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Latest Advances in Lung Cancer Screening and Treatment
Presented by: Daya Upadhyay, MD Assistant Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Joseph Shrager, MD Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery; Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery Billy W. Loo, Jr., MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology Heather Wakelee, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Oncology Division Stanford University Medical Center November 15, 2012 Lung cancer gets less press [...]
Read More..>>Mastering the Stresses of Survivorship
Presented by: David Spiegel, MD Willson Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences November 6, 2012 Watch the video A diagnosis of breast cancer used to imply a terminal condition. But new understanding of the molecular and cellular processes behind the disease has led to more effective diagnostic tools and vast improvements [...]
Read More..>>The Sun and Skin Cancer
Presented by: Sumaira Z. Aasi, MD Clinical Associate Professor, Dermatology October 10, 2012 Skin is the largest organ of the human body. It serves a tremendous immune defense system designed to protect you from the environment, regulates internal temperature, and keeps out infection. It’s also a window to your overall health.
Read More..>>Impact of Cancer Treatment on Memory, Thinking, and Attention
Presented by: Shelli Kesler, PhD Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences April 18, 2012 Watch the video Memory and attention problems seem to be a common complaint among cancer survivors. Many people refer to these cognitive changes as “chemo brain,” but the cause and extent of these issues is not always a direct correlation to [...]
Read More..>>Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer
Presented by: Stephanie Chao, MD Senior Surgery Resident, Asian Liver Center Stanford University Medical Center November 5, 2011 Chronic hepatitis B (HBV) is a blood-borne virus that causes the most common serious liver infection in the world: 350 million people have the disease and one in four will die from its complications—cancer, liver failure, or [...]
Read More..>>Nutrition and Cancer
Presented by: Erika Connor, RD, CSO Dietitian, Cancer Supportive Care Program Stanford Hospital and Clinics September 22, 2011 Watch the video For people diagnosed with cancer, one of the first places they turn to is the Internet. But when it comes to advice on what to eat, and what foods, vitamins, and supplements are helpful [...]
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