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Meet Abdallah, our Volunteer of the Month December 16, 2019

Abdallah, one of 57357’s volunteers is a fine example of Egypt’s Youth. He is graduating this year from the Faculty of Agriculture. He spends his leisure time as a volunteer in Hospital 57357 to be of service to the patients and their families. Besides consecrating a certain amount of days on a weekly basis, Abdallah … Continued

This year the Eid is particularly special at 57357 as we celebrate the Hospital’s 10 year anniversary.

Together, we have so much to commemorate and to be thankful for : Our 73% over-all survival rate, our JCI quality accreditation, our effective and optimal management of long waiting lists and overall capacity, our collaboration with the most eminent cancer centers and academic training and research institutions, our constant pursuit of quality in performance … Continued

At 57357, a new exploit expands the list of achievements on the occasion of its 10th anniversary: Breaking world over-all survival rate record in retinoblastoma

At Hospital 57357, we have been able to record an over-all survival rate higher than the global one in retinoblastoma. According to Hospital 57357’s clinical research department, over-all survival rate for intraocular retinoblastoma has reached 97.8%, while recorded world rate is 97%.  As for the cancer type that extends outside the retina, the world rate … Continued

A Protein language: deciphering the body-microbiome cross-talk December 2, 2019

A review article recently published in in the Journal of “Proteome Research”, highlights the importance of studying the “Metaprotoeme”—the total proteins produced by the community of microbes in our bodies—in providing a vivid picture of the interaction between body cells and microbiome. Microbiome is a modern term that describes the total microbes that inhabit our … Continued

Mitochondria offers a last resort for the most aggressive of breast cancers December 1, 2019

Collaborative research between Hospital 57357 and Zewail City of Science and Technology highlights the role of mitochondria in fighting breast cancer’s resistance to chemotherapy. The study titled “Role of mitochondria in rescuing glycolytically inhibited subpopulation of triple negative but not hormone-responsive breast cancer cells.”  was recently published in the  Scientific Reports, Journal on Sept, 24, … Continued

Aggresomes: A cellular indicator to predict patients’ outcomes in Pediatric Medulloblastoma November 29, 2019

Screening procedure for the presence of aggresomes could impact treatment protocols in the future In a recent study, a 57357 research team was able to detect the presence of aggresomes (aggregated protein inclusion bodies) in samples of pediatric Medulloblastoma (MB) tumors. This type of malignant brain cancer is the most common in children. The researchers were … Continued