{"id":27177,"date":"2020-06-24T21:15:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T04:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vermont.salk.edu\/?page_id=27177"},"modified":"2021-11-07T15:09:20","modified_gmt":"2021-11-07T23:09:20","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/conquering-cancer-initiative\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some cancers can be effectively treated, especially if detected early, and others are now more akin to manageable chronic conditions thanks to advances in medicine. There remain several types that have failed to see similar improvements in overall survival rates. Salk Cancer Center is taking on five of them.<\/p>\n<h2>Brain (Glioblastoma)<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong><span class=\"\">The Challenge<\/span>:<\/strong> Glioblastoma can be a particularly frightening diagnosis; with even the best care, most people will survive approximately 15 months after diagnosis and approximately 10 percent will survive five years or longer. Removing glioblastoma tumors via surgery can provide some relief, but some cancerous cells can remain and new tumors will grow again.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong><span class=\"\">Conquering this Cancer<\/span><\/strong>: Salk\u2019s researchers are exploring how to augment traditional therapies for brain cancer with additional treatments that prevent cancer from altering the microenvironment around it, making it vulnerable to treatment as well as the body\u2019s immune system. Empowering the body to kill cancer cells means that we may also be able to mitigate recurrences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Breast (Triple Negative)<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\n<li><strong>The Challenge<\/strong>: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) tends to be highly aggressive and therapy resistant because it lacks three of the most common targets for treatment. While breast cancer overall has a median five-year survival rate of about 90 percent, people diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer face a starker 78 percent survival rate.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong><span class=\"\">Conquering this Cancer<\/span>:<\/strong> Salk researchers are investigating ways to bypass the inherent drug resistance of TNBC so that this cancer, like other forms of breast cancer, can be brought to heel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Lung<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong><span class=\"\">The Challenge<\/span>:<\/strong> Long considered a \u201csmoker&#8217;s disease,\u201d approximately one in four individuals who have lung cancer would be classified as \u201cnever smokers.\u201d Slightly more than 18 percent of people diagnosed with lung cancer will survive more than five years after their diagnosis\u2014on its own, lung cancer accounts for more than 25 percent of all cancer deaths in the United States each year. But these realities are changing for the better.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong><span class=\"\">Conquering this Cancer<\/span><\/strong>: New breakthroughs in immunotherapy have given some people a fighting chance against lung cancer. Salk scientists are at the forefront of research that can bring better lung cancer treatments to a larger number of people and wider range of lung cancer types.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ovarian<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong><span class=\"\">The Challenge<\/span>:<\/strong> When diagnosed and acted on early, ovarian cancer is highly treatable. Unfortunately, only 15 percent of ovarian cancers are detected before they spread beyond the ovaries, drastically reducing prospects of being cured. Overall, women diagnosed with ovarian cancer have a survival rate of 46 percent.<\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong><span class=\"\">Conquering this Cancer<\/span>:<\/strong> Surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy all offer options for tackling ovarian cancer. Researchers at Salk are working to discover screenings that can detect the disease early, when it\u2019s easier to treat, and therapies that will equip physicians to successfully manage ovarian cancer even when it is more advanced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Pancreatic<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\n<li><strong>The Challenge<\/strong>: Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, with a five-year survival rate of 8 percent. It is very difficult to detect, meaning that it is usually diagnosed only after it has spread, and it is hard to treat because it creates a protective \u201cshell\u201d that blocks chemotherapy and immunotherapy from attacking it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conquering this Cancer<\/strong>: Salk scientists and colleagues at other institutions are working together to open up a new avenue for immunotherapy that uses modified vitamin D molecules to break down the shell created by pancreatic cancer so that existing cancer drugs can invade and destroy tumors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"btn -expand\" href=\"\/de\/conquering-cancer-initiative\/cancer-research-glossary\/\">Click here for our Cancer Research Glossary<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some cancers can be effectively treated, especially if detected early, and others are now more akin to manageable chronic conditions thanks to advances in medicine. 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