The future of cancer treatment and immunotherapy with researcher Dr. Alicia Zhou

About this episode

Dr. Alicia Zhou discusses innovations in cancer treatment and the future of immunotherapy.

Dr. Alicia Zhou is the Chief Executive Officer of the Cancer Research Institute—the oldest nonprofit in the world devoted exclusively to cancer immunology and immunotherapy. She joins Shoshana to discuss the innovations happening in cancer research, how immunotherapy is different from chemotherapy and radiation, what doctors can do to make clinical trials less intimidating, and why the conversation around cancer will change in the next 10 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Shoshana

Guest: Dr. Alicia Zhou

Topics covered

• cancer treatment
• immunotherapy
• clinical trials
• cancer research
• health innovations

Keywords

• cancer
• immunotherapy
• chemotherapy
• clinical trials
• cancer research
• healthcare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cancer Research Institute

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