While fog sweeps across the campus and car alarms blare from the
street below, researchers at the world-renowned Helen Diller Family
Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of California, San
Francisco aim to grow understanding of tumors by discovering what
treatments reduce them.
The university hospital is consistently improving research
techniques or pioneering studies, and one particular clinical trial
has a heavy influence from Lodi.
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Robert Chapman posted at 9:12 am on Tue, Aug 9, 2011.
Having had two close family members devastated by breast cancer I have seen what it can do to both the victim and the family. Terrible malady indeed and hopefully someday a cure.
Bob Bechill posted at 4:24 pm on Mon, Aug 8, 2011.
Some courageous women...and their families. Keep it up ladies and thanks for sharing your stories. It helps many who are going through or may go through this struggle.