
Scientists are developing at new ways to specifically target tumors.
OMRF uncovers on-and-off switch for adult stem cells: Discovery holds “a great deal of therapeutic potential” for cancer treatment
Scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation have discovered a protein that acts as a gas pedal and brake for so-called “adult” stem cells. The findings, which appear in the current issue of the scientific journal Blood, could have important treatment implications for cancer and other life-threatening diseases. “This work has a great deal of […]
My Cancer Journey – By Steve Prescott
I didn’t expect to be here to write this column. When I say “here,” I don’t mean OMRF or Oklahoma. I mean here, as in, on this earth.
Team Jeanne
The prospect of retirement was looking pretty good to Jeanne Fowler. After 45 years working in OMRF’s accounting department, she was counting down the months until she’d spend her days puttering in the garden and taking strolls with her husband, Ed, and their dog. Then she received a diagnosis of breast cancer. “Stunned is the […]
