Rheumatology

UA Researcher Studying New Treatment to Prolong Survival in Advanced Biliary Tract Cancers

Rachna Shroff, MD, section chief of gastrointestinal medical oncology and leader of the GI Disease-Oriented Team at the UA Cancer Center

A new treatment that may extend survival for patients with advanced biliary tract cancers — who typically face a grim outlook with average survival of less than a year — is being studied by a University of Arizona Cancer Center researcher.

Biliary tract (liver, gallbladder and pancreas) cancers are a rare malignancy with only about 15,000 new cases in the United States each year, said Rachna Shroff, MD, section chief of gastrointestinal medical oncology and leader of the GI Disease-Oriented Team at the UA Cancer Center.

BLAISER Minority & Border Health Disparities Lecture

The Border Latino & American Indian Summer Exposure to Research (BLAISER) Program at the University of Arizona Health Sciences presents:

“Can We Design a New, Non-Opioid, Pain Drug?”

Rajesh Khanna, PhD, Professor of Anesthesiology, MD/PhD Program, Medical Student Research Program (MSRP), Neuroscience - GIDP and Pharmacology, UA College of Medicine – Tucson, and member, BIO5 Institute and Center on Aging, UA Health Sciences.

Stonewall 50th Celebration

The UAHS LGBTQ+ Interest Group and the Colby Olsen Foundation invites you to join us in commemorating the Stonewall 50th anniversary and recognizing pioneers who have contributed to the LGBTQ+ rights movement. The commemoration event will honor Dr. Susan Stryker, Dr. Andrew Cronyn, Dr. Gloria Guzman Perez-Carrillo, and Dr.

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