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“Hepatitis C was a devastating disease but because fundamental research was done in hepatitis C, it is now curable. It is now absolutely curable with new medications. So this is transformative.”

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Laurie Glimcher

Laurie Glimcher, born in 1951, is an influential figure in the unknown field. His life and achievements are not widely documented, but his contributions in the area of identity and perspective are significant. more

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“I think there's a lack of understanding which is partly our fault as scientists and physicians in not communicating well enough with the public. But there's a lack of understanding of how important biomedical research is.”

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“The four most common cancers that account for about 80 percent of all cancer deaths are lung, breast, colorectal cancer, and prostate cancer.”

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“When we think about lung cancer, the biggest environmental factor is without doubt smoking. Um, that would make a huge impact and has made a huge impact on the incidence of lung cancer. We have to keep pushing that and making it clear to everybody why smoking is so dangerous.”

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“If you have a pap smear every year, there's no reason to develop cervical cancer.”

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Author:Laurie Glimcher

“If one has a routine colonoscopy at the age of 50 and then colonoscopies thereafter as the physician recommends, you could largely prevent colon cancer, you could detect it in its very earliest stages and cure it.”

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Author:Laurie Glimcher

“There are clearly environmental factors that can decrease the incidence and death from cancer. I would still say though that the majority of cancers cannot be prevented at this point, but they can be treated and they can be treated two major ways.”

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Author:Laurie Glimcher

“Cancer can no longer be classified according to the organ in which it arises. It has to be characterized in terms of the genetic mutation that exists.”

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Author:Laurie Glimcher

“Precision medicine is diving into the DNA with a knowledge that everybody's tumor has a unique genetic profile and you want to be able to identify that specific piece of DNA that has become mutated and that is driving cancer growth.”

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Author:Laurie Glimcher

“The biggest risk factor for cancer is aging.”

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Author:Laurie Glimcher

“Precision medicine is one way to attack cancer and it's proven to be very effective but, remember that like HIV/AIDS, you're going to need combination therapies.”

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Author:Laurie Glimcher