{"id":7740,"date":"2017-06-14T10:27:48","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T17:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myuctv.tv\/?p=7740"},"modified":"2017-06-14T10:27:48","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T17:27:48","slug":"leading-cancer-experts-and-advances-in-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myuctv.tv\/blog\/uctv\/leading-cancer-experts-and-advances-in-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading Cancer Experts and Advances in Care"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"8232\"<\/a>Cancer is a major public health problem worldwide and is the second leading cause of death in the United States. In 2016, an estimated 1,685,210 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the United States and 595,690 people will die from the disease. But the number of people living beyond a cancer diagnosis is rising every year as medical knowledge increases.<\/p>\n

Join the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center\u2019s team for a series of discussions highlighting the latest advances in cancer research by UCSF\u2019s distinguished physicians and scientists. <\/p>\n

Engineering Immune Cells to Recognize and Kill Cancer<\/a>
\nFind out how scientists are using immune proteins to mobilize immune cells to fight cancer.<\/p>\n

Preventing Cancer: Genetics, Lifestyle, and Environment<\/a>
\nGenetic testing, expanded screening, along with behavioral and lifestyle changes, may be the key.<\/p>\n

Immunotherapy: Unleashing the Body\u2019s Natural Defense Systems to Fight Cancer<\/a>
\nLearn how immunotherapy research is leading to more precise treatments based on individual biology, tumors, and immune system response.<\/p>\n

Personalizing Cancer Care and Treatment<\/a>
\nFind out how genome-based analysis is providing critical information about the precise cancer type and giving clues about which therapy may be effective.<\/p>\n

Patient-Centered Care in the 21st Century<\/a>
\nWhat does patient-centered care look like in practice? How does it differ from the health care that most of us receive? What will it mean for patient health?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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