Day: May 20, 2016

New data on chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer

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University of Michigan The new study’s author,?J. Rebecca Liu, M.D., associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan, is quoted as saying?”In the past, we?ve thought (chemotherapy) resistance was caused by genetic changes in tumor cells. But we found that?s not the whole story.” ??@MHealthLab http://labblog.uofmhealth.org/lab-report/immune-cells-help-reverse-chemo-resistance-ovarian-cancer?? ?@3SixtyPharma ?#3SixtyPharmaSME  

Pharmacogenomics, the answer to ?A Very Personal Problem??

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Scientific American Pharmacogenomics, the answer to ?A Very Personal Problem?? Using pharmacogenomics when prescribing medications has the potential to prevent serious side effects. ?Although the technology is inexpensive, only a few US hospitals take advantage of the genetic diagnostics. St. Jude?s and Vanderbilt University Medical Center are among the hospitals that do.? According to the[…]