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Back to Research at Main Line HealthParticipants in clinical trials gain access to the highest level of care and monitoring possible.
If you are an African American woman who has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is experiencing chemotherapy-induced pain and tingling in your limbs, you may be able to help advance patient care by participating in a clinical trial.
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Cancer research delves broadly into many aspects of biomedical science. Our work in this diverse field focuses on developing new methods to improve diagnosis and treatment of the most common and deadly cancers.
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Cardiovascular disease is the most prominent killer in the United States after cancer. Our work focuses on new drugs and devices to correct heart beat disorders, treat and prevent heart attacks and strokes, and avert heart failure.
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We also investigate autoimmune disorders, regenerative medicine, infectious disease, neurological and gastrointestinal disorders, as well as population health—all with the goal of improving patients’ health and well-being.
Explore additional research effortsDr. Ashton seeks to understand the role of alternate splicing and the structurally diverse proteins it creates in the pathogenesis of disease. These findings have implications for treatment of multiple diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, reproduction, asthma and aging.
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