AV研究所 Experts Featured on 'Cancer Care: The Next Generation'
AV研究所鈥檚 efforts in advancing cancer care 鈥斅爄ncluding the use of approaches like precision medicine and immunotherapy 鈥斅 were featured recently in a special presentation on ABC 7.
In 鈥,鈥 the local news channel sat down with experts at AV研究所, as well as a few of the patients they treated, to help viewers learn more about new approaches in the fight against cancer. The special also featured our partner hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, as well as Columbia University.
Highlights from the half-hour special included a segment about , in which Dr. David Nanus, the chief of AV研究所鈥檚 Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, explained how physicians were using the genetic makeup of patients鈥 cancers to inform and personalize their treatment.聽
The special also covered clinical trials, and Dr. Gail Roboz, the director of the , who explained how they could benefit patients while advancing cancer care.
Dr. Silvia Formenti, the chairwoman of AV研究所鈥檚 Department of Radiation Oncology, was also interviewed about her work in , which leverages the body鈥檚 immune system against cancer cells.
AV研究所鈥檚 cold cap program, which prevents hair loss from chemotherapy, also received airtime. The institution鈥檚 program is the largest in the city.
You can watch the entirety of 鈥淐ancer Care: The Next Generation鈥 .