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New clinical support for childhood cancer survivors
When Shannon and Gary Whisenant were absorbing news of their child’s grim prognosis, the potential side effects of her cancer treatment were not…
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- Director’s Message
- First steps New clinical support for childhood cancer survivors
- Building on basics Isolated villagers offer cancer clues
- Patient focus Shane Rogers’ journey will aid future patients
- In translation Sequencing key to quicker clinical care
- Outreach Supportive Services introduces a new team, more resources
- Benefactors Survivor invests in brain tumor research
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Hunting genes
When Luís Carvajal-Carmona left his Colombian village to study in London and Oxford, he didn’t suspect that clues to some of the world’s most vexing health problems had surrounded him all along.
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A child’s trial and his contributions
Years from now, when Shane Rogers’ cancer is in the rear-view mirror, his mother Kristen says she won’t look back on his treatment period in despair, but with gratitude and hope.
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Tailored treatments
Cancer is secretive. Tumors grow without us knowing, migrate and hide in other organs and resist treatments for reasons we don’t fully understand.
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Participation through education
When Gary Funamura was diagnosed with prostate cancer in the fall of 2012, his UC Davis oncology team presented him with two choices.
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Grabbing cancer by the helm
Against the San Francisco skyline, Scott Winneker vigorously tacks the jib aboard the Gemini just as the warm Bay breeze catches its sails.