Past Event
Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Insights: Pancreatic Cancer
All over the world from, San Diego
Cost: Free
Insights: Pancreatic Cancer — Designing new treatments for a deadly cancer: Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers for which there is no current effective treatment. Only one in ten people survive longer than five years, according to the American Cancer Society, and its incidence is on the rise. It is predicted to become the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. by 2030. Join Cosimo Commisso, Ph.D., Director of the Cell and Molecular Biology of Cancer Program at Sanford Burnham Prebys, and learn about promising research breakthroughs toward effective treatments for pancreatic cancer.