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When is Cancer Considered Rare? Overall, there are more than 200 different types of cancer, including solid tumors as well as hematologic (blood-based) malignancies such as leukemias and lymphomas. Some cancers, such as those of the breast, bowel, prostate, and…

Find Rare or Aggressive Cancer Treatment Options with Molecular Profiling Whether you’ve just been diagnosed with a rare or aggressive cancer, or if your cancer has already metastasized (spread to other parts of your body), managing your disease can be…

Central Principles of Molecular Biology   What’s in a cell? Every biological system follows the same flow of genetic information: DNA is used as a template to make RNA, and RNA provides instructions for making proteins. With transformative technologies, we…

Ready to Take Action? If you have a rare and/or aggressive cancer, talk to your doctor about whether molecular profiling should be a part of your treatment plan. Caris maintains an online physician directory which lists oncologists that have ordered…

Precision Medicine Tools in the Fight Against Cancer Up to this point, it’s likely that you and your oncologist have made treatment decisions based on the standard treatment for your cancer type. The phrase “standard of care” or “standard treatment”…

Personalized Cancer Care with Molecular Profiling Advances in molecular profiling have made it possible to identify biomarkers in a tumor sample, and for doctors to use an individual patient’s biomarker profile to select personalized treatment options they may not have…

Clinical Trials and Rare or Aggressive Cancer Treatment Your molecular profiling results may suggest one or more FDA-approved treatments that have been shown to be effective against your cancer’s biomarkers. If no approved treatment is available, or if previous treatments…

Is it Time to Profile My Tumor? The personalized medicine approach to treating cancer is still a fairly new concept. Precision medicine tools, such as molecular profiling, are still often regarded as a second line of defense, to be used…

NCCN Guidelines and the Future of Cancer Therapy Once your cancer diagnosis is confirmed, your oncologist will likely start by recommending conventional forms of treatment for your cancer. For many cancers there is a “standard treatment” or “standard of care”…

Advanced Cancer Treatment with Molecular Profiling The advent of molecular profiling has advanced a deeper understanding of the pathophysiology of cancer, ultimately enhancing physicians’ ability to personalize anticancer therapy and improve care. Increasingly, doctors understand that the unique presentation of…