Cancer science and the new frontier

What is the future of cancer research? In recent years, new developments in this rapidly changing field have delivered fundamental insights into cancer biology. Patient options have not only increased but improved, with thousands of individuals benefiting from these often life-saving discoveries, many of which have been documented by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, an internationally acclaimed source for original cancer-related research, up-to-date news, and information.

In celebration of its 75th anniversary, Zachary Rathner, Associate Editor of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, spoke with Dr. Leroy Hood, American president and co-founder of the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Hood, who has made his career on the leading edge of cancer research, has pioneered advances in systems medicine and its applications to cancer, making headway in fields of immunology, neurobiology, and biotechnology. From triple drug therapies to assessing disease transitions, he discusses the potentialities—and challenges—medical researchers and practitioners will face as they forge ahead.

Image Credit: “Sertoli Cell Tumor, NOS” by Dharam Ramnani. CC BY NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr.

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