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Precision Medicine and the “Moonshot” Program

Precision Medicine and the “Moonshot” Program

FromBreastcancer.org Podcast


Precision Medicine and the “Moonshot” Program

FromBreastcancer.org Podcast

ratings:
Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Oct 19, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Nancy Davidson, M.D., is director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, where she also is a distinguished professor of medicine and associate vice chancellor for cancer research. She also serves as president-elect of the American Association for Cancer Research, the first and largest cancer research organization in the world. Dr. Davidson is a world-renowned breast cancer researcher who has played a key role in discovering how hormones, particularly estrogen, affect cell growth in breast cancer.
Listen to the podcast to hear Dr. Davidson explain:

what the American Association for Cancer Research is and what its goals are

what precision medicine is

what she thinks the moonshot program to conquer cancer will do

what new treatments she sees coming in the near future
Released:
Oct 19, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Breastcancer.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing the most reliable, complete, and up-to-date information about breast cancer. Our mission is to help women and their loved ones make sense of the complex medical and personal information about breast cancer, so they can make the best decisions for their lives. Breastcancer.org podcasts offer unique insights on prevention, treatment, research, and other breast cancer topics from our medical experts and invited guests.