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The Principles of Cancer: A Metaphor of Life?
Life Sciences
| DOI: 10.17160/josha.6.6.572

The Principles of Cancer: A Metaphor of Life?

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Roland Mertelsmann, Alexandros Spyridonidis

Albert-Ludwigs Universität

While cancer is a complex disease with a multitude of clinical presentations, a few principles can be discerned. Cancer is old; it existed already in the earliest multicellular organisms. Cancer…

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Can a Selection-Centric, Strengths-Based Approach to Cancer Treatment Help Treat or Prevent Cancer and Metastatic Disease?
Life Sciences
| DOI: 10.17160/josha.6.3.546

Can a Selection-Centric, Strengths-Based Approach to Cancer Treatment Help Treat or Prevent Cancer and Metastatic Disease?

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Bruce Gottlieb

Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Department of Human Genetics. McGill University

Dr. Bruce Gottlieb is the Project Director of the Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research at the Jewish General Hospital and Adjunct Professor of the Department of Human Genetics &…

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1st Freiburg,Germany – Mendoza, Argentina Symposium on Translational Medicine
News and Views
| DOI: 10.17160/josha.5.5.423

1st Freiburg,Germany – Mendoza, Argentina Symposium on Translational Medicine

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Astrid Schmidt, Israel Vega, Birke Ahlfeldt, Roland Mertelsmann, Jürgen Rühe, Hans-Peter Deigner, María Colombo, Felicitas Holzer, Sean Patterson, Emiliano Diez

Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Universidad Nacional de Cuyo

The initiative for organizing this symposium arose a few months ago, during the visit of Prof. Borner and Prof. Mertelsmann. It was supported by the German Consulate of Mendoza, particularly…

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JOSHA’S CRITICAL REVIEW OF “Efficacy of Larotrectinib in TRK Fusion– Positive Cancers in Adults and Children”
Life Sciences
| DOI: 10.17160/josha.5.4.427

JOSHA’S CRITICAL REVIEW OF “Efficacy of Larotrectinib in TRK Fusion– Positive Cancers in Adults and Children”

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Roland Mertelsmann, Gerhard Steinmann

Albert-Ludwigs Universität

JOSHA´S CONCLUSION. IMPORTANT PROGRESS; ESPECIALLY FOR PATIENTS WITH SARCOMAS FOR WHOM VERY FEW TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES EXIST. TRK-FUSION TESTING SHOULD BECOME ROUTINE IN PATIENTS WITH SARCOMA AND SELECTED PATIENTS WITH OTHER…

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Understanding Cancer by Whole Genome Studies
Medicine
| DOI: 10.17160/josha.3.6.248

Understanding Cancer by Whole Genome Studies

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Christof von Kalle

The National Center for Tumor Diseases – NCT Heidelberg was founded as an exceptional alliance between the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg University Hospital (UKL-HD), the Heidelberg Medical Faculty,…

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The 1971 War on Cancer Revisited
Medicine
| DOI: 10.17160/josha.3.6.245

The 1971 War on Cancer Revisited

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Roland Mertelsmann

Albert-Ludwigs Universität

Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. President Roosevelt first established the National Cancer Institute and, later, President Nixon signed into law the National Cancer Act of 1971…

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