
Michael D. Newton
@mnewtonPharmD
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Loves tech, coffee, food. Hates #cancer. Immuno-oncology medical scientist. Views are my own. #endcancer
Leesburg, VA
Joined June 2013
@DrSpratticus I incorporate in lectures to surgeons: 1) a 1 cm marble size tumor is a billion cells 2) this means that 30 fractions of RT (if we accept as curative) means each fraction kills 1/2 of the tumor ie (1/2)^30. 3) so a 90% reductive surgery = about 3 fx’s of RT 4) watch heads explode
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Supplemental MRIs may be better than mammograms in women with extremely dense breast tissue @NEJMGroup #breastcancer #bcsm
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CT screening reduces lung cancer mortality by 39% in women and 24% in men. Let us ensure that every at risk individual is screened. @IASLC #wclc2018 @WinshipAtEmory #LCSM
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While agree with sentiment re: understaffing, the commentary on the PharmD degree in this article is a bit myopic considering a significant percentage of #pharmacy grads go into careers outside of retail/community pharmacy
"Understaffing: The cancer on our profession"—check out one pharmacist's perspective on the current staffing models in pharmacies: https://t.co/mP6n9UEMnu
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Honored to work in such an exciting field
washingtonpost.com
Husband-and-wife team mixes science, celebrity — and research breakthroughs.
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FDA Puts Clinical Holds on "Off-the-Shelf" CAR-T Trials https://t.co/FyU65krERq via @onclive
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Use of Alternative Medicine for Cancer and Its Impact on Survival | JNCI
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Discovery Documentary First in Human | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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The approval of gene therapy for leukemia may open the door to a new class of very different cancer treatments: https://t.co/WXBNhBsktu
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Dr Jumaa presented a talk on BCR signalling in #cll BCR expression is required for CLL and may be activated without antigens #iwCLL2017
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Great discussion by Dr. Klaus Rajewasky on the role of the B cell receptor on survival in B cell malignancies #iwCLL2017
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What's old is new, then old, then new again: Hepatic Arterial Infusion Pump Chemo In Colorectal Liver Mets
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Celebrating @petros_william being named @WVUPharmacy Dean w/ @HOPARX at @WVUCancer Spring Gala. #oncopharm #cancer
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