{"612575":{"#nid":"612575","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Cracking the Cancer Code","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe numbers tell a sad story. Nearly one out of three people in the United States will have cancer during their lifetimes, according to the American Cancer Society. While a cure remains at large, innovative treatments like immunotherapies, stem cell replacement and gene therapy are advancing quickly. \u0026nbsp;Screening tests are also playing a role in catching cancer early, so doctors can apply aggressive treatment to send cancer into remission.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmong those working to change the story on cancer are engineers from across Georgia Tech. It\u0026rsquo;s not just biomedical engineers, but also mechanical and electrical who are well-versed in biomechanics, diagnostic imaging, microfluidics, sensors, systems design, molecular engineering and personalized care algorithms. While these terms might not conjure up images of healthcare, medicine or clinics, they are instrumental in the identification and treatment of cancer.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/cracking-cancer-code?utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_source=dailydigest\u0026amp;utm_campaign=oct10\u0026amp;utm_content=cancer\u0022\u003EMeet of a few of these engineers working to crack cancer\u0026rsquo;s code \u0026ndash; Fatih Sarioglu, Susan Thomas, and Julie Champion.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Researchers in the College of Engineering create new therapies to fight cancer"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe numbers tell a sad story. Nearly one out of three people in the United States will have cancer during their lifetimes, according to the American Cancer Society. While a cure remains at large, innovative treatments like immunotherapies, stem cell replacement and gene therapy are advancing quickly. \u0026nbsp;Screening tests are also playing a role in catching cancer early, so doctors can apply aggressive treatment to send cancer into remission.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The numbers tell a sad story. Nearly one out of three people in the United States will have cancer during their lifetimes, according to the American Cancer Society. While a cure remains at large, innovative treatments are advancing quickly."}],"uid":"27241","created_gmt":"2018-10-10 17:37:57","changed_gmt":"2018-10-10 17:39:26","author":"Jackie Nemeth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-10-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-10-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"},{"id":"140","name":"Cancer Research"},{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"},{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"171943","name":"Fatih Sarioglu"},{"id":"169542","name":"Susan Thomas"},{"id":"10961","name":"julie champion"},{"id":"166855","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"},{"id":"14545","name":"George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering"},{"id":"167445","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"},{"id":"594","name":"college of engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39441","name":"Bioengineering and Bioscience"},{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Parmelee\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECollege of Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E404-385-0181\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["georgia.parmelee@coe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}