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Highlighting Stanford Medicine's world-class cancer research, prevention and treatment. The Stanford Cancer Institute is dedicated to transforming cancer care.
Stanford, CA
Joined July 2014
Roly-poly DNA circles bouncing next to chromosomes harbor deadly secrets and shocking surprises in the world of cancer research. SCI member Paul Mischel heads a global team of experts to stop the circles in their tracks. @HowardYChang @mischellab #ecDNA
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Based on research from SCI members @lukevitzthum & @BLoo_LT_SABR advances in #RadiationTherapy are enabling better targeting of cancer and leaving healthy tissue alone, leading to treatments for previously untreatable cancers.
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Amid the shock of being diagnosed with incurable never-smoker #LungCancer, Bryant Lin the doctor suddenly became the patient. Then he started sharing the story of his path, bringing attention to the disease in ways he never imagined.
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Cancer research is being redefined by trained patient advocates who ensure patient voices guide treatment, trials, and outcomes for better care and equity. #WorldCancerDay @StanfordMed
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Many cancer cells hijack neurons’ healthy electrical signals to drive malignant growth, a discovery by SCI member @michelle_monje is pointing scientists toward new ways to stop deadly #BrainTumors. @SageJulien @Kathryn_RTaylor
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Lighting up hidden tumors with glowing dye, tricking cancer cells to self-destruct, rallying immune cells to rout malignancies – these are a few of the innovations SCI member George Poultsides and colleagues are using to tackle cancer. #SurgicalOncology
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SCI member@ChrisChenMD directs the Stanford Cancer Institute’s #EarlyDrugDevelopment program, which matches patients with cancer drugs in early phases of testing, can be a lifeline for patients left with few other treatment options.
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Encouraging the body’s bullies to tackle the worst cancers, a diverse team of researchers devises novel clinical trials of cell-based therapies, with astonishing results. #immunotherapy @michelle_monje @Joseph_DeSimone @DrBetofMDPhD @amandakirane
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Lighting up hidden tumors with glowing dye, tricking cancer cells to self-destruct, rallying immune cells to rout malignancies – these are a few of the innovations of Stanford Cancer Institute members are using to tackle cancer.
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The latest issue of Stanford Medicine magazine explores advances in cancer science, prevention and care.
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Two @StanfordChild nurses matched with stem cell recipients after joining the donor registry during nursing school. They highlight the critical need for diverse donors, as many patients rely on strangers for life-saving transplants. #StemCellTransplant
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January is #CervicalCancer Awareness Month! Cervical cancer is common but can be prevented through #HPVvax. #TAPforCervicalCancer #gwccTAP
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Watch our first installment of SCI on the Streets - "What do you like to do when you are not saving the world?" featuring @CarolynBertozzi, @alyceadamsPhD, Rob Negrin & @Heitzeneder_S. #StanfordCancer
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The SCI Office of Cancer Health Equity is dedicated to fostering and strengthening partnerships that improve research, education, and community outreach and engagement to reduce the #CancerBurden and disparities. #HealthEquity #StanfordCancer
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We were honored to host our inaugural Wes Brown Seminar speaker Catherine Wu of @harvardmed at our Breakthroughs in Cancer seminar for her talk "From GvL to Personalized Vaccine and Back Again." Don't miss our next talk on 2/11 with @DrKarenKnudsen.
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Congratulations to our SCI Awardees! We are thrilled to support their groundbreaking work in cancer research across basic, translational, clinical, and population-based disciplines. Learn more: #StanfordCancer
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Congratulations to SCI member Helen Blau, who President Biden awarded the #NationalMedalofScience at the @WhiteHouse for her groundbreaking work on #CellularPlasticity! @POTUS
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Ryan, once a #CML patient at @StanfordChild, is now on his way to becoming a pediatric hematologist-oncologist with his acceptance to @StanfordMed.
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A new artificial intelligence tool developed by SCI member Ruijiang Li, & others combines data from medical images with text to predict #CancerPrognoses and treatment responses. #AIinHealthCare
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SCI member Reena Thomas & team are looking at ways to fight #glioblastoma more effectively with immunotherapies. #CartCellTherapy #CancerImmunotherapy
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